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BBC News
37 minutes ago
- Business
- BBC News
40-year-old Telegram boss wan leave im wealth to ova 100 children wey e born
Di founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, tok say di more dan 100 children e born go share im estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune. "All of dem na my children and dem go all get di same rights! I no wan make dem begin fight each oda afta my death," Oga Durov tell French political magazine Le Point. Oga Durov tok say im be di "official father" of six children wit three different partners, but im get more dan 100 oda children afta e donate sperm to one fertility clinic. E also repeat am again say im no get hand for di serious criminal charges e dey face for France. Di self-exiled Russian technology tycoon also tell di magazine say im children no go get access to dia inheritance for 30 years. "I want make dem live like normal pipo, make dem build demsefs up alone, learn to trust demsefs, to fit create, make dem no dey dependent on a bank account," e tok. Di 40-year-old tok say im don write will already becos im job "involve risks – defending freedoms go earn you many enemies, including within powerful states". Im app, Telegram, dey known for im focus on privacy and encrypted messaging, e get more dan one billion monthly active users. Oga Durov also address di criminal charges e dey face for France, wia dem arrest am last year afta dem accuse am of failing to properly moderate di app to reduce criminality. E deny di accuse say im no gree cooperate wit law enforcement ova drug trafficking, child sexual abuse content and fraud. Bifor now, Telegram bin deny say dem get insufficient moderation. For di Le Point interview e describe di charges as "totally absurd". "Just becos criminals use our messaging service among many odas no make dose wey dey run am criminals," e add.
9 News
an hour ago
- Business
- 9 News
Tech billionaire promises to donate fortune to 100 children
Your web browser is no longer supported. To improve your experience update it here The founder of message app Telegram has revealed his plans to split his multibillion-dollar fortune between his more than 100 children in a rare interview with a French magazine. Pavel Durov told Le Point he has six biological children to three different partners and dozens of others after he donated sperm to a fertility clinic. According to Forbes data, the entrepreneur has an estimated fortune of $US17.1 billion ($26.3 billion). Pavel Durov has promised to split his multi-billion-dollar fortune between his 100 children. (AP) The 40-year-old said he wrote his will recently and all of his children would "have the same rights" but the windfall would not be immediate. "I decided that my children would not have access to my fortune until a period of 30 years has elapsed, starting from today," he said. "I want them to live like normal people, to build themselves up alone, to learn to trust themselves, to be able to create, not to be dependent on a bank account. "I want to specify that I make no difference between my children, there are those who were conceived naturally and those who come from my sperm donations. "They are all my children and will all have the same rights. "I don't want them to tear each other apart after my death." CONTACT US
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Telegram boss to leave fortune to over 100 children he has fathered
The founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says the more than 100 children he has fathered will share his estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune. "They are all my children and will all have the same rights! I don't want them to tear each other apart after my death," Mr Durov told French political magazine Le Point. Mr Durov claimed he is the "official father" of six children with three different partners, but the clinic "where I started donating sperm fifteen years ago to help a friend, told me that more than 100 babies had been conceived this way in 12 countries." He also reiterated that he denies any wrongdoing in connection with serious criminal charges he faces in France. The self-exiled Russian technology tycoon also told the magazine that his children would not have access to their inheritance for 30 years. "I want them to live like normal people, to build themselves up alone, to learn to trust themselves, to be able to create, not to be dependent on a bank account," he said. The 40-year-old said he had written a will now because his job "involves risks – defending freedoms earns you many enemies, including within powerful states". His app, Telegram, known for its focus on privacy and encrypted messaging, has more than a billion monthly active users. Mr Durov also addressed criminal charges he faces in France, where he was arrested last year after being accused of failing to properly moderate the app to reduce criminality. He has denied failing to cooperate with law enforcement over drug trafficking, child sexual abuse content and fraud. Telegram has previously denied having insufficient moderation. In the Le Point interview he described the charges as "totally absurd". "Just because criminals use our messaging service among many others doesn't make those who run it criminals," he added. Get our flagship newsletter with all the headlines you need to start the day. Sign up here.
Irish Independent
an hour ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Telegram founder reveals he has fathered more than 100 children and they will all share his fortune
©Evening Standard Today at 03:31 The billionaire founder of instant messaging app Telegram has revealed he has fathered more than 100 children and plans to share his fortune among them. Pavel Durov told French political magazine Le Point he has fathered more than 100 children through an IVF clinic in addition to being the "official father" of six other children with three partners.
Hans India
2 hours ago
- Business
- Hans India
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov to Leave $17 Billion Fortune to His 106 Children, Inheritance Set for 2055
In a revelation that has sparked global curiosity, Telegram founder and CEO Pavel Durov has shared plans to bequeath his entire fortune—estimated at more than $17 billion—to his 106 biological children. However, they'll have to wait until the year 2055 to receive a cent. In an exclusive interview with the French publication Le Point, Durov, 40, disclosed that he is the biological father of 106 children, six of whom were conceived naturally with three different partners. The remaining were born via sperm donation in a dozen countries, a process he began 15 years ago. 'I want to specify that I make no difference between my children: There are those who were conceived naturally and those who come from my sperm donations,' Durov told Le Point. 'They are all my children, and will all have the same rights!' Based on his current net worth, each child could inherit between $131 million to $161 million, according to Bloomberg and Forbes. But Durov emphasized that the wealth would only be distributed 30 years from the interview date—on June 19, 2055. The reason? He wants them to develop without relying on inherited money. 'I want them to live like normal people, to build themselves up alone, to learn to trust themselves, to be able to create, not to be dependent on a bank account,' Durov explained. This legacy planning reportedly emerged as Durov was preparing his will, driven in part by the legal uncertainties surrounding his work. In August 2024, he was detained by French authorities at Bourget Airport near Paris. He was arriving from Azerbaijan on a private jet and was taken into custody as part of an investigation into Telegram's alleged role in facilitating illegal activities, including child sexual abuse content, drug trade, money laundering, and organized crime. The arrest formed part of a wider inquiry spearheaded by OFMIN, France's agency for combating violence against minors. Authorities extended Durov's detention for up to 96 hours to allow for continued questioning. He must either face formal charges or be released at the end of this period. Despite the severity of the accusations, Durov remains steadfast in his innocence. 'Nothing has ever been proven showing that I am, even for a second, guilty of anything,' he stated. 'Defending freedoms earns you many enemies, including within powerful states.' Telegram has publicly defended its CEO, calling the allegations absurd. In a statement shared on social media, the company said: 'Telegram's CEO Pavel Durov has nothing to hide and travels frequently in Europe. It is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.' The company affirmed its commitment to legal compliance, noting that it follows the European Union's Digital Services Act and maintains industry-standard content moderation. Since its inception in 2013, Telegram has become one of the world's most-used messaging platforms, lauded for its encryption and data privacy. While this has drawn nearly a billion users, it has also placed the company under scrutiny from law enforcement agencies. But Durov remains unapologetic. 'Just because criminals use our messaging service, among many others, doesn't make those who run it criminals,' he said. As for his 106 children, they'll grow up knowing their future is secure—but only after proving their independence first.
