Andrey Andreev net worth | Evening Standard Tech Rich List

The Russian born dating app mogul and keen gourmet Andrey Andreev is the owner of one of London’s most lavish and expensive apartments.

The penthouse flat at the former US embassy in Grosvenor Square Mayfair caught the eye of the man behind the Badoo and Bumble matchmaking tech. Andreev, who became a British citizen in 2008, reportedly spent £145 million on the pad and neighbouring flats, which he is expected to combine into one central London super-home.

Once resident in Covent Garden, the adopted Londoner’s lucrative interest in tech began at an early age; he built a homemade radio at the age of ten. his talent has afforded him an enviable lifestyle – the regular restaurant goer has a sweet onion soup named after him at fashionable eatery L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon.