American Forbes on Tuesday, March 1, published the annual, 30th in a row - anniversary - rating of world billionaires. The list includes 77 representatives of Russia, 11 less than a year earlier: big business continues to suffer losses due to the economic crisis, the collapse of oil prices and the sanctions war with the West. Leonid Mikhelson, co-owner of Novatek and Sibur, headed the Russian part of the rating - for the first time in history. Read more about the ten richest Russians and four newcomers from Russia in the list - further.

1. Leonid Mikhelson
Wealth: $14.4 billion
YoY change: + $2.7 billion
Place in the world ranking: 60

Leonid Mikhelson is the main shareholder of Russia's largest independent gas producer Novatek and the petrochemical holding Sibur. He also owns a minority stake in Promsvyazbank. Mikhelson's partner in Novatek and Sibur is Gennady Timchenko. Another co-owner of the petrochemical holding is Kirill Shamalov, whom the media calls the alleged husband of Katerina Tikhonova, the alleged daughter of Vladimir Putin. Shamalov acquired a stake in Sibur from Timchenko after American sanctions were imposed against a longtime acquaintance of the Russian president. At the end of 2015, the Chinese Sinopec bought 10% of Sibur for $1.3 billion. Mikhelson is an avid art collector and sponsors exhibitions in Russia and the United States. His father was the director of the construction trust Kuibyshevtruboprovodstroy - the largest in the system of the Ministry of Construction of the Oil and Gas Industry of the USSR.

2. Mikhail Fridman
Wealth: $13.3 billion
Change for the year: - $1.3 billion
Place in the world ranking: 63

Together with his longtime student business partners German Khan and Alexei Kuzmichev, he controls Alfa Group, Russia's largest financial and industrial investment group. In 2013, the state-owned Rosneft bought 50% of oil TNK-BP, which billionaires owned on a parity basis with British BP, from Mikhail Fridman, Viktor Vekselberg and Leonard Blavatnik for $28 billion. Friedman earned $5.1 billion from the deal. In 2013, this money was partly used to launch a new Alfa structure - LetterOne Holdings S.A. (L1), on the balance sheet of which were the foreign assets of the investment group and who was entrusted with control over M&A transactions abroad. In particular, in 2015 L1 acquired the German oil and gas company Dea RWE for $5.7 billion. Among the largest projects of Alfa are the second largest Russian retailer X5, shares in the telecommunications holdings VimpelCom and Turkcell. A native of Ukraine, Friedman moved to Moscow as a young man to attend university. In 1989, together with Khan and Kuzmichev, he founded the Alfa-Eco company, which laid the foundation for the construction of one of the main business empires in Russia. Two years later, the partners created Alfa-Bank, now the largest private bank in the country.

3. Alisher Usmanov
Wealth: $12.5 billion
Change for the year: – $1.9 billion
Place in the world ranking: 73

Alisher Usmanov, who topped Russia's Forbes list for several consecutive years, runs one of the country's most sprawling business empires. Among its assets are the metallurgical holding Metalloinvest, Russia's second largest mobile operator Megafon, and the publishing house Kommersant. In 2014, the billionaire sold 12% of the USM Holdings management holding to his longtime junior business partners and key top managers. Usmanov is a member of a number of important lobbying organizations, including the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. In 2013, he was awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree. One of the early investors of Facebook, three years ago, the businessman sold all the shares of the social network and focused on Chinese assets - he has a stake in the Alibaba online retailer, Usmanov invested $ 500 million in smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi. The billionaire is also a co-owner of the London football club Arsenal. In 2015, Usmanov made more headlines for his public initiatives: he loaned 1 billion rubles to the Russian Football Union to help the organization pay off Italian coach Fabio Capello.

