India, June 19 -- Remember when Telegram became the go-to app for privacy-conscious users during the WhatsApp backlash in 2021? Its elusive founder, Pavel Durov, has now found a new reason to make headlines and it has nothing to do with messaging or encryption. In a recent interview with French magazine, Le Point, Durov revealed that he plans to distribute his $13.9 billion fortune to his children. The twist? He claims to have fathered over 100 of them.

"I want to specify that I make no difference between my children: there are those who were conceived naturally and those who come from my sperm donations," Durov said. "They are all my children and will all have the same rights."

The 40-year-old tech billionaire, often dubbed the "Russia...