Pavel Durov, the founder and owner of the messaging app Telegram, now has a fortune of $6.6 billion. Compared to the previous year, when his wealth was $17.1 billion, this is a significant drop, as reported by DW, citing data from American Forbes. The publication links this decline to the worsening market situation.
Durov has been featured in the Forbes ranking since 2016, and in 2018 he became a billionaire. In 2021, his fortune reached a record of $17.2 billion.
It is worth mentioning that Pavel Durov's activities are under investigation in Russia due to a criminal case related to aiding terrorist activities. The indictment claims that Telegram may be used to commit crimes, including the terrorist attack at "Crocus City Hall" and the murders of Darya Dugina and General Igor Kirillov.
