OnNazywany zostałjest nazwanyrosyjskim [[Mark Zuckerberg|Markiem Zuckerbergiem]] Rosji. <ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2152018/Pavel-Durov-Meet-Russias-Mark-Zuckerberg-27-spent-weekend-throwing-cash-window.html "Russia’s Zuckerberg, 27, folds notes into paper aeroplanes and spends weekend throwing them from his window"], [[Daily Mail]], 30 May 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/pavel-durov-russian-millionaire-throws-money-paper-planes_n_1557404.html "Pavel Durov, Russian Millionaire, Throws Money Paper Planes Onto Passersby"], [[The Huffington Post]], 30 May 2012.</ref>.
W sierpniu 2014 r Pavel Durov został nazwany najbardziej obiecująceobiecującym pod liderliderem Europy Północnej w wieku poniżej 30.. lat<ref>[http://www.nbforum.com/news/vkontaktes-founder-pavel-durov-the-most-promising-northern-european-leader-under-the-age-of-30-dealdashs-william-wolfram-fourth/ "Pavel Durov the Most Promising Northern European Leader Under the Age of 30"], [[Nordic Business Forum]], 21 August 2014.</ref>.
