The founder of the famous “Telegram” application, Pavel Durov, maintained his position as the richest man living in the United Arab Emirates, with a fortune of $ 11.5 billion, according to the classification of the American “Forbes” magazine.
Forbes magazine’s ranking for the year 2023 showed that Durov ranked 148th in the world with a fortune of $11.5 billion, while Hussain Sajwani, Chairman of Damac Properties, ranked 611 globally, with his wealth rising to $4.5 billion.
The Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Ghurair family came in 982nd place with a fortune of $3 billion, followed by Abdullah Al Futtaim and his family in 1272nd with a fortune of $2.4 billion.
Pavel Durov was born in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, and has been residing in Dubai since 2017. Emirati citizenship is the fourth citizenship of the Russian billionaire.
Thus, Durov has 4 nationalities: Russian, Emirati, French, and the nationality of Saint Kitts and Nevis, an island located between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
This article was originally published by RT.