The Unusual Fatherhood of Pavel Durov: 100 Children Without Marriage
Russian Entrepreneur and Telegram Founder on His Journey of Sperm Donation
In many countries of the world, having children without marriage is still a matter of great shame and surprise. But there are many countries where this has become a very common thing. However, a man has produced so many children without marriage that even in the countries where this has become a common practice, there is a discussion about this man. This Russian man has given birth to 100 children at the age of just 39. Now he has told the reason behind this.
According to the report of The Sun website, Pavel Durov is a Russian businessman. His net worth is 13.6 billion pounds. He is the founder of the Russian social media platform VK, and he is also the CEO of the messenger app, Telegram. At the age of 39, he is unmarried, but the surprising thing is that he is the father of 100 children. In a Telegram post, he explained how he became the father of so many children without marriage.
He wrote, "I was just told that I have over 100 biological kids. How is this possible for a guy who has never been married and prefers to live alone?"
After this, he explained how all this became possible. Pavel is a sperm donor. He has helped about 100 couples from 12 countries to become parents. Pavel said that 15 years ago he started the work of sperm donation when one of his friends came to him asking for a strange kind of help.
The friend and his wife were trying to have a child for a long time but were unable to do so due to fertility issues. The friend wanted Pavel to donate his sperm to a clinic, using which the couple could have a child. At first, Pavel laughed a lot, but when he realized that his friend was very serious, he agreed. The clinic had said that they lacked high-quality sperm. Then Pavel considered it as social service and his duty towards his friend and donated. He said that there is a shortage of healthy sperm all over the world and he is proud that he is helping people.
He has quit sperm donation in the last 1 year, but his frozen sperm can still be used, although it is used anonymously. It is not yet decided whether his children will claim his property in the future or not. Pavel also has a daughter and a son from his ex-partner. He had to flee Russia due to political differences and now he lives in the United Arab Emirates. In 2022, Forbes named him the richest foreigner in the UAE. In August 2021, he acquired French citizenship and recently he has EU citizenship.