Inside Peter Thiel’s Secretive Club Where Global Elites Talk World War III And ‘Building A Cult’
Inside Peter Thiel’s Secretive Club Where Global Elites Talk World War III And ‘Building A Cult’ Published By, Last Updated: June 20, 2026, 10:09 IST
Inside Peter Thiel’s Secretive Club Where Global Elites Talk World War III And ‘Building A Cult’ Published By, Last Updated: June 20, 2026, 10:09 IST US billionaire Peter Thiel’s secretive Dialog club has been exposed in a leak detailing its influential members, strange discussion topics and internal dating network. Rapid Read US billionaire Peter Thiel. (Image: Reuters) A vast leak of internal documents has opened a rare window into Dialog, an invitation-only network co-founded by US billionaire and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel that has spent nearly two decades hosting private, off-the-record discussions among prominent figures from different industries and political backgrounds. Dialog presents itself as a forum for exchanging ideas away from social media, news coverage and public pressure. The exposed records reportedly identify hundreds of people associated with the group, reveal who has registered for its next retreat and detail an eclectic programme ranging from artificial intelligence and global conflict to sex, happiness and even instructions on how to “build a cult". It also shows that Dialog reportedly grades participants according to their perceived influence, records sensitive personal information and uses matchmaking systems to determine whom members should meet, sit beside or potentially date. What Is Peter Thiel’s Dialog? Dialog was established in 2006 by Thiel and technology entrepreneur Auren Hoffman as a private network for prominent figures from business, politics, government, academia, media and entertainment. Thiel co-founded PayPal and Palantir Technologies, the data analytics and defence company whose software is used by the US government, military and intelligence agencies. Hoffman is an entrepreneur who has founded businesses in the data industry. Unlike conventional conferences, Dialog has maintained an extremely limited public presence and has never released a comprehensive membership list. Its retreats operate under an off-the-record rule, meaning participants are not supposed to attribute or publicly repeat what others say during the meetings. The organisation has consequently been compared to the Bilderberg Meeting, the private annual gathering attended by senior political, corporate and financial figures. Dialog has reportedly organised at least one retreat every year, with previous events held at luxury properties including the Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain in Arizona and the San Clemente Palace in Venice. Statistician Andrew Gelman published an invitation he received in 2022, which described the event’s format and quoted a registration fee exceeding $16,000.
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