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Telegram founder and billionaire Pavel Durov plans to leave fortune to his 100-plus children

  • Pavel Durov, the billionaire founder of Telegram messaging app, claims to have fathered more than 100 children through sperm donation at a clinic over the past 15 years in addition to 6 others with 3 different partners.
  • Durov says all of his offspring, including the over 100 children conceived through sperm donation, will share his estimated $13.9 billion fortune.
  • Durov denies charges of failing to properly moderate Telegram to reduce criminality, stating "Just because criminals use our messaging service among many others doesn't make those who run it criminals.
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Pavel Dúrov, Telegram's controversial creator, once again has his eyes on him after announcing that he will divide everything...

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In an interview with a French newspaper, the French-Russian entrepreneur said that in his will he made no difference between natural children and those born from in vitro fertilization. His assets are estimated at $14 billion

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Bloomberg broke the news in United States on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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