With a net worth of $17 billion, Pavel Durov is a Russian entrepreneur.
The birth of Pavel Durov took place in Leningrad, Soviet Union, in October 1984.
His most notable accomplishments include creating the social networking site VK and the Telegram Messenger.
After graduating from Saint Petersburg State University in 2006, he established VKontakte (VK) in the same year.
The Russian government demanded the removal of pages on opposition politicians in 2011, leading to a standoff between Durov and the police outside his home.
Durov did not give up data of Ukrainian protestors to security agencies in Russia in 2014.
The claim that the company was taken over by Vladimir Putin’s allies led to his dismissal as the VK CEO in 2014.
He left Russia without any intention of returning.
A million dollars was donated by Durov to the Wikimedia Foundation, and it is the subject of the Russian book The Durov Code: The True Story of VK and its Creator.
The Northern European leader under 30 years old was ranked as the most promising in 2014.
By 2017, he had become a billionaire on paper for the first time.
As of March 2019, his net worth is estimated to be $2.7 billion.
By August 2021, he had accumulated a fortune of $17 billion.