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Pavel Durov recounted an incident from approximately 15 years ago when a friend approached him with an unusual request. "He said that he and his wife couldn't have kids due to a fertility issue and asked me to donate sperm.

Pavel Durov, the Founder and CEO of Telegram, recently disclosed that he has over "100 biological children." Durov made this revelation on the messaging app, sharing the news with his 5.7 million subscribers. He expressed surprise at the situation, stating, "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?"

Durov recounted an incident from approximately 15 years ago when a friend approached him with an unusual 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 a** off before realizing he was dead serious," Durov explained.

 

According to Durov, the head of the clinic informed him that there was a shortage of "high-quality donor material" and suggested it was his "civic duty to donate more sperm to anonymously help more couples." Intrigued by the idea, Durov agreed to become a sperm donor.

Fast forward to 2024, and Durov's donations have facilitated the birth of over a hundred children in 12 countries. "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," he added.

Durov now plans to make his DNA publicly available so that his biological children can connect with each other. He reflected on the importance of healthy sperm, stating, "I am proud that I did my duty. 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. I also want to help destigmatise the whole notion of sperm donation and incentivise more healthy men to do it, so that families struggling to have kids can enjoy more options. Defy convention - redefine the norm."

Since being shared, Durov's announcement has gone viral. A screenshot of his post was shared on X (formerly Twitter), eliciting a variety of reactions from users.

One user commented, "Tech CEOs' new hubristic hobby seems to be competing on number of offsprings they can claim - without ever loving them or being in their lives." Another noted, "By many definitions, he’s perhaps the most successful man alive."

A third user remarked, "That's some social good right there. A good role model."

Meanwhile, the post on X also caught Elon Musk's attention who wrote, "'Rookie numbers' – Genghis Khan."

 
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1 hour ago, andhra_jp said:

Pavel Durov recounted an incident from approximately 15 years ago when a friend approached him with an unusual request. "He said that he and his wife couldn't have kids due to a fertility issue and asked me to donate sperm.

Pavel Durov, the Founder and CEO of Telegram, recently disclosed that he has over "100 biological children." Durov made this revelation on the messaging app, sharing the news with his 5.7 million subscribers. He expressed surprise at the situation, stating, "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?"

Durov recounted an incident from approximately 15 years ago when a friend approached him with an unusual 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 a** off before realizing he was dead serious," Durov explained.

 

According to Durov, the head of the clinic informed him that there was a shortage of "high-quality donor material" and suggested it was his "civic duty to donate more sperm to anonymously help more couples." Intrigued by the idea, Durov agreed to become a sperm donor.

Fast forward to 2024, and Durov's donations have facilitated the birth of over a hundred children in 12 countries. "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," he added.

Durov now plans to make his DNA publicly available so that his biological children can connect with each other. He reflected on the importance of healthy sperm, stating, "I am proud that I did my duty. 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. I also want to help destigmatise the whole notion of sperm donation and incentivise more healthy men to do it, so that families struggling to have kids can enjoy more options. Defy convention - redefine the norm."

Since being shared, Durov's announcement has gone viral. A screenshot of his post was shared on X (formerly Twitter), eliciting a variety of reactions from users.

One user commented, "Tech CEOs' new hubristic hobby seems to be competing on number of offsprings they can claim - without ever loving them or being in their lives." Another noted, "By many definitions, he’s perhaps the most successful man alive."

A third user remarked, "That's some social good right there. A good role model."

Meanwhile, the post on X also caught Elon Musk's attention who wrote, "'Rookie numbers' – Genghis Khan."

 

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