Tech Billionaire Says He Has Fathered More Than 100 Children

The multi-billionaire laminitis of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says he has fathered much than 100 children.

"The clinic, wherever I started donating sperm 15 years agone to thief a friend, told maine that much than 100 babies had been conceived this measurement successful 12 countries," Mr Durov told French governmental mag Le Point.

Mr Durov, who says he is nan "official father" of six different children pinch 3 different partners, added that each of his offspring will stock his estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune.

He besides reiterated that he denies immoderate wrongdoing successful relationship pinch superior criminal charges he faces successful France.

"They are each my children and will each person nan aforesaid rights! I don't want them to tear each different isolated aft my death," Mr Durov said.

But nan self-exiled Russian exertion tycoon told nan mag that nary of his children would person entree to their inheritance for 30 years.

"I want them to unrecorded for illustration normal people, to build themselves up alone, to study to spot themselves, to beryllium capable to create, not to beryllium limited connected a slope account," he said.

The 40-year-old said he had written a will now because his occupation "involves risks – defending freedoms earns you galore enemies, including wrong powerful states".

His app, Telegram, known for its attraction connected privateness and encrypted messaging, has much than a cardinal monthly progressive users.

Mr Durov besides addressed criminal charges he faces successful France, wherever he was arrested past twelvemonth aft being accused of failing to decently mean nan app to trim criminality.

He has denied failing to cooperate pinch rule enforcement complete supplier trafficking, kid intersexual maltreatment contented and fraud. Telegram has antecedently denied having insufficient moderation.

In nan Le Point question and reply he described nan charges arsenic "totally absurd".

"Just because criminals usage our messaging work among galore others doesn't make those who tally it criminals," he added.