The founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says the more than 100 children he has fathered will share his estimated $13.9bn fortune.
“They are all my children and will all have the same rights! I don’t want them to tear each other apart after my death,” Durov told French political magazine Le Point.
Durov said he is the “official father” of six children with three different partners, but has more than 100 other children after donating sperm to a fertility clinic.
He also reiterated that he denies any wrongdoing in connection with serious criminal charges he faces in France.
The technology tycoon also told the magazine that his children would not have access to their inheritance for 30 years.
“I want them to live like normal people, to build themselves up alone, to learn to trust themselves, to be able to create, not to be dependent on a bank account,” he said.
The 40-year-old said he had written a will now because his job “involves risks – defending freedoms earns you many enemies, including within powerful states.”
His app, Telegram, known for its focus on privacy and encrypted messaging, has more than a billion monthly active users.
