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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Erin Keller

Controversial Telegram founder is leaving $17B fortune to his kids — all 106 of them

Pavel Durov, the co‑founder and CEO of encrypted messaging service Telegram, says he plans to leave his entire estimated $17.1 billion fortune to all 106 of his children.

Durov, 40, has six kids born naturally with three different women, and then over 100 conceived via anonymous sperm donations across 12 countries.

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