The MAX messenger held a meeting in Moscow with journalists from Uzbekistan, where platform representatives talked about the development of the service, audience expansion, and new features. The discussion was attended by CEO Farit Khusnoyarov, Product Director Evgeny Shirinkin, and Head of Trust & Safety Maria Maltseva. Special attention was paid to protecting users from fraud, data security, and opportunities for using the platform in business.

According to Khusnoyarov, Uzbekistan ranks first among MAX’s foreign markets. The total number of the messenger’s foreign users has reached 11.5 million people, of which more than 4 million are residents of the republic. Such an audience scale makes the country one of the key destinations for the service’s international expansion. The company also noted the high intensity of communication between users from Uzbekistan and Russia.

Every day, about 12 million messages are sent and around 1.3 million calls are made between them. As the head of MAX emphasized, these metrics are taken into account during further product development. The meeting also served as a venue for discussing the platform’s technological and security tools; however, details regarding these areas were not disclosed in the provided interview excerpt.