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This year, the Forbes list included 2,043 of the world's richest people. It includes tycoons with a net worth of more than US$1 billion. The names of the largest billionaires are known to most people on the planet. Many of them became popular not only due to their impressive financial capital, but also because of active charitable activities. The 2019 Forbes list of the world's richest people, which is presented below, includes ten tycoons whose wealth exceeds $30 billion.
Bernard Arnault is one of the wealthiest people in the world according to Forbes for 2019. The French billionaire has a fortune that is equivalent to 34 billion US dollars. The tycoon owns a controlling stake in LVMH, which produces luxury items known under brands such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Guerlain, Chaumet, etc. The company was created back in 1987 with the merger of Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton, resulting in the LVMH group rightfully became a leader in her sector. Bernard Arnault is Commander of the Legion of Honor.
Michael Bloomberg is a fairly wealthy man who holds far from modest positions on the list of rich people. His capital as of 2019 was $48.1 billion. He is the creator and owner of the Bloomberg news agency. This company is a leading provider of financial news worldwide. The billionaire became the owner of the Order of the British Empire and received the title of Honorary Knight Commander.
David and Charles Koch are the world's wealthiest brothers, whose capital, if divided equally, is 48.3 billion US dollars. national currency. They own equal shares of the Koch Industies corporation, which brings them the main profit. Subsidiaries The companies are Flint Hill Resources, Koch AG & Energy Solutions, Koch chemical Technology, Koch Minerals and INVISTA. It is known that the richest relatives are not averse to making their contribution to charity.
Larry Ellison is the world's largest financial tycoon, whose income is far from modest. His capital is estimated at 52.2 billion US dollars. The billionaire is the co-founder of Oracle Corporation, which is considered the second largest software manufacturer after Microsoft. Ellison is also a shareholder of NetSuite, which provides application access services to midsize businesses. The tycoon has maintained a strong position in the top ten richest people in the world for decades.
Carlos Slim Helu is the richest Mexican in history, ranked sixth on Forbes' list of the world's richest people in 2019. Financial condition The entrepreneur is valued at 54 billion US dollars. The billionaire owns the largest holding company, Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V., which controls many Mexican companies. The tycoon is the largest philanthropist in the entire world. It finances medical, cultural, and educational projects. With the assistance of the tycoon, a few years ago an art museum was opened in Mexico City called Soumaya.
Mark Zuckerberg is in the middle on the list of the richest people for 2019. Founder social network Facebook is the owner of a capital of 56 billion US dollars. This is the youngest billionaire in history, who currently owns about 24 percent of the shares of the network that he created. Zuckerberg launched the construction of a 280-hectare family estate on the coast of the island of Kauai. The purchase of land cost the entrepreneur $100 million. The billionaire and his wife are currently actively involved in charity work.
Amancio Ortega is the largest Spanish entrepreneur, occupying Forbes version fourth place in the list of richest people. As of 2019, the billionaire's fortune amounted to 71.3 billion US dollars. He is the founder and former president of the largest clothing chain chain Inditex. This company has over 6,500 stores located in 90 countries. Ortega is also a real estate investor in cities such as London, Florida and Madrid. The billionaire also invests in the gas industry, banks and tourism. In addition, he owns a share in the football league.
Jeff Bezos is a financial tycoon worthy of the top three. According to information provided by Forbes, the businessman's capital is estimated at 72.8 billion US dollars. The creator of the Amazon online store is also the owner of the private aerospace company Blue Origin. The entrepreneur also owns the Washington Post publishing house. The largest online store was founded in 1994, the initial investment for the development of which amounted to about three hundred thousand US dollars. It was the Internet business that made up the lion's share of Bezos' capital.
Warren Buffett, as Forbes notes, is the wealthiest among the largest financial tycoons. The entrepreneur has a fortune estimated at 75.6 billion US dollars. Buffett is also considered the largest philanthropist in history. In 2010, the billionaire gave approximately $37 billion to five charities, which amounted to approximately fifty percent of his entire wealth. Despite his enormous wealth, Buffett is not a fan of luxury items and eats at fast food chains, one of which he purchased for himself.
