We estimate that by 2025, Signal will require approximately $50 million dollars a year to operate—and this is very lean compared to other popular messaging apps that don’t respect your privacy.

You didn’t read their question, did you? Because your quote does not answer it.

Good thing I wasn’t answering the question then, but the implication that 50 people to operate is too much.

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