4. Vladimir Potanin
Wealth: $12.1 billion
Change for the year: – $3.3 billion
Place in the world ranking: 78

Last year, the leader of the Russian Forbes list, Vladimir Potanin, a former employee of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, in 1991 met his future partner Mikhail Prokhorov, then head of the Soviet International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC). In 1993, the partners created Oneximbank, which lured IBEC to serve its clients. Oneximbank has become a platform for the construction of the Interros holding. At the loans-for-shares auctions, the tandem of billionaires gained control of the metallurgical giant MMC Norilsk Nickel and the Sidanco oil company. In 2007, Potanin and Prokhorov decided to split the business. Potanin, a former deputy prime minister in Viktor Chernomyrdin's government and George Soros' investment partner in Svyazinvest, has concentrated his assets in Interros. With state support, the billionaire became the largest private investor in the Winter Olympics in Sochi - he built the Rosa Khutor ski resort. In May 2014, Potanin divorced his wife Natalia and married a second time to a subordinate named Ekaterina, the couple already had a child. Natalia filed a lawsuit against her ex-husband - she demands 50% of the billionaire's assets. In the fall of 2015, the Moscow City Court dismissed the claim, Natalia challenged this decision on appeal. The litigation continues.

5. Gennady Timchenko
Wealth: $11.4 billion
YoY change: + $0.7 billion
Place in the world ranking: 85

The co-founder of Gunvor Group, one of the world's largest commodity traders, Gennady Timchenko sold a 43% stake in the company to another of its founders Torbjorn Tornquist in March 2014, the day before he was on the US sanctions list - according to US authorities, the billionaire is included in the near circle of Vladimir Putin. Timchenko, in response to Washington's actions, only stated that "everything in this life has to be paid for, including friendship with the president." In 2015, he continued the sale of assets, including shares in construction companies"SK Most" and ARKS and insurance holding "Sogaz". Timchenko's assets today are shares in the Sibur petrochemical holding, the Transoil railway operator and the Stroytransgaz construction group. The businessman also chairs the board of directors of the Continental Hockey League and is president of the St. Petersburg hockey club SKA, winner of the 2015 Gagarin Cup.

6. Alexey Mordashov
Wealth: $10.9 billion
Change for the year: – $2.1 billion
Place in the world ranking: 93

Alexey Mordashov, the main owner of the metallurgical giant Severstal, left the post of the company's CEO in 2015 after standing at the helm for 19 years. He also guaranteed Russian President Vladimir Putin that he would refrain from short-sighted investments (against the backdrop of the sale of Severstal's North American assets). In addition to the steel industry, Mordashov's business empire extends to tourism (TUI operator), gold mining (Nordgold), heavy engineering (Power Machines). A hereditary metallurgist, he literally grew up at the enterprise, quickly built a career and became a financial director, and then bought up shares and became the main owner of Severstal himself. Mordashov is a member of the boards of trustees of the Bolshoi Theatre, the Tretyakov Gallery, the Valaam Monastery and the National Chess Federation. He speaks fluent German and is interested in poetry, art and winter sports.

7. Viktor Vekselberg
Wealth: $10.5 billion
Change for the year: – $3.7 billion
Place in the world ranking: 98

The Russian authorities entrusted Viktor Vekselberg with one of the most ambitious projects - the innovation city of Skolkovo: the billionaire heads the fund of the same name, which oversees the development of the national analogue of Silicon Valley. Since 2010, the fund has issued grants to Vekselberg structures, including $13 million for Hevel, an innovative energy company. In 2013, the businessman, together with billionaire partners Mikhail Fridman and Leonard Blavatnik, sold a 50% stake in TNK-BP to the state-owned Rosneft for $28 billion and received $7 billion from the deal. He spent part of the funds to buy 25% in the Swiss steel company Schmolz +Bickenbach. In 2014, the entrepreneur also acquired Octo Telematics, an Italian manufacturer of software for insurers. Vekselberg has a 6.2% stake in Bank of Cyprus. His industrial conglomerate Renova is a strategic investor in the Swiss market. Among the main assets are shares in the industrial groups Oerlikon and Sulzer. In 2015, Vekselberg spent almost $1 billion to double his stake in Sulzer to 63%. A native of Ukraine, the future billionaire earned his first money selling scrap metal. In the 1990s, he founded the holding company SUAL. In 2007, SUAL merged assets with the Rusal group and mining Glencore - this is how the world's largest aluminum producer UC Rusal was born, where the billionaire retains a minority stake. In addition, Vekselberg has stakes in petrochemical, consumer and telecommunications businesses. He owns a large collection of art, including nine Faberge Easter eggs, which the billionaire bought from the Forbes family for $100 million. In November 2013, Vekselberg opened a private museum in St. Petersburg, where he exhibited his treasures. In February 2014, the businessman presented a three-room apartment in the Azimut Hotel he built in Sochi to Olympic figure skating champions Tatyana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov. Athletes will need their own housing in the capital of the 2014 Games in order to realize the dream of creating a children's school, the philanthropist reasoned. In 2015, Renova handed over Azimuth to the All-Russian Children's Center.

