![]() In March 2022, Durov wrote that "On my Mom's side, I trace my family line from Kyiv. Since 1992, he has been head of the Department of classical philology of the philological faculty of Saint Petersburg State University. ĭurov's father Valery Semenovich Durov is a Doctor of Philological Sciences and the author of many academic papers. He served in the 65th Infantry Regiment, participated in the battles on the Leningrad front at Krasnoborsky, Gatchinsky, and elsewhere, and was wounded three times, receiving the Order of the Red Star, the Order of the Patriotic War 2nd degree, and on the 40th Victory Day, the Order of the Great Patriotic War level I. Pavel Durov's grandfather Semyon Petrovich Tulyakov fought in World War II. The True Story of VK and its Creator (2012). Durov's early life and career are described in detail in the book The Durov Code. In 2006, he graduated from the Philology Department of the Saint Petersburg State University, where he received a first-class degree. Pavel Durov was born in Leningrad, but spent most of his childhood in Turin, Italy, where his father was employed. Durov was naturalized as French in August 2021 and therefore now has European Union citizenship. In 2017, Pavel joined the World Economic Forum (WEF) Young Global Leaders as a representative of Finland. įor some years after his dismissal as CEO of VK in 2014, the Durov brothers travelled the world in self-imposed exile as citizens of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In February 2023, Arabian Business named him the most powerful entrepreneur in Dubai. ![]() In 2022, he was recognized as the richest person in the United Arab Emirates according to Forbes. ![]() As of 29 September 2022, his net worth is estimated at US$15.1 billion. He is the younger brother of Nikolai Durov. Pavel Valeryevich Durov ( Russian: Павел Валерьевич Дуров born 10 October 1984), is a Russian-born French-Emirati entrepreneur who is known for founding the social networking site VK and the app Telegram Messenger.
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