Pavel Durov

Pavel Durov

Pavel Durov (#605)

As soon as one agency gets to uncontrollably monitor private communications, soon enough this access falls into the hands of third parties - bribers, hackers, agents of other countries.

  • $ 7 B
  • Messaging app
  • United Arab Emirates
  • M
  • 41 Years

About Me

Pavel Durov is the founder and owner of messaging app Telegram, which has more than 1 billion monthly active users worldwide. Telegram, which is free to use, competes with messaging apps like Facebook's WhatsApp. Durov left Russia after refusing to cooperate with the secret service and provide encrypted data of his first social network's users. Telegram was banned in Russia from 2018 to 2021. Durov became a French citizen in 2021 but lives in Dubai. Durov, who has six children between three ex-girlfriends, claims to have donated sperm that fathered 100 children in 12 countries.
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  • #623   Billionaires (2026)

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Current Net Worth: $6.6B (May 4, 2026)

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