8. Vladimir Lisin
Wealth: $9.3 billion
Change for the year: – $2.3 billion
Place in the world ranking: 116

Vladimir Lisin made a fortune in steel and freight. He began his career as an electrician in the Yuzhkuzbassugol association. After graduating from the institute, he worked at metallurgical enterprises, went from assistant to a steelmaker to deputy general director of the Karaganda Metallurgical Plant. In 1991, together with his leader, who became the Minister of Metallurgy, the future billionaire moved to Moscow. He soon became a partner in the Trans-World Group, which grew within a few years into Russia's leading exporter of aluminum and steel. By that time, Lisin had accumulated rich experience in the management of metallurgical production, so that during the division of assets in 2000, he naturally received ownership of the industry giant, the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works. The billionaire also controls the logistics holding UCL, which owns Freight One. His most famous hobby outside of business is shooting: Lisin built Europe's largest shooting complex, Lisya Nora, in the Moscow region. In January 2016, the billionaire lashed out at the Russian defense industry for incompetence in the production of sporting firearms.

9. Vagit Alekperov
Wealth: $8.9 billion
Change for the year: – $3.3 billion
Place in the world ranking: 124

Vagit Alekperov heads Lukoil, Russia's largest independent oil producer, which is exploring the West Qurna-2 field in Iraq, one of the most promising in the world. In 2016, the company plans to invest $1.5 billion in the development of its projects. Alekperov is not considered the closest associate of Vladimir Putin, but this did not save Lukoil from US sanctions - restrictions against the company were introduced in September 2014. The main owner of the company plans to transfer the share by inheritance to his son Yusuf - on the condition that he does not sell the asset and the family remains the largest co-owner of the oil giant. Having passed all the career steps in the oil industry, at the end of the USSR, the future billionaire even managed to work as an industry minister. In 1991, he privatized three large fields and created Lukoil. Alekperov is the author of the book “Russian Oil: Past, Present and Future” and founder of the Regional social programs"Our Future", which actively supports social entrepreneurship.

10. German Khan
Wealth: $8.7 billion
YoY change: + $0.8 billion
Place in the world ranking: 128

German Khan, together with Mikhail Fridman and Alexei Kuzmichev, owns Alfa Group, the largest private financial and industrial group in Russia. He worked for a long time as the executive director of the oil company TNK-BP, which he left in March 2013, after the state-owned Rosneft bought a 50% stake in Alfa and its partners for $28 billion. Khan earned $3.3 billion from the deal. In 2013, together with other Alfa members, he used part of the funds to create LetterOne Holdings S.A. (L1), which specializes in investments in foreign assets (for example, the German oil and gas company DEA was acquired for €5.1 billion). Khan joined the board of directors of L1. The company is headquartered in London, where in 2010 the billionaire bought a mansion worth $91 million. A native of Kyiv, he moved to Moscow, having entered the university. Together with Fridman and Kuzmichev, Khan founded the Alfa-Eco trader in 1989. Two years later, the partners created Alfa-Bank, now the largest private bank in Russia. In the late 1990s, Alfa gained control of TNK and entered into a joint venture with British BP. Other assets of the group include mobile operator VimpelCom and retailer X5 Retail Group.

Newcomer: Mikail Shishkhanov
Wealth: $1.6 billion
Place in the world ranking: 1110

In 1992, as a student at the Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Mikail Shishkhanov began working for the BIN Group, founded by his uncle, billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev. Since 1994 he has been working at Binbank, today he is in the status of its head. He also oversees the group's construction assets. Under the leadership of Shishkhanov, BIN pulled off a series of deals in the financial sector in 2015, including buying MDM Bank from billionaire Sergei Popov and a non-state pension fund from Raiffeisenbank.