Bill Gates is the richest person in the world, with a net worth of as much as $86 billion today. Almost half a century ago, the billionaire created, together with Paul Allen, the software corporation Microsovt, which became the largest in the world. Gates owns about 3 percent of his company, which is about 13% of his total wealth to date. The rich man also invests his investments in the development of other areas that bring impressive profits to their co-owner.
The trends of instability that prevail in the global economy annually make adjustments to the balance of financial forces, as well as the dynamics of growth and decline in the fortunes of the largest businessmen. The owners of the largest Russian holdings and concerns, confirmation of this is regular changes in the world's leading rankings. Traditionally, the guideline for representing the circle of the wealthiest people in the world is the ranking of the authoritative Forbes. We invite you to see which Russians are on the list of the richest people in the world, and who top ten domestic businessmen in 2017.
How the fortunes of Russian billionaires changed over the previous yearDespite the obvious difficulties in the Russian economy, domestic businessmen managed to expand their circle among the wealthiest people in the world - if in 2016 there were 76 Russian business owners in the Forbes ranking, then in the world ranking published in March of this year there are already 96 richest Russians. In total, their wealth reached $387.2 billion, which indicates an increase in assets over the year by 40%.
According to Forbes experts, the active growth of the largest business in Russia was facilitated by a favorable situation in the raw materials market and trends in the strengthening of the national currency. The greatest dynamics of business growth were shown by companies whose activities are related to metallurgy. Traditionally, among the enterprises with growing profitability are oil and gas companies. The sphere of mineral fertilizers is also not inferior to them: this business also appeared at the top of the Forbes list.
Top 10 richest Russians according to Forbes magazine1st place – Leonid Mikhelson, $18.4 billion.
For the second year in a row, the 61-year-old businessman is officially the wealthiest Russian, and for Last year its assets increased by $4 billion, and in 2017 general state Mikhelson is valued at $18.4 billion. He owns 27% of the assets of Novatek, the top 2 in the ranking of Russian gas producing companies, as well as 34% of the shares of the petrochemical company Sibur. Leonid Mikhelson is an investor in the largest development park in the Leningrad region.
Founder and patron of the charity V-A-C Foundation, providing support for the activities of contemporary art, in particular, its young representatives.
2nd place – Alexey Mordashov, $17.5 billion.
Alexey Mordashov, a 51-year-old businessman from Cherepovets, managed to add about $6.6 billion over the past year. He is the owner of a controlling stake in Severstal (79%) - the second largest metallurgical plant in Russia, and the sole owner of the mechanical engineering business Power Machines. In 2016, he invested more than $500 million in the tourism business, and this moment owns 23.1% of the shares of the largest travel brand TUI.
3rd place – Vladimir Lisin, 16.1 billion. Doll.
Age – 60 years. The main source of assets of businessman Lisin is the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant; in 2017, he owned 84% of the shares of the enterprise, which produces about 20% of steel. Vladimir Lisin is also the sole owner of the logistics complex Universal Cargo Logistics.
It is noteworthy that the businessman himself is also the owner of several patents for special methods of processing steel. Besides entrepreneurial activity, Vladimir Lisin belongs to the sports elite: he is on the board of the Olympic Committee (vice-president), International Federation sports shooting, etc.
4th place - Gennady Timchenko, $16 billion.
64 years old, main field of activity - gas and oil production business. Owns 23.5% of shares in the Novatek holding, 14.3% in Sibur, in which he is a partner of the leading Russian entrepreneur Leonid Mikhelson. In addition, the growth of Gennady Timchenko’s business over the past year by $4.6 billion was made possible thanks to the activities of Stroytransgaz and Transoil, in which the entrepreneur owns controlling stakes.
In addition to active business activities, Gennady Timchenko owns the SKA hockey club and is on the board of the Olympic Committee.
5th place - Alisher Usmanov, $15.2 billion.
Over the past year, the 63-year-old businessman, by the way, several years ago - the leader of the Russian Forbes list, earned about 2.7 billion dollars from the activities of USM Holdings, which includes the Metalloinvest plant, the Baikal Mining Company, and the telecommunications brand " Megaphone". In the holding, Usmanov owns 48% of business assets. In addition to the industrial sector, the businessman is also involved in the IT and media business - he owns significant shares of Mail.ru Group, New Media Holding, publishing house"Kommersant".
