In December 2013, Durov was pressured into selling his 12% of VK stock to Ivan Tavrin, the owner of the major Russian internet company Mail.ru, who subsequently sold it to Mail.ru, giving it 52% majority ownership of VK.
Pada bulan Desember 2013, Pavel menjual 12% sahamnya di VK kepada Ivan Tavrin, pemilik Mail.ru, yang lantas menjualnya kepada Mail.ru sehingga memiliki 52% saham di VK.