Yury Dud Biography: Age, Wife, Parents, Height, Net Worth, YouTube, Career, Wiki

Yury Aleksandrovich Dud, professionally known as Yury Dud, is a German-born Russian journalist, interviewer, video blogger, and former sports media executive. He is known for his long-form YouTube interviews with public figures, celebrities, politicians, and activists on his channel vDud.

His content often addresses social, political, and historical issues, earning him a massive audience while leading to his designation as a foreign agent by Russian authorities in 2022 and subsequent relocation abroad.

Quick Facts

• Full Name: Yury Aleksandrovich Dud
• Stage Name: Yury Dud
• Born: October 11, 1986
• Age: 39 years old
• Birthplace: Potsdam, East Germany
• Nationality: Russian
• Ethnicity: Ukrainian
• Occupation: Journalist, Video Blogger, Interviewer
• Height: 1.95 m
• Religion: Unknown
• Parents: Alexander Petrovich Dud and Anna Stepanovna Dud
• Siblings: Unknown
• Wife: Olga Dud (née Boneva)
• Children: Two
• Relationship: Married
• Net Worth: $5 million USD

Early Life and Education

Yury Dud was born on October 11, 1986, in Potsdam, East Germany (now Germany). He was raised by his parents, Alexander Petrovich Dud (a professor and head of a military department at Bauman Moscow State Technical University) and Anna Stepanovna Dud (a chemistry schoolteacher). Details about siblings are not publicly available.

The family moved to Moscow in 1990 when he was four years old, and he has lived in Russia since then. He graduated from Moscow State University, where he studied journalism or a related field, beginning his career in sports journalism early.

Career

Yury Dud started as a freelance journalist at Izvestia newspaper at age 16 in 2001, becoming a staff writer. He later served as editor-in-chief of the sports website Sports.ru from 2011 to 2018.

In 2017, he launched his YouTube channel vDud, featuring in-depth interviews with prominent figures like opposition leaders, celebrities, and officials, often tackling taboo topics absent from state media. The channel grew to over 10 million subscribers by 2025, with billions of views on documentaries about events like the Beslan siege, Soviet Gulag, HIV in Russia, and more.

His style reinvents Russian history without propaganda, making him a voice for younger generations. Due to criticism of the 2022 Ukraine invasion and independent reporting, he was labeled a foreign agent in 2022, leading to fines, lawsuits, an in-absentia arrest warrant in 2025, and relocation abroad. He continues producing content internationally.

Social Media

• YouTube Channel: вДудь (vDud)

Personal Life

Yury Dud, 39 years old, is married to Olga Dud (née Boneva). They have two children. He keeps family details private but has referenced his marriage and parenthood in interviews.

In February 2022, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he publicly opposed the war, influencing his relocation and legal status in Russia.

Net Worth

Yury Dud’s net worth is estimated at $5 million USD. His income primarily comes from his YouTube channel vDud through ad revenue, monetization, and high-view videos (with millions of subscribers and billions of total views), and sponsorships and brand collaborations in digital media.

Additional income comes from past earnings as editor-in-chief of Sports.ru and sports journalism, international interviews, documentaries, and public speaking, and other ventures in independent journalism despite restrictions in Russia.