Head of the International Fencing Federation.
6th place – Vagit Alekperov, $14.5 billion.
Behind last year The 66-year-old Russian businessman, a native of Azerbaijan, managed to increase his fortune by 5.6 billion dollars. Vagit Alekperov receives his main income from the activities of the Lukoil oil concern, where he is the president and owner of 23% of the shares. If you believe Lukoil's research, the Russian oil company is the world's largest in terms of raw material reserves (first in oil reserves itself, and third in hydrocarbon reserves).
7th place - Mikhail Fridman, $14.4 billion.
In 2017, co-owner of the Alpha group, 52-year-old Mikhail Fridman, dropped to 7th place. Since 2016, he has managed to earn $1.1 billion. Starting in the 90s with the courier business, Friedman today is the main shareholder of the LetterOne Holdings holding, which unites the oil and gas enterprise Dea, mobile operators"Vimpelcom" and "Turkcell". In addition, Mikhail Fridman owns the lion's share of the Alfa Group corporation: he owns 90.1% of shares in Alfa Bank, and 48% in the car dealership company X5 Retail Group.
Owner of retail brands Pyaterochka and Perekrestok. A native of Ukraine, Mikhail Fridman has Russian and Israeli citizenship.
8th place - Vladimir Potanin, $14.2 billion.
56 years old, owner of the Interros holding structure. Over the past year, he has increased his fortune by $2.2 billion. The main source of large income for businessman Potanin is the field of non-ferrous metallurgy, in particular, the giant in the global production of nickel and palladium, the Norilsk Nickel plant, where he owns 30.41% shares
Vladimir Potanin is an active philanthropist in the sphere of culture and education; over the past year he has allocated more than $10 million for a number of charitable projects. Investor of the Rosa Khutor ski resort in Sochi.
9th place - Andrey Melnichenko, $13.2 billion.
45-year-old Russian Andrei Melnichenko, earned about 5 billion over the past year, and became a new face in the top 10 richest people in the country. Melnichenko managed to accumulate the main fortune from the activities of corporations in the coal and chemical industry: in SUEK, EuroChem, and Siberian Generating Company, the businessman owns more than 90% of the shares in each enterprise.
10th place – Viktor Vekselberg, $12.4 billion.
Rounding out the top 10 richest people in Russia is a 60-year-old businessman who invests in the aluminum industry, energy, telecommunications and airports, whose enterprises are part of his Renova concern. In addition to his leadership in Renova, the source of Vekselberg’s finances are assets in foreign companies: 42.6% shares in Oerlikon and 63.4% in Sulzer (Switzerland). In addition, Viktor Vekselberg owns 5.66% of UC Rusal assets.
Viktor Vekselberg is the world's largest collector of Faberge jewelry. Actively invests funds in charitable cultural and educational projects to support gifted youth.
Every year, Forbes magazine publishes a list of the richest people on the planet. According to a long-established trend, this ranking is headed by older people who have achieved a lot in their lives and are the founders of many successful and significant companies for humanity. The richest people of 2017 - who are they? You can get to know them better in this article.
Why are such lists compiled? Is the world really so interested in knowing how many billions this or that person has? As it turned out, very much so! Moreover, such interest is not caused by a simple desire to calculate someone else’s fortune, but in order to see that the most a common person can achieve great heights in any field - the main thing is to want it and confidently move towards your goal.
It just seems like making money is easy! None of today's billionaires and millionaires were born with a golden spoon in their mouth - they earned all their wealth through hard work and extreme perseverance. Considering even the situation that has developed in our time, rich people have managed not to let their savings go to waste. They are not wasteful, so even their heirs can live comfortably until old age.
Top 10 richest people on the planetTo date official list The list of billionaires has not yet been compiled, but given the data from previous years, it is unlikely that fundamental changes have occurred in it.
So, in 10th place we have Lakshmi Metal, with 12 billion US dollars. This man is one of the most influential and recognizable people in India. He successfully manages the steelmaking concern of the Indian company ArcelorMettal, and is its co-owner. Lakshmi has a daughter who got married a few years ago. It was on the wedding of his daughter that the billionaire spent more than $50 million. The wedding took place in Paris and was amazing in its scope.
