Buzz, the corporate messenger from PJSC VimpelCom (Beeline brand)—built on the Russian eXpress platform—won the "Best Internal Product" category at the Beeline Awards.
The Beeline Awards is the company's annual internal ceremony recognizing outstanding projects, teams, and employee achievements. The award went to the team responsible for launching and developing Buzz. The awards ceremony took place on September 18, 2026, in Moscow, attended by Sergey Anokhin, CEO of PJSC VimpelCom.
The Buzz project launched in 2025. Today, the messenger has become a key tool for workplace communication at Beeline. In 2026 alone, the number of employees actively sending messages via Buzz grew from 9,400 in January to 28,600 in August. During the same period, the monthly message volume surged from 784,000 to 16.7 million.
Since its launch, users have sent over 98 million messages via Buzz. The messenger is also actively used for calls: over 230,000 calls have taken place since the start of 2026, with July marking the peak—nearly 44,000 calls in a single month.
Buzz is evolving beyond just a corporate messenger. Internal Beeline services are being integrated into the app, allowing employees to chat, make calls, and handle work tasks all within a single workspace.
A large cross-functional team drives the project, comprising developers, testers, information security specialists, designers, and managers. Their collaboration made it possible to launch a tool in a short time that is now used daily by tens of thousands of the company's employees.
We congratulate the Buzz team on their success and wish the project continued growth!
