Telegram founder Pavel Durov to split fortune between his more than 100 children

Published on 20/06/2025 - 18:03 GMT+2

Pavel Durov, nan laminitis of nan encrypted messaging app Telegram, has said that he will stock his multi-billion dollar luck betwixt nan much than 100 children he has fathered.

In an question and reply published connected Thursday by nan French mag Le Point, nan Russian tech entrepreneur, who is nan sole shareholder of Telegram, suggested he wanted them each to person "the aforesaid rights."

"I don't want them to tear each different isolated aft my death," he added.

Durov claimed that his sperm donations had led to nan births of much than 100 babies successful 12 countries. He is besides nan charismatic begetter of six children calved to 3 different women.

The tycoon told nan French mag that nary of his children would beryllium capable to entree their inheritance for different 30 years.

"I want them to unrecorded for illustration normal people, to build themselves up alone, to study to spot themselves, to beryllium capable to create, not to beryllium limited connected a slope account," he explained.

The billionaire revealed that he had precocious made his will. When asked why he did truthful now, Durov suggested that "defending freedoms earns you galore enemies, including wrong powerful states."

The 40-year-old, who is based successful Dubai, was arrested past twelvemonth by nan French authorities, who accused him of failing to do capable to tackle criminality connected his platform.

Durov has many times denied this claim, calling nan charges he faces "totally absurd."

"Just because criminals usage our messaging work among galore others doesn't make those who tally it criminals," he said.

Telegram, which Durov founded successful 2013, has much than a cardinal monthly users.