9th place rightfully belongs to Mukesh Ambani. His equity totals 21 billion US dollars. Coming from India, he was able to achieve incredible heights in business. Ambani is a successful entrepreneur who has been professionally running the Indian company Reliance Industries for several years now. Mukesh Ambani doesn't spend all his time poolside or at star resorts. He still works in his company and has no plans to leave his post.
Bernard Arnault takes 8th position in the ranking. This man has 32 billion US currency reserves, and increases this amount every year. He is the founder of the famous brand LVMH, a company in which he still holds one of the leading positions. Arnault serves as its chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer. In addition, Bernard owns several enterprises, including the Dior and Guerlain trademarks.
In 7th place was Michael Bloomberg, an entrepreneur and the 108th mayor of New York. Forbes magazine has included him in its list more than once, and this pattern is not accidental. Bloomberg's net worth is more than $35 billion. This man once founded the Bloomberg news agency and is currently its permanent owner. Let us note that as mayor, Michael set himself a painfully ridiculous salary - $1 a year. In addition, he does not benefit from government benefits.
6th place rightfully belongs to David Koch, an American businessman, engineer and billionaire. Koch's net worth is around $38 billion and he earned his fortune solely through his own hard work. Today, David is successfully developing his business further - the Koch Industries company is growing and generating good income for both him and his brother.
The next, honorable 5th place went to Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the world famous social network Facebook. Despite his young age, Zuckerberg has a billion dollar fortune. His cash reserves number about 40 billion and are constantly replenished. The simplest programmer was able to reach the top of popularity and become practically on a par with such famous personalities as Bill Gates. It is worth noting that Zuckerberg is still working and developing his creation (Facebook).
Larry Ellison ranks 4th on the list of the richest people on the planet. He has as much as 43 billion US dollars at his disposal. Ellison is an American entrepreneur, founder and at the same time chairman of the board of directors of the largest corporation, Oracle, which develops and supplies software for organizations. He is also a shareholder in NetSuite and an investor in Salesforce.com.
Carlos Slim Helu opens the top three with $51 billion. Despite the fact that Carlos Slim has lost $27 billion over the past couple of years, he has not given up his position and to this day occupies a leading position in the list of the richest people on our planet.
He built his fortune on communications technology. Main asset entrepreneur - holding organization Grupo C.arco.
In 2nd place was Armancio Ortega, a Spanish entrepreneur, owner of real estate in cities such as London, Lisbon, Madrid, Florida. Previously, he was president of Inditex, an organization that owns more than 5,000 stores in 77 countries. Ortega constantly invests in the gas and tourism industries. Today his net worth is more than 60 billion US dollars.
And finally, the leading position, the honorable 1st place, is rightfully occupied by a well-known person in the world - Bill Gates. There is hardly a person who has not heard this name and does not associate it with big money. In addition, the name of Bill Gates is associated with the largest American company Microsoft. It was this person who had a hand in creating all the software that we are used to using. And although Gates no longer runs the company, he continues to monitor its functioning. According to the latest data, Bill Gates has more than 75 billion US dollars at his disposal.
Every year we learn the ranking of the richest inhabitants of our planet from the list compiled by Forbes magazine. Often, the TOP 10 includes people engaged in entrepreneurship, production or development of new technologies; for several years the rating is practically not updated; traditionally, the same people are included in it.
Let's find out this time who is the richest person in the world in 2017? And also who is the richest person in our country.TOP 10 world ranking
10th place. American businessman David Koch closes our top ten; his fortune is estimated at more than $39 billion. Along with his brother, Charles Koch, David is a co-owner of Koch Industries, founded by his father Fred Koch. The brothers' business is associated with oil refining, production of fertilizers, polymers, etc.
9th place. Charles Koch is not far behind his brother; his fortune is estimated to be the same as that of David Koch.
8th place. Michael Bloomberg ranks next in the ranking with a capital of $40 billion.
It was this man who founded the world's most famous news agency, Bloomberg, and he is also the 108th mayor of New York City.
