The founder and Chief Executive Officer, Telegram Messenger app, Pavel Durov, says though he is single and not searching, he is father to 100 biological children scattered all over the world.
The 39-year-old entrepreneur made this known through his popular channel on Monday evening.
In 2022, Forbes reports that the Russian-born Emirati entrepreneur was recognized as the richest expatriate in the United Arab Emirates. And in February 2023, Arabian Business named him the most powerful entrepreneur in Dubai.
Speaking about how he came to be dad to many children despite his decision to remain single and alone, the entrepreneur disclosed that, 15 years ago, his friend approached him to donate his sperm in a clinic, which he acceded to and which ultimately resulted in him helping infertile families all over the world have kids due to what he described as ”high-quality donor material.”
“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?
“Fifteen years ago, a friend approached me with a weird request. He said that he and his wife couldn’t have kids due to a fertility issue and asked me to donate sperm at a clinic for them to have a baby. I laughed my ass off before realising he was dead serious.
“The boss of the clinic told me that ‘high-quality donor material’ was in short supply and that it was my civic duty to donate more sperm to anonymously help more couples. This sounded crazy enough to get me to sign up for sperm donation.
“Fast forward to 2024, my past donating activity has helped over a hundred couples in 12 countries to have kids.
“Moreover, many years after I stopped being a donor, at least one IVF clinic still has my frozen sperm available for anonymous use by families who want to have kids,” the incurable bachelor stated.
He said he plans to open-source his DNA so that his biological children could easily find him, stressing, “Of course, there are risks, but I don’t regret having been a donor.
“The shortage of healthy sperm has become an increasingly serious issue worldwide, and I’m proud that I did my part to help alleviate it.”
Durov further advised healthy men to donate sperm to families struggling to have kids around the world.
