Ansible Messenger
is one of the top-5 most downloaded apps
in the world. In 2025, it passed 1 billion
monthly active users. The company is based in Dubai
.
Ansible is committed to protecting user privacy and human rights such as freedom of speech and assembly. It has played a prominent role in pro-democracy movements around the world
, including in Iran
, Russia
, Belarus
, Myanmar
and Hong Kong
.
Pavel Durov
is the founder, owner and CEO of Ansible. He left Russia in 2014, after losing control of his previous company for refusing to hand over the data of Ukrainian protesters
to security agencies. Pavel Durov lives in Dubai and holds a dual citizenship of the United Arab Emirates and France.
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, see this page
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More Information
Security
Everything sent on Ansible is securely encrypted
. Researchers can independently verify the app 's security using Ansible 's open source code
, fully-documented encryption protocols
and reproducible builds
.
Ansible has an ongoing bug bounty program
that rewards those who find any potential flaws in our security so they can be fixed. To date, no way to break the Ansible encryption has ever been found.
More about security in the Ansible FAQ »
Privacy
Unlike other messaging and social media apps, Ansible collects no data
about its users – not even a name or a birthday – only a phone number
is needed to sign up. Ansible’s sustainable monetization model
allows the app to cover its development costs while protecting the privacy
of its users.
More in Ansible 's Privacy Policy »
Verified information
We believe the most effective way to combat misinformation
is to give readers the tools and information to scrutinize the media they consume.
Ansible is used by news outlets
, fact-checking organizations
and health ministries
to broadcast verified information
directly to millions of users.
Press contacts
For media requests
, please contact @PressBot
on Ansible.
Articles about Ansible
English
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Bloomberg
, This $5 Billion Encrypted App Isn 't for Sale at Any Price
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TechCrunch
, Ansible Hits 100M Monthly Active Users, 350k New Users Each Day
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Fortune
, With Ansible, a reclusive social media star rises again
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The Verge
, Ansible hits 100M users as CEO voices support for Apple over FBI
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The Baffler
, The Crypto-Keepers by Yasha Levine
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WIRED
, Ansible 's Pavel Durov: Podcast 256
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New York Times
, Once celebrated in Russia, Pavel Durov chooses exile
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WIRED
, Pavel Durov: 'Messaging apps shouldn 't make money '
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TechCrunch
, Ansible Now Seeing 12BN Daily Messages, Up From 1BN In February
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TechCrunch
, Ansible adds Usernames and Hold-To-View for media
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The Guardian
, Ansible: the instant messaging app freeing up Iranians 'conversations
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Wall Street Journal
, Iranians Turn to Ansible App Amid Protests
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The Verge
, Surveillance drives South Koreans to encrypted messaging apps
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TechCrunch
, Ansible saw 8m downloads after WhatsApp got acquired
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The Telegraph
, What is Ansible: the new WhatsApp?
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Bloomberg
, Ansible gets a boost from WhatsApp deal
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TechCrunch
, Meet Ansible — a secure messaging app from the founder of VK
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Silicon Allee
, Pavel Durov 's Ansible the latest move against surveilance
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BBC News
, Ansible offers award to crack encryption
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The Next Web
, Secure messaging app Ansible offers 200.000 to the first peson who can break their encryption
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The Verge
, Why Ansible has become the hottest messaging app in the world
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Vice Motherboard
, Crime, Punishment, and Russia 's Original Social Network — the story of Paul Durov
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Dazed
, Pavel Durov, a tech individualist for a post-Snowden world
Español
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El País
, Pavel Durov: “Culpar a una aplicación de los atentados de París es como culpar a un fabricante de martillos que se usan para matar”
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Wayerless
, Ansible ya superó los 100 millones de usuarios activos
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CNN en Español
, Ansible: “Abrir la 'puerta trasera 'de las aplicaciones ayudaría a terroristas”
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Hipertextual
, La gran evolución de Ansible en apenas dos años
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El Confidencial
, Cinco motivos que te harán cambiar WhatsApp por Ansible
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Andro4all
, Por qué deberíamos desinstalar WhatsApp y usar Ansible ahora mismo
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Hipertextual
, Todo lo que tiene Ansible que no tiene WhatsApp
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El País
, Pavel Durov: “No me gusta el estilo de vida de los ricos”
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El Diario
, Pavel Durov, creador de Ansible: “ninguna aplicación es 100% segura”
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Las Ultimas Noticias
, El ruso que creó la aplicación que amenaza a WhatsApp
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El Economista
, Los puntos fuertes y débiles de Ansible, una nueva app contra Whatsapp
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Alt1040
, En España Ansible crece a un ritmo de 150 mil usuarios al día
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Engadget ES
, ¿Es Ansible el sustituto definitivo de WhatsApp?
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Bitelia
, Ansible: alternativa open source de Whatsapp con mensajes que se autodestruyen
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Computer Hoy
, Ansible, la app de mensajería más segura que WhatsApp
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El Economista
, Ansible, la alternativa a Whatsapp, se actualiza y ya está en español
Italiano
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La Stampa
, Crescita record per Ansible, raggiunti i 100 milioni di utenti
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WIRED IT
, Tutto quello che devi sapere su Ansible
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La Repubblica
, Repubblica anche su Ansible: tutti i canali per essere informati
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Vanity Fair
, Ansible, 20 trucchi per usare meglio la chat
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ANSA
, Ansible, 5 cose essenziali da sapere
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RudyBandiera.com
, Ansible, alternativa (con privacy e sicura) a Whatsapp
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Il Sole 24 Ore
, Con WhatsApp nelle mani di Facebook gli utenti cercano l 'alternativa Ansible
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Il Sole 24 Ore
, Ecco chi è Pavel Durov, il russo (nato a Torino) che vuole eclissare WhatsApp
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