7th place. It is occupied by one of the most extravagant rich people in the world - Larry Ellison, now his fortune is equal to 43 billion dollars. Ellison is the co-founder of the largest American software company, Oracle. Many programs are specially developed for the Pentagon and the CIA. Larry Ellison is a real actor, he just loves to play for the audience, and some of his antics are amazing.
6th place. It rightfully went to Mark Zuckerberg, the youngest billionaire of our time. Probably all young people of our time are familiar with his biography, because Mark is the co-founder of the social network Facebook. Zuckerberg is famous for not showing off his wealth. He has a middle-class car and clothes from the mass market, for which the fashion magazine GQ recognized him as the most tastelessly dressed resident of Silicon Valley.
5th place. The middle of the ranking is occupied by American entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, his capital is more than $45 billion. The billionaire is the creator of Amazon.com, and he is also the owner of the most famous publishing house in America, The Washington Post.
4th place. It is occupied by the richest man in Mexico - Carlos Slim Helu. His fortune is estimated at 50 billion dollars, he is the richest man in the whole Latin America. All its activities are based on the telecommunications industry. Elu is the owner of a controlling stake in the largest mobile operator Latin America.
3rd place. Warren Buffett has been included in the ranking of the richest people in the world for many years. The American entrepreneur firmly ranks second among the richest people in the United States. He is the most successful investor of the century, he increased his initial capital by 200 thousand percent, now he owns 60 billion dollars.
Engaged in financial transactions and stock exchange activities, Buffett is also the largest philanthropist in the history of mankind.
2nd place. Occupied by Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, he owns the huge Inditex corporation, which includes several thousand clothing and accessories stores around the world. The first brand of this company was the famous Zara brand; Ortega also owns brands such as Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Oysho and others, the annual revenue of all stores is several billion dollars. At the moment, his fortune is estimated at 67 billion dollars.
1 place. For several years in a row it has not given up its position richest man planet, founder of Microsoft - Bill Gates. In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Gates and his wife are involved in social activities and charity work. Bill Gates' fortune is approaching $76 billion.
It is these representatives of the world elite who are the richest people in 2017; most of them started their careers from scratch, and through perseverance and hard work rose to the top.
Russian billionairesAccording to the same Forbes magazine, there are currently 77 dollar billionaires in Russia. We have compiled the TOP-3 rating “The richest people in Russia in 2017”, who is on this list:
- entrepreneur Vladimir Lisin, the largest shareholder of the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant, owner of the transport holding Universal Cargo Logistics, receives bronze; his fortune is estimated at $16 billion;
- silver from Alexey Mordashov with his fortune of 17.5 billion dollars, owner of the companies Severstal, Nord Gold, Power Machines, etc.;
- Leonid Mikhelson, the founder of the largest oil refining company Sibur, NOVATEK, is considered the wealthiest person in Russia. His capital is estimated at more than 18 billion dollars.
As you can see, there are also many rich people in our country, although Russia is still far from the United States with its 540 billionaires.
For the second year in a row, the list of the wealthiest Russians was headed by the co-owner of Novatek and Sibur, Leonid Mikhelson.
American Forbes on Monday, March 20, released its annual, 31st ranking of the world's billionaires. The list included 96 representatives of Russia, 19 more than a year earlier. Russian economy has stabilized, some industries are showing recovery. Oil prices rose by 25% over the year. Other commodity markets important for Russia are also showing positive dynamics. Things never came to a “thaw” in relations with the West, but the election of US President Donald Trump gives reason to look into the future with cautious optimism. The Russian part of the rating was headed - for the second time in a row - by the co-owner of Novatek and Sibur, Leonid Mikhelson. Read more about the ten richest Russians and three entrepreneurs from Russia who were included in the Forbes world ranking of billionaires for the first time in our gallery.
Leonid Mikhelson
Net worth: $18.4 billion
Change for the year: + $4 billion
Leonid Mikhelson is one of the main shareholders of Novatek OJSC (Russia's largest private gas production company), controlling almost 25% of the shares.
Mikhelson also heads the board of directors of the chemical holding Sibur. Until the end of 2014, the entrepreneur was the controlling shareholder of the holding, but in December 2015, the Chinese state company Sinopec bought 10% of Sibur for $1.339 billion. After that, Mikhelson’s share was reduced to 43%, and in December another 10% of the company was sold to the Chinese Investment Fund Silk Road Fund, after which the billionaire’s share dropped to 34%.
