The multi-billionaire founder of instant messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, says he has fathered more than 100 children.
"The clinic, where I started donating sperm 15 years ago to help a friend, told me that more than 100 babies had been conceived this way in 12 countries," Mr Durov told French political magazine Le Point.
Mr Durov, who says he is the "official father" of six other children with three different partners, added that all of his offspring will share his estimated $13.9bn (£10.3bn) fortune.
He also reiterated that he denies any wrongdoing in connection with serious criminal charges he faces in France.
"They are all my children and will all have the same rights! I don't want them to tear each other apart after my death," Mr Durov said.
