Pavel Durov is a symbol of success in Russia, where the 37-year-old Russian-born self-made billionaire founded the simple messaging app Telegram.
As of August 2013, the free app has amassed more than 600 million users worldwide and competes with Facebook’s WhatsApp. It was created as a communications platform that is not controlled by the government.
In 2018, Pavel and his brother, Nikolai Durov, raised $1.7 billion from investors in the blockchain-based TON system.
The project was shut down in 2020 after being banned by the Securities and Exchange Commission. “I want to end this post by wishing good luck to all those who are fighting for decentralization and equality in the world. You are fighting the real battle. This battle may be the most important battle of our generation,” Pavel wrote in his post.
But this wasn’t the tech billionaire’s first brush with regulators. In 2006, Durov founded Russia's largest social media company, VKontakte (VKontakte) at the age of 22. Despite his success and likeness to Mark Zuckerberg, Durov lost control of the company as it was taken over by investors linked to the Russian government, particularly during the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2014.
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As of August 2013, the free app has amassed more than 600 million users worldwide and competes with Facebook’s WhatsApp. It was created as a communications platform that is not controlled by the government.
In 2018, Pavel and his brother, Nikolai Durov, raised $1.7 billion from investors in the blockchain-based TON system.
The project was shut down in 2020 after being banned by the Securities and Exchange Commission. “I want to end this post by wishing good luck to all those who are fighting for decentralization and equality in the world. You are fighting the real battle. This battle may be the most important battle of our generation,” Pavel wrote in his post.
But this wasn’t the tech billionaire’s first brush with regulators. In 2006, Durov founded Russia's largest social media company, VKontakte (VKontakte) at the age of 22. Despite his success and likeness to Mark Zuckerberg, Durov lost control of the company as it was taken over by investors linked to the Russian government, particularly during the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2014.
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