Leonid Mikhelson heads the Russian part of the global Forbes list for the second year in a row. In 2016, his fortune was estimated at $14.4 billion. Then he took 60th place in the global ranking.
Alexey Mordashov
Net worth: $17.5 billion
Change for the year: + $6.6 billion
Alexey Mordashov is Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Severstal, President and Member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Steel Consortium, Deputy Chairman of the World Steel Association, Non-Executive Director of Nord Gold N.V.
He owns the Utkonos online grocery store and is the largest shareholder of the tour operator TUI (he now owns about 30% of the company’s shares) and has been a member of the group’s Supervisory Board for almost a year.
In 2016, Mordashov took 91st place in the Forbes world ranking with a fortune of $10.9 billion. Thus, over the year his fortune grew by more than 60%.
Vladimir Lisin
Net worth: $16.1 billion
Change for the year: + $6.8 billion
Vladimir Lisin is the chairman of the board of directors and the owner of a controlling stake in OJSC Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant; he also owns Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V.
The billionaire is the head of the supervisory board of the Rumedea media holding, whose assets include the Business FM radio station.
In 2011, with a capital of $24 billion, Lisin headed Russian list Forbes. In 2016, Lisin ranked 116th in the Forbes global ranking of billionaires with a fortune of $9.3 billion. last year his fortune grew by more than 73.1%.
Gennady Timchenko
Net worth: $16 billion
Change for the year: + $4.6 billion
Gennady Timchenko owns the Volga Group and Volga Group LLC, through which he owns shares in Novatek, Sibur, the Kolmar coal mining company, the Stroytransgaz group and the railway operator Transoil.
The businessman is also one of the founders of the Gunvor Group (the group is one of the world's largest commodity traders). In March 2014, the day before being included in the US sanctions list, Timchenko sold 43% of the company's shares to his Gunvor partner, Swede Torbjorn Tornqvist. In 2015, he sold shares in construction companies SK Most and ARKS and the Sogaz insurance holding.
In 2016, Timchenko took 85th place in the Forbes world ranking with a fortune of $11.4 billion; over the year his capital increased by 40.4%.
Alisher Usmanov
Net worth: $15.2 billion
Change for the year: + $2.7 billion
Alisher Usmanov is the founder of USM Holdings, which owns the largest mining company in Russia and the CIS, Metalloinvest. The holding's assets also include the Baikal Mining Company (the Udokan copper deposit, one of the largest in the world, is being developed).
USM owns controlling shares in Megafon, the Internet holding Mail.ru Group and the Kommersant publishing house. Owns stakes in Chinese companies Alibaba and Xiaomi.
In 2016, Alisher Usmanov lost his tax resident status in Russia. At the same time, 100% of Metalloinvest shares were transferred from offshore companies in the past year and transferred to the balance sheet Russian company"UESEM Metalloinvest"
In 2016, the billionaire took 73rd place in the world Forbes list with a net worth of $12.5 billion, his wealth increased by 21.6% over the year.
Vagit Alekperov
Net worth: $14.5 billion
Change for the year: + $5.6 billion
Vagit Alekperov is the president of NK Lukoil, the second largest oil company in Russia. In 2007, on his initiative, the Regional Fund was created. social programs“Our Future”, and in 2010 Alekperov joined the board of the Skolkovo Foundation.
In 2016, the businessman took 124th place in Russian rating Forbes, then his fortune was estimated at $8.9 billion. Over the year, his fortune grew by 62.9%.
Mikhail Fridman
Net worth: $14.4 billion
Change for the year: + $1.1 billion
Mikhail Fridman is co-owner and chairman of the supervisory board of the Alfa Group consortium, member of the supervisory board of VimpelCom Ltd. The businessman is a member of the board of directors of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.
In 2013, the businessman founded LetterOne Holdings S.A. (L1), its co-owners in the project were billionaires German Khan and Alexey Kuzmichev. LetterOne's key investment area is foreign projects in the oil and gas sector. The volume of planned investments is about $5 billion. In July 2016, the company launched investment business L1 Health, through which it will invest $3 billion in medicine over three years.
