Have a look at the bio, wife and net worth of Pavel Durov
Know more about Pavel Durov, as the founder and CEO of Telegram, is grabbing headlines after his alleged arrest! Not sure what we’re talking about? Here’s the information.
Pavel Durov, a popular encrypted messaging service, was arrested in France after arriving at Le Bourget Airport on his private jet. He is facing a range of serious charges, including terrorism, narcotics, pedo-criminal content, complicity, money laundering, and fraud.
Who is Pavel Durov as Telegram CEO is arrested in France, bio, age, height, family, wife, education, religion and net worth
Born on October 10, 1984, in Leningrad, Russia, Durov spent much of his early years in Turin, Italy, due to his father’s work. In 2006, he graduated with a first-class degree from Saint Petersburg State University. The 39 year old has a height of 6 feet.
After graduating from St. Petersburg State University in 2006 where he obtained a first-class Philology degree, Durov with his brother, Nikolay, founded the VKontakte social network.
Durov has described himself as a Pastafarian, a quirky atheistic faith.
Durov, whose wealth is estimated at $15.1 billion largely due to Telegram’s success, gained international attention when Russia attempted to shut down Telegram in 2018 after he refused to cooperate with Russian security agencies.
The rally in support of Pavel Durov, who was detained in Paris, is ongoing in Moscow.
Protesters are bringing paper airplanes to the French embassy. pic.twitter.com/quv2jxEapc
— Russian Market (@runews) August 25, 2024
Parents
Durov comes from a notable family. His grandfather, Semyon Petrovich Tulyakov, was a decorated World War II soldier. His father, Valery Semenovich Durov, is a respected scholar with a doctorate in philological sciences. Durov’s maternal family is of Ukrainian descent.
Marital Status & Children
Now a citizen of the United Arab Emirates, where he resides in Dubai, Durov is single and unmarried, has two children, and became a UAE citizen in April 2021.
Durov, a 39-year-old Russian-born billionaire, is a dual citizen of France and the United Arab Emirates, where he runs Telegram.
He is known for his libertarian views, minimalist lifestyle, and advocacy for independence from material possessions. Durov resigned as VK’s CEO on April 1, 2014, in what was initially thought to be an April Fool’s joke.
🚨🇷🇺🇫🇷 BREAKING: RUSSIA is working to FREE Telegram founder Pavel Durov from France. pic.twitter.com/C7wfFKhOUi
— Jackson Hinkle 🇺🇸 (@jacksonhinklle) August 25, 2024
His refusal to remove the VK profiles of Ukrainian protesters and Alexei Navalny at the behest of Russian security services led to his formal dismissal on April 21, 2014.
He later claimed that VK had been taken over by allies of Vladimir Putin and subsequently left Russia.
After fleeing Russia, Durov obtained citizenship in Saint Kitts and Nevis and deposited $300 million in Swiss banks. His main focus became Telegram, which was initially headquartered in Berlin before relocating to Dubai.
Durov’s accomplishments include transforming Telegram into a leading encrypted messaging service and growing VK into one of Europe’s largest social networks.
Durov is known for his vegetarianism and abstention from alcohol and is often compared to Mark Zuckerberg.
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