# Pavel Durov

> He built a social network Moscow wanted controlled, left Russia rather than comply, then built Telegram - a messaging app large enough that both France and Russia have now issued arrest warrants against him, each accusing him of enabling what the other calls freedom.

*Technology entrepreneur (born 1984)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/pavel-durov

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Founder ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Founders
- **Country:** Russia
- **Born:** 1984-10-10
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Pavel Durov was born in the Soviet Union on 10 October 1984. In 2006 he co-founded VKontakte, Russia's largest social network, but by 2014 disputes with new owners and pressure from Russian authorities forced him out and drove him from the country. A year earlier, in 2013, he and his older brother Nikolai had already started work on Telegram; by 2017 they moved its headquarters to Dubai. Forbes listed him among its billionaires in 2023 at $13 billion, though by March 2026 that figure had fallen to $6.6 billion. He holds citizenship in four countries - Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, the UAE, and France - and publicly champions internet freedom against state control. In August 2024 French police arrested him on charges tied to alleged weak content moderation and refusal to cooperate with law enforcement; in July 2026 Russia issued its own warrant, accusing him of collaborating with terrorist activities.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 78.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.8 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 26.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 34.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 85.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 90.0 / 100
- **Country rank:** #6
- **Category rank:** #11
- **Total followers across platforms:** 25,200

## Platforms
- **X**: https://x.com/durov (@durov)
- **FACEBOOK**: https://www.facebook.com/durov (@durov)
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8008645/ (@nm8008645)
- **INSTAGRAM**: https://www.instagram.com/durov/ (@durov)
- **YOUTUBE**: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJgbL08StsiXyz82o_Sdabw (@@durov, 25,200 followers)

## Sources
- [Pavel Dourov](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Dourov)
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- [Pavel Doerov](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Doerov)
- [Pawieł Durow](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pawie%C5%82_Durow)
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- [Pàvel Dúrov](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A0vel_D%C3%BArov)
- [Дуров Павел](https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%94%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BB)
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