1984 - Today
Pavel Valeryevich Durov (Russian: Павел Валерьевич Дуров; born 10 October 1984) is a Russian-born French-Kittitian–Emirati entrepreneur who is known for founding the social networking site VK and the app Telegram Messenger. He is the younger brother of Nikolai Durov. As of 29 September 2022, his net worth is estimated at US$15.1 billion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pavel Durov has received more than 3,014,014 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Pavel Durov is the 353rd most popular businessperson (down from 345th in 2019), the 1,189th most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,268th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Russian Businessperson.
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Among businesspeople, Pavel Durov ranks 353 out of 601. Before him are Mikhail Prokhorov, Jakob Nielsen, Johanna Quandt, Franklin Clarence Mars, Edwin Drake, and Henry Cole. After him are George Averoff, John D. Rockefeller III, Charles Koch, Satya Nadella, Adolf Merckle, and Sundar Pichai.
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 347
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 348
1926 - 2015
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 349
1883 - 1934
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 350
1819 - 1880
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 351
1808 - 1882
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 352
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 353
1815 - 1899
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 354
1906 - 1978
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 355
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 356
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 357
1934 - 2009
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 358
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 359
Among people born in 1984, Pavel Durov ranks 29. Before him are Robert Kubica, Eliud Kipchoge, Dustin Moskovitz, Mathieu Valbuena, Nikola Karabatić, and Indila. After him are Lena Katina, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Maxi López, Badr Hari, Branislav Ivanović, and Princess Sofia, Duchess of Värmland.
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 23
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 24
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 25
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 26
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 27
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 28
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 29
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 30
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 31
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 32
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 33
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 34
1984 - Present
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 35
Among people born in Russia, Pavel Durov ranks 1,189 out of 3,262. Before him are Kondraty Ryleyev (1795), Aleksandr Ivanchenkov (1940), Olga Sanfirova (1917), Dmitry Lelyushenko (1901), Alla Kushnir (1941), and Ekaterina Maximova (1939). After him are Andrei Bitov (1937), Alexander Serov (1820), Yevhen Rudakov (1942), Vadim Krasnoselsky (1970), Zinaida Greceanîi (1956), and Tamara Toumanova (1919).
1795 - 1826
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 1,183
1940 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,184
1917 - 1944
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 1,185
1901 - 1987
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 1,186
1941 - 2013
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 1,187
1939 - 2009
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,188
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,189
1937 - 2018
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,190
1820 - 1871
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 1,191
1942 - 2011
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 1,192
1970 - Present
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 1,193
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 1,194
1919 - 1996
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 1,195
Among businesspeople born in Russia, Pavel Durov ranks 12. Before him are Beate Uhse-Rotermund (1919), Sergei Shchukin (1854), Arkady Rotenberg (1951), Oleg Deripaska (1968), Vladimir Lisin (1956), and Mikhail Prokhorov (1965). After him are Alexey Miller (1962), Savva Mamontov (1841), Suleyman Kerimov (1966), Dmitry Rybolovlev (1966), Lila Tretikov (1978), and Yuri Milner (1961).
1919 - 2001
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 6
1854 - 1936
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 7
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 8
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 9
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 10
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 11
1984 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 12
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.93
Rank: 13
1841 - 1918
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 14
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.99
Rank: 15
1966 - Present
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 16
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.77
Rank: 17
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 18