According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, since the beginning of 2024, the wealth of the richest Russians has increased by $31 billion, reaching $360.2 billion. The general list included 25 Russians, whose total wealth was estimated at the specified amount.
The top three places are occupied by Vladimir Potanin, one of the key owners of Norilsk Nickel, whose fortune increased by $1.57 billion to $32.6 billion. Next comes Vladimir Lisin, chairman of the board of directors of NLMK, whose fortune increased by $4.27 billion to $28.2 billion. The top three is Vagit Alekperov, the founder of the oil company LUKOIL, whose capital increased by 2.83 billion to 27.5 billion dollars.
The largest increase in wealth among Russians was recorded by Andrey Melnichenko, founder of the companies Eurochem and SUEK; Its capital increased by 6.22 billion dollars, reaching 25 billion dollars. In second place in terms of growth was Alexey Mordashov, Severstal’s main beneficiary, with an increase of $5 billion to $25.9 billion.
Pavel Durov, founder of the Telegram messaging app, is the 17th richest Russian businessman with a fortune estimated at $9.07 billion.
Tatyana Kim (Bakalchuk), the founder of Wildberries, Russia’s richest woman, ranked 19th in the Bloomberg rankings, and her wealth increased by $3.1 billion since the beginning of the year, reaching $8.51 billion.
Source: People Talk
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