A Russian Billionaire Fights Global Infertility—With 100 of His Own Children
The Wall Street Journal·2026-03-19 14:00
A Russian billionaire is fighting global infertility with a hundred of his own children. Powell Durovv, who founded the app Telegram, has said he'll cover IVF costs for women who want to use his sperm and that his offspring will receive a piece of his fortune. Durab said in a Telegram post that he started donating sperm around 2010.At first, he gave to a friend trying to conceive a child and then anonymously to alleviate a shortage of highquality donor material. While he wrote that he stopped donating years ...