Pavel Durov Net Worth

Net Worth:	$15.1 billion
Date of Birth:	October 10, 1984 (39 years old)
Gender:	Male
Height:	5 ft 8 in (1.75 m)
Profession:	Russian-born French-Emirati entrepreneur
Nationality:	French, Kittitian, Russian, Soviet

What is Pavel Durov’s net worth? How does Pavel Durov make his money? Below is the current net worth of Pavel Durov and how Pavel Durov makes his money.

What is Pavel Durov Net Worth?

Pavel Durov is a Russian-born French-Emirati entrepreneur and the founder of Telegram Messenger and VK a social networking site. He has a net worth of $15.1 billion. He has a younger brother name Nikolai Durov.

The Pavel Durov brothers lived in exile as Saint Kitts and Nevis citizens for a number of years after he was fired as CEO of VK in 2014. As a Finland representative, Pavel later in 2017, joined the WEF’s Young Global Leaders program. In August 2021, Durov became a citizen of France.

Childhood and Education

Although Pavel Durov was born in Leningrad, the majority of his life, while he was tender, was spent in Turin, Italy, where his father had a job.

He bagged a first-class degree in 2006 after his graduation from the State University of Saint Petersburg, the Department of Philology. The Durov book Code contains all the necessary information about the description of Durov’s childhood and professional life. VK’s and its Founder’s Real Story.

Wealth

With a net worth of $15.1 billion, Pavel Durov was included on the Forbes Billionaires List in 2022. His ownership of Telegram is largely the source of his wealth. He ranked as the 104th wealthiest person in the world as of September 2022.

Private life

Pavel Durov has two children but he is not married yet and resides in Dubai. He was granted citizenship by the United Arab Emirates in April 2021.

Views

Pavel refers to himself as an advocate for freedom, a teetotaler, a vegetarian, a libertarian, and an ascetic lifestyle from material possessions.

Jimmy Wales, a fellow libertarian, founded and serves as honorary chairman of the Wikimedia Foundation, to which he donated a million dollars to for his twenty-seventh birthday in 2011.

In 2012, he published manifestos that were described by commentators.

Career

VK

After the 2011 election, the government requested the removal of opposition politicians’ pages due to its involvement in Pavel in a deadlock with the police in Saint Petersburg.

Pavel posted a picture of himself wearing a hoodie alongside his dog, the police left after knocking on his door for an hour.

Dismissal from VK

Pavel submitted his resignation letter to the board after his resignation was confirmed by his company, it was believed to be a result of the war that happened in Russo-Ukrainian, but unfortunately, it was claimed by Pavel to be an April Fool’s Joke on 3 April 2014.

Accolades

Pavel was well known as the Mark Zuckerberg of Russia who was called the promising under-30 leader from Northern European in August 2014. He was Finland’s representative when he was nominated to join the WEF Young Global Leaders in 2017.

 

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