In 2016, Mikhail Fridman ranked second among the Russian part of the Forbes global ranking with a fortune of $13.3 billion. Since then, the estimate of his fortune has increased by 8.3%.
Vladimir Potanin
Net worth: $14.3 billion
Change for the year: + $2.2 billion
Vladimir Potanin is the main owner management company Interros, which owns stakes in Norilsk Nickel (about 30%, the basis of Potanin’s fortune), ProfEstate, ProfMedia and the Rosa Khutor ski resort, built for the Olympics in Sochi.
Along with Potanin, the founder of Interros was billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. However, in 2007, the entrepreneurs decided to divide the business. The “divorce” was accompanied by numerous scandals.
In 2016, Potanin ranked 78th in the global Forbes ranking with a fortune of $12.1 billion. past year it grew by 18.2%.
Andrey Melnichenko
Net worth: $13.2 billion
Change for the year: + $5 billion
Andrey Melnichenko is the main shareholder of the coal company SUEK (92.2%), the chemical concern Eurochem (90%), and the Siberian Generating Company (92.2%).
Melnichenko is one of the founders of MDM Bank, on the basis of which a real industrial empire was built in the late 1990s and early 2000s together with billionaire Sergei Popov. Subsequently, Melnichenko and Popov divided the assets.
In 2016, Melnichenko took 139th place in the Forbes global ranking with a fortune of $8.2 billion; over the year it increased by 61%.
Victor Vekselberg
Net worth: $12.4 billion
Change for the year: + $1.9 billion
Viktor Vekselberg is the president of the Skolkovo Foundation, chairman of the board of directors of the Renova group of companies, which was also co-founded by billionaire Leonid Blavatnik.
Vekselberg owns 5.66% of shares of UC Rusal, 38.3% of Swiss Oerlikon and 57.1% of Sulzer 57.1%.
Until March 2013, the entrepreneur owned 12.5% of the shares of TNK-BP, one of the largest private oil companies in the world. When the company was sold to state-owned Rosneft, Vekselberg received about $7 billion for his stake.
In 2016, Vekselberg took 98th place in the Forbes world ranking with a fortune of $10.5 billion. Over the year, the estimate of his capital increased by $1.9 billion.
Roman Trotsenko
Net worth: $1.6 billion
Roman Trotsenko controls 50% of the Novaport holding, which includes 13 regional airports, the Moscow River Shipping Company, the Southern River Port, the Volgograd River Port, and development projects in Moscow.
Trotsenko holds the post of adviser to the president of the state company Rosneft, where he oversees the company's offshore projects.
In 2017, Roman Trotsenko first entered the global ranking Forbes, before that his fortune was estimated at $750 million.
Sergey Gordeev
Net worth: $1.5 billion
Sergey Gordeev is the main shareholder of the PIK group (he owns 29.9% of the shares). In 2016, he acquired the Morton company, the largest developer in Russia. This means that the developer will now be able to commission 1.8 million square meters annually. m of housing.
In 2005, Gordeev created the Horus Capital company, engaged in development projects. In 2010, it was sold to O1 by Boris Mints. In 2015, Gordeev invested $10 million in Elon Musk’s Hyperloop project.
In 2016, Russian Forbes recognized Sergei Gordeev as “businessman of the year.”
In 2017, the entrepreneur was included in the Forbes global ranking for the first time; before that, his fortune was estimated at $900 million.
Alexander Klyachin
Net worth: $1.3 billion
Alexander Klyachin is the founder and owner of the Azimut Hotels chain and owner of the Metropol Hotel.
In 2001, the entrepreneur created the development company KR Properties, which owns a number of large properties commercial real estate in Moscow: business district “Red Rose”, “Danilovskaya Manufactory”, business center “Rassvet”, etc.
In 2016, Klyachin took 9th place in the Forbes “Kings” rating Russian real estate" In the same year, together with businessman Alexander Svetakov, he submitted an application for a tender for the construction of a new gambling and entertainment resort in Cyprus worth €300 million.
In 2017, the businessman was included in the Forbes global ranking for the first time; before that, his fortune was estimated at $700 million.