Newcomer: Sait-Salam Gutseriev

In 1999-2008, State Duma deputy, Sait-Salam Gutseriev, since 1993, has been working in senior positions in the BIN Group, founded by his older brother Mikhail Gutseriev. In the group, he is a junior business partner. Sait-Salam oversees BIN development projects, in particular, manages the National and Sheraton hotels in the center of Moscow. The group's rental income in 2015 was $430 million.

Newcomer: Leonid Boguslavsky
Wealth: $1.2 billion

Leonid Boguslavsky has been in the IT business since the mid-1980s. In the early 1990s, he managed to be a partner of Boris Berezovsky in the LogoVAZ company and a Russian representative of the Oracle software corporation. In 1992, the businessman exchanged a stake in LogoVAZ for a subsidiary of the company, the LVS system integrator. Four years later, Boguslavsky sold LVS to the auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers for $10 million. The entrepreneur made the bulk of his fortune on successful venture investments, the most successful of which - in the Russian search giant Yandex - was made in the early 2000s. Boguslavsky invests through ru-Net and RTP Ventures funds. Among his latest investments are the German Delivery Hero, the American DataDog, the Indian SnapDeal and FreeCharge.

Newcomer: Kirill Shamalov
Wealth: $1.2 billion
Place in the world ranking: 1466

Kirill Shamalov is the youngest son of an old acquaintance of Vladimir Putin, co-owner of Rossiya Bank Nikolai Shamalov. According to media reports, he is allegedly the husband of Katerina Tikhonova, the alleged daughter of the President of Russia. Shamalov Jr. is a graduate of St. Petersburg State University. At the age of 26, he became vice president of the Sibur petrochemical holding. In 2014, the entrepreneur acquired 17% of Sibur from another longtime acquaintance of Putin, billionaire Gennady Timchenko. In total, today Kirill Shamalov owns 21.3% of the holding - he is the second co-owner of Sibur after Leonid Mikhelson. In December 2015, the Chinese state company Sinopec acquired 10% of Sibur for $1.339 billion.

10. German Borisovich Khan

The fortune of German Borisovich is estimated at 8.7 billion dollars. This year, the value of his assets has decreased by 800 million. In the world, the tenth representative of the Russian Federation occupies 128th place. Co-owner of a well-known financial and industrial group with a turnover of 2.8 billion dollars. He also manages L1 Energy. This is a company that invests in the oil and gas industry.

Over the past ten years, constantly being in the top 15 richest people in Russia. Married, has two sons and daughters.

9.

The value of assets in his personal possession is estimated at 8.9 billion. Among the world leaders in terms of earned funds, he is in 124th place.

This year, the oligarch has lost three positions. Previously, the state was estimated at 12.2 billion, which made it possible to take sixth place in the ranking. Co-owner of the well-known company Lukoil, as well as its president. In addition, one of the board members of the Skolkovo Innovation Center Foundation. Three years earlier, he owned assets with a total value of 27.8 billion, which allowed him to improve his position in the ratings. The owner of various awards from the Government of the Russian Federation.

8.

The total value of assets held in journalistic data is 9.3 billion. In the world list, he was given 116th position. This year allowed to enter the rating of the richest people in Russia 2016 Forbes. Vladimir Sergeevich managed to get through thanks to his assets, including one of the metallurgical plants, and the second asset is a well-known holding uniting transport companies.
For two years in a row, in 2010-2011, he appeared in Forbes magazine as the richest man in Russia. He is married and has three sons. He actively collects Kasli iron castings.

7.

Vekselberg deserved the seventh position in the list of the richest people in Russia in 2016. The total value of wealth, according to journalists, is 10.5 billion. This amount allowed him to enter the top 100 richest people in the world and take 98th position.

Under his control is the Skolkovo Foundation. Additionally, he is a key figure in a group of companies called Renova. Previously, he sold shares of one of his