Overview
- The Telegram founder says he has fathered more than 100 children through donation, in addition to six with partners.
- He has stated that any biological children who can establish a DNA link would be eligible for a future share of his estate.
- Past donations are said to be stored at the Altravita Clinic, which limits eligibility to unmarried women aged 37 or younger to avoid legal complications.
- Durov says he no longer donates directly but confirmed in a July 2024 post that his samples remain available at the clinic.
- He frames his donations as a civic duty in response to a shortage of what he calls high-quality donor material and has discussed open-sourcing his DNA so offspring can find one another.