The Russian tech CEO is among the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of $15.5 billion, according to Forbes.
Pavel Durov, the Russian-born billionaire CEO of the social media messaging app Telegram, was released from custody in France on Wednesday after being arrested in connection with an "ongoing judicial investigation," the Paris Prosecutor's Office told ABC News.
The charges are related to child pornography, drug trafficking and fraudulent transactions on the platform, prosecutors announced Monday. The rise of the app's popularity was meteoric, making Durov among the wealthiest people in the world. He is estimated to have a net worth of approximately $15.5 billion, according to Forbes.
Additionally, Telegram offers a platform for larger messaging groups, allowing 200,000 users to be added to a chat. However, the platform's success attracted scrutiny from the Russian government, and Durov faced increasing pressure to comply with government requests for user data.
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