Telegram Founder Reports Fathering Over 100 Children
Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, reports fathering over 100 children through sperm donation and plans to share his fortune among them.
Pavel Durov, founder of the messaging app Telegram, has stated that he has fathered more than 100 children through sperm donation. In an interview with French political magazine Le Point, Durov mentioned that a clinic informed him that over 100 babies had been conceived from his donations made over the past 15 years in 12 countries. Additionally, Durov, who is the legal father of six other children with three different partners, indicated that all his offspring would share his estimated $13.9 billion fortune. He emphasized that none of his children would have access to their inheritance for 30 years, expressing a desire for them to live independently and develop self-reliance. Durov also addressed the criminal charges he faces in France, denying any wrongdoing and describing the charges as "totally absurd."