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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Pavel_DurovPavel Durov - Wikipedia

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   Pavel Valeryevich Durov (Russian: Павел Валерьевич Дуров; born 10 October 1984) is a Russian-born Emirati entrepreneur who is known for founding the social networking site VK and the app Telegram Messenger. He is the younger brother of Nikolai Durov.

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     Durov on Kazakhstan: Beauty Only Rivaled by Its Ambitions, Says Telegram Founder

     Pavel Durov, founder of the largest social networking site VK and the Telegram messenger app, recently returned from Kazakhstan, “the economic powerhouse of Central Asia,” stating that the country’s beauty “can only be rivaled by its ambitions,

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     Pavel Durov (Telegram) - BBC Interview at MWC 2016

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4. www.forbes.com › profile › pavel-durovPavel Durov - Forbes

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   3 days ago · Pavel Durov is the founder and owner of messaging app Telegram, which has more than 700 million monthly active users worldwide. Telegram, which is free to use, competes with...

5. www.ft.com › content › 8d6ceb0d-4cdb-4165-bdfa-4b95bTelegram hits 900mn users and nears profitability as founder ...

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   Mar 11, 2024 · Pavel Durov told the Financial Times that Dubai-based Telegram had grown to become one of the world’s most popular social media apps while making “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenues...

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7. www.forbesmiddleeast.com › billionaires › worldWith $15.1B, Pavel Durov Is The Richest And Youngest ...

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   With an estimated net worth of $15.1 billion as per Forbes, Pavel Durov is not only the richest expat billionaire in the Middle East, but his wealth also surpasses that of the world's richest Arab, Egypt's Nassef Sawiris, worth $7.7 billion.

8. english.elpais.com › economy-and-business › 2024-03Pavel Durov: The visionary whose alternative to Facebook was ...

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   Mar 30, 2024 · In 2006, 39-year-old Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov founded the Russian alternative to Facebook, vKontakte (VK). Eight years later, facing harassment by Vladimir Putin’s security services,...

9. www.bloomberg.com › billionaires › profilesBloomberg Billionaires Index - Pavel Durov

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   6 days ago · Durov is the founder and owner of Telegram, the provider of an instant messaging app. The British Virgin Islands-based business is popular in Russia and has about 900 million monthly active users...

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    Why did Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov sell VKontakte?

    • Doing it for the second time, after the Kremlin took away his first company, is an anomaly. In 2006, 39-year-old Russian entrepreneur Pavel Durov founded the Russian alternative to Facebook, vKontakte (VK). Eight years later, facing harassment by Vladimir Putin’s security services, he was forced to sell his shares for €300 million.

    Pavel Durov: The visionary whose alternative to Facebook was snatched

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    Where did Pavel Durov go to college?

    • In 2006, he graduated from the Philology Department of the Saint Petersburg State University, where he received a first-class degree. Durov's early life and career are described in detail in the book The Durov Code. The True Story of VK and its Creator (2012). Pavel Durov's grandfather Semyon Petrovich Tulyakov fought in World War II.

    Pavel Durov - Wikipedia

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    Did Pavel Durov resign from VK?

    • Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 29 February 2016. "Pavel Durov Resigns As Head Of Russian Social Network VK.com, Ukraine Conflict Was The Tipping Point". 1 April 2014. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 29 February 2016. ^ "Going, going, gone – Pavel Durov quits VK". Rusbase. 2 April 2014.

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    Will Bonn's letter impress Pavel Durov?

    • The Federal Office of Justice sent two letters from Bonn to Dubai ordering hearings on the matter. On May 20, they were transmitted as what is called a diplomatic note verbale by the German Embassy to the Foreign Ministry of the emirate. Still, it is unlikely that will do much to impress Pavel Durov.

    Telegram founder Pavel Durov - DER SPIEGEL

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11. www.spiegel.de › international › worldMessenger Founder Pavel Durov: The Telegram Billionaire and ...

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    Jun 11, 2021 · Dictator Alexander Lukashenko blocked access for days on end to websites and messaging services, but Pavel Durov ensured that Telegram remained online.