Al-Marsad newspaper: The American magazine Forbes announced that the founder of the famous application “Telegram” Pavel Durov is the richest man in the UAE, while he ranked 123rd in the overall ranking of billionaires, according to the ranking of the American magazine.
Forbes estimated the billionaire’s wealth at $15.1 billion, and last year Durov was also recognized as the richest person living and working in the UAE. According to the statement.
While the businessman’s wealth exceeded $17 billion in the past year and reached $2.4 billion in 2020, and a year ago (2019) it was $2.7 billion, in 2018 of $1.7 billion.
Pavel Durov was born in the Russian city of St. Petersburg and has resided in Dubai since 2017.
