Durov and Snoop Dogg trade jabs over Telegram CEO’s 106 kids

The rapper has advised the tech billionaire to “slow down” on making new children

Veteran American rapper Snoop Dogg has slammed Pavel Durov for fathering more than 100 children, claiming that the Telegram founder and CEO was “dropping litters” rather than making babies.

Durov told French newspaper Le Point last month that he is the official father of six children with three different partners, but that he has also over 100 other kids in 12 countries through sperm donations.

Snoop Dogg, himself a father of four, addressed the Telegram CEO in a post on X on Monday, writing: “Yo, Pave Durov, heard U got 106 kids now??”

“Neffew you not havn babies you droppn litters... slo down,” the musician advised, including a cat and dog emojis and the #PuppyLove hashtag in his post.

@snoopdogg takes a dogg to know a dogg, I can give you some tips 😉 best discussed where privacy is king. I’ll hit you on TG.

— Pavel Durov (@durov) June 30, 2025

Durov replied a few hours later, writing that it “takes a dogg to know a dogg, I can give you some tips.”

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However, the tech billionaire suggested that X, which is owned by Elon Musk, was not the proper platform to address the topic.

“Best discussed where privacy is king. I’ll hit you on TG [Telegram],” he told Snoop.

In the same interview with Le Point in mid-June, Durov announced that he plans to leave his fortune to his numerous children. However, the 40-year-old clarified that they will not have access to their inheritance until 30 years from now.

Forbes estimates the wealth of the Russian-born Telegram CEO at $17.1 billion, making him the 134th richest person in the world.