Forbes analysts annually rank the world's billionaires. This year, 88 Russians were included in this list. We decided to take a closer look at the top ten, bringing to your attention the Top 10, which included the richest people in Russia in 2015.
Naturally, the crisis, sanctions and the depreciation of the ruble affected the size of the fortunes of the Russian oligarchs. For the first time in recent years, Russia has lost India and Germany in the number of billionaires.
10. Mikhail Prokhorov
Prokhorov’s fortune is $ 9.9 billion. The businessman owns a controlling stake in the Nets basketball club, and for 6 years he was president of the Russian Biathlon Union. The assets of Prokhorov include shares of commodity companies and media assets - RBC and the publishing group “Live!”.
9. Gennady Timchenko
Timchenko is a co-owner of such companies as Novatek, Sibur holding, Transoil, as well as Sogaz insurance company. The businessman is a fan of hockey, he even chairs the KHL board of directors. Timchenko's fortune is $ 10.7 billion.
8. Vladimir Lisin
Lisin’s fortune “thinned” over the year by almost a third, decreasing by $ 5 billion and amounting to $ 11.6 billion. The oligarch’s assets included the Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant and the UCL logistics holding.
7. Leonid Mikhelson
Mikhelson owns the Novatek gas company, the Sibur chemical group, and the First Combined Bank. The businessman’s fortune is estimated at $ 11.7 billion. The oligarch is known for his commitment to art and often organizes exhibitions.
6. Vagit Alekperov
The head of Lukoil owns a fortune of $ 12.2 billion. The businessman actively supports social entrepreneurship through the Our Future regional program fund he founded.
5. Alexey Mordashov
The owner of Severstal owns a fortune of about $ 13 billion. Besides the main asset, the metallurgical tycoon has a stake in Tele2 Russia, Rossiya Bank, and Power Machines Holding.
4. Victor Vekselberg
The curator of the Skolkovo project owns a private museum, which exhibits his collection of art objects. In addition, Vekselberg is actively involved in patronage. So, a businessman presented three-room apartments to the 2014 Olympic champions - Maxim Trankov and Tatyana Volosozhar. The state of the oligarch is estimated at $ 14.2 billion.
3. Alisher Usmanov
Last year, it was this 71-year-old oligarch who led a similar Forbes rating. During the year, the fourth-degree holder of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland lost $ 4.2 billion, and his fortune is now valued at $ 14.4 billion.
2. Mikhail Fridman
Alfa-Group’s co-owner lost $ 3 billion over the year; today, Forbes experts have estimated its fortune at $ 14.6 billion. Among the assets of Friedman are mobile operator VimpelCom and a stake in X5 Retail Group.
1. Vladimir Potanin
The rating is headed by only the richest people in Russia, the head of Interros. Over the year, Potanin’s fortune grew by $ 2.8 billion, amounting to $ 15.4 billion. Last year was a turning point in the oligarch’s personal life - Potanin divorced and already entered into a second marriage with a colleague in whom he had a child.
