Telegram messaging app founder and CEO Pavel Durov revealed that he intends to divide his complete fortune estimated someplace round $13.9 billion amongst his over 100 kids, which he claims to have fathered by way of sperm donation, together with six conceived naturally, he stated in an interview with a French journal Le Level.“I need to specify that I make no distinction between my kids: there are those that had been conceived naturally and those that come from my sperm donations,” Durov stated. “They’re all my kids and can all have the identical rights.”Durov is formally the daddy of six kids with three companions. As well as, he has fathered over 100 extra kids by way of nameless sperm donations over the previous 15 years, a journey that started when a buddy requested for assist beginning a household. Right this moment, his kids are unfold throughout 12 nations.The 40-year previous Russian born tech-magnate stated he lately labored out his will, deciding his heirs wouldn’t instantly get entry to his wealth. “I lately drafted my will. I’ve determined that my kids won’t be allowed to inherit something till thirty years from at this time,” he defined. When questioned about drafting his will on the age of 40, Durov stated his dedication to defending freedoms comes with critical dangers and has earned him enemies, a few of them highly effective nations. His intention, he added, is to safeguard each his kids and Telegram, the platform he created, so it continues to uphold the ideas he believes in.“I need them to reside like regular folks, to construct themselves up alone, to study to belief themselves, to have the ability to create, to not be depending on a checking account,” the CEO added.Sometimes called “Russian Mark Zuckerberg,” Durov has an unorthodox life-style and outspoken persona and lived a lifetime of relative secrecy. Presently primarily based within the Center East, he has persistently portrayed himself as an advocate for digital privateness and private liberty.Durov, who has regularly clashed with the Kremlin over free speech considerations, was accused final yr by French authorities of enabling unlawful actions, reminiscent of sexual abuse and drug trafficking, on his encrypted messaging app. He has strongly denied all of the allegations.
