Pavel Durov, the laminitis and CEO of Telegram, a messaging app, has fathered much than 100 children, each of whom volition stock successful the inheritance of his multi-billion-dollar fortune, helium told French mag Le Point successful a wide-ranging interrogation published Thursday.
Durov, who told the mag that helium precocious drafted his will, said that his children volition inherit his fortune, but not for 30 years from today. He is worthy $13.9 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
Durov didn't instantly respond to a petition for remark from CBS MoneyWatch.
"I privation them to unrecorded similar mean people, to physique themselves up alone, to larn to spot themselves, to beryllium capable to create, not to beryllium babelike connected a slope account," helium told the publication.
Durov, who is 40, added that helium has six children who were conceived people with 3 antithetic partners, positive astatine slightest different 100, whom he's fathered done sperm donations.
"The clinic, wherever I started donating sperm 15 years agone to assistance a friend, told maine that much than 100 babies had been conceived this mode successful 12 countries," helium told Le Point.
Durov made wide that his children "will each person the aforesaid rights."
Based connected his existent nett worthy and assuming helium has 106 children, each of his offspring would inherit astir $131 million.
"I don't privation them to teardrop each different isolated aft my death," helium said successful the interview.
Durov added successful the interrogation that helium follows a rigorous regular workout regimen that includes 300 push-ups followed by 300 squats. He said helium doesn't devour alcohol, java oregon tea, avoids sweetener and is not a smoker.
French authorities person charged Durov, alleging Telegram is utilized for transgression purposes, including the propagation of kid intersexual maltreatment worldly and for cause trafficking. Durov has denied the charges.
He told Le Point that helium believes the charges are "absurd."
"Just due to the fact that criminals usage our messaging work among galore others doesn't marque those who tally it criminals," helium told the magazine.
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