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Why does this billionaire have 100 kids in 12 countries?

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, plans to leave his money to all his offspring – conceived out of ‘civic duty’

The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2025

Telegram CEO says 106 kids will inherit his billions — internet drags him and Elon Musk’s pro-natalist club

Technocrats are getting out of hand.

We Got This Covered · Jun 20, 2025

Billionaire Telegram founder leaves his $14 billion fortune to the 100+ children he’s fathered—which means $132 million for each lucky Gen Alpha kid

Thanks to tech tycoon Pavel Durov’s new will, over 100 Gen Alpha kids are set to one day become overnight millionaires—and they may not even know it.

Fortune · Jun 20, 2025

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Telegram founder Pavel Durov to split fortune between his more than 100 children

Durov, 40, said he did not want his six official children and the others born from his sperm donations "to tear each other apart" after his death.

Euronews · Jun 20, 2025

What are the laws around donating sperm? Telegram founder Pavel Durov reveals he has 100 children

Telegram founder Pavel Durov reveals he has fathered over 100 children, stating they will inherit his vast fortune

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025

Telegram founder reveals he has fathered more than 100 children and they will share his £10 billion fortune

Pavel Durov says he has fathered more than 100 children through an IVF clinic as well as being the ‘official father’ of six kids and they all have ‘the same rights’

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025

Pavel Durov: Quick Facts on Billionaire Telegram CEO Who Said His 100 Kids Won't Get a Cent in the Next 30 Years

Tech billionaire Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, says his 100+ kids won't inherit his $13.9B fortune for 30 years. Here's why he's doing it.

International Business Times UK · Jun 20, 2025

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France Softens Restrictions For Telegram Founder Durov: Judicial Source

Telegram founder Pavel Durov's judicial control has been relaxed, with the Russian-born entrepreneur now allowed to live in Dubai for a maximum of two weeks at a time, a judicial source said on Thursday.

International Business Times · Jun 19, 2025

Telegram rejects allegations over links to Russian Intelligence

"Unauthorized access to any data is impossible," said the provider – rejecting a new report’s allegations.

TechRadar · Jun 12, 2025

Fake Euronews Telegram channel spreads false claims about Romanian and Moldovan leaders

Euroverify has detected the latest fake Euronews reports being mirrored in Russian state-sponsored media.

Euronews · Jun 11, 2025

Toncoin falls 7% as Elon Musk refutes Telegram founder’s claims of a $300 million xAI partnership

Elon Musk responded that “No deal has been signed” after Pavel Durov announced the partnership on X.

Fortune · May 29, 2025

Telegram gets some AI integration but you may not love the source

Elon Musk’s chatbot Grok is now embedded into Telegram.

TechRadar · May 28, 2025

Elon Musk's xAI is paying Telegram $300 million to integrate Grok AI

Telegram will be gain access to Elon Musk's Grok AI this summer.

Android Central · May 28, 2025

Telegram's Durov Repeats Claim France Interfered In Romania Vote

The co-founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, Pavel Durov, on Tuesday repeated his allegation that French intelligence pressured him to interfere in this month's Romanian presidential election.

International Business Times · May 27, 2025

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Fortune · May 22, 2025

Telegram's CEO built two dominant social networks from scratch before 40 and has fathered more than 100 biological children. He's also facing up to 10 years in prison

Pavel Durov co-founded VK when he was just 21, and launched Telegram when he was 28.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2025

Divided Romania faces uncertain future despite rejecting the far right

Romania’s new president Nicusor Dan is stepping into office amid deep political and social divisions, as fallout from Sunday’s run-off election exposes the scale of public frustration and mistrust. Economic pressures are mounting, and the far right is already regrouping.

International Business Times · May 22, 2025

France Detains 55 Men In Paedophile Ring Crackdown

Fifty-five men were arrested in France this week as part of an operation to dismantle a suspected paedophile ring operating via the Telegram messaging app, authorities said Thursday.

Radio France Internationale · May 22, 2025

French police dismantle widespread paedophilia network hidden on Telegram

Police in France have uncovered a vast child abuse network operating through encrypted chats on Telegram, leading to the arrest of 55 men across 42 departments.

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Euronews · May 22, 2025

Fake Euronews report on alleged electoral interference in Romania spreads online

A doctored video using Euronews' logo falsely claims Romania cautioned France over interference in the recent presidential ballot. Bucharest has in fact accused Russia of meddling in the vote.

Euronews · May 21, 2025

Fact check: Did France ask Telegram founder Durov to silence Romanian conservatives?

Paris has categorically rejected the allegations made by Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who has provided no evidence to back up his allegations.

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

Defeated Romanian ultranationalist ‘will ask court to annul election’

George Simion claims presidential election rerun was subject to foreign interference, like last year’s annulled ballot

Euronews · May 19, 2025

Romanian ministries accuse Russia of interference in Sunday's presidential runoff

The authorities pointed to a fake video that falsely claimed that French troops stationed in Romania had been dressed in Romanian gendarmerie uniforms to interfere in the country's tense election redo.

International Business Times · May 19, 2025

French Intelligence Rejects Telegram Founder's Claim Of Romania Vote Meddling

France's foreign intelligence service on Monday rejected claims from Telegram founder Pavel Durov that its head had requested the tech mogul to ban pro-conservative Romanian accounts from the platform ahead of weekend elections.

Euronews · May 18, 2025

Romania’s pro-West candidate Nicușor Dan wins presidential election in dramatic comeback

Stakes have never been this high in Romania's post-communist history, as Romanians voted in a crucial and polarised presidential election runoff on Sunday, in which centrist Nicușor Dan faced nationalist George Simion.

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025

Centrist Nicuşor Dan defeats far-right rival in Romanian presidential election

Results show Bucharest mayor taking 54.2% of vote in presidential race, with far-right rival George Simion on 45.8%

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