With the arrest of Pavel Durov on August 24, 2024, by officers from France’s anti-fraud office, his personal life, including information about his wife and children has intrigued many once again.
He has time and again claimed that he is single and has no wife or partner. Once there even was news that his profile was found on Tinder.
But, contrary to his statement regarding his personal life, it has been reported that he was previously married to a woman named, Daria Bondarenko.
Also, the former couple also welcomed two children, who have remained away from media scrutiny.
From rumored wife to half-naked profile picture on Tinder, a look at the personal life of Paul Durov!
According to an online source, the CEO and co-founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, was married to a woman named Daria Bondarenko.
The former couple met when they were students at St. Petersburg State University. She was also responsible for student news on behalf of the Student Council.
The ex-pair eventually got married and welcomed two kids. Alina Durov was born in 2009 and Mikhail Durov was born in 2010. They were named one of the nation’s richest heirs in 2021.
In 2017, Bloomberg reported that the entrepreneur’s Tinder profile was found and in his profile photo, he was half-naked.
Furthermore, he wrote on his profile that he was just playing with the app as he was not looking for anything serious or not serious there.
A woman came forward claiming herself to be his wife and mother to his three children!
In July 2024, a woman named Irina Bolgar came forward and claimed that she was the wife of Pavel Durov and the mother of three children, whom she shared with him.
In a conversation with SPB.KP.RU, she confirmed that they welcomed two boys and a girl together. She also claimed that their marriage was not officially registered as it was a civil marriage. “But, the kids are officially recognized and bear the father’s surname,” claimed Bolgar.
When asked if they were still in a relationship, she chose not to answer anything. She also stated, “It’s all because of the children. They constantly ask why there is no information about them on the Internet, but only about the two older children.“
She also claimed that she has their photos together but cannot publish them without his consent.
Furthermore, since June 2024, she started to post photos of kids on Instagram and used the hashtag, “#durova.“
Moreover, according to Forbes, Bolgar and the kids lived in St. Peterburg until 2018. They moved to Latvia after they couldn’t stay in Dubai with Durov. It was because of the UAE law that stated children born out of wedlock couldn’t be legalized in the UAE. Then, in 2020, they settled in Switzerland.
In another interview, she claimed that they didn’t live together for the last few years, but often met and traveled with the whole family.
The entrepreneur on the other hand did not comment on her statement. Instead, he reported on Telegram that he had 100 biological children in 12 countries, thanks to his participation in an anonymous donor program.
Additional Information
- Pavel Durov was born Pavel Valeryevich Durov on October 10, 1984, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR. He grew up in Turin, Italy, where his father, Valery Semenovich Durov, served.
- He and his brother, Nikolai Durov founded Telegram and the latter served as lead developer, programmer, and architect of the project.
- In August 2021, Pavel Durov was neutralized as a French and had European Union citizenship. He also has UAE citizenship, which he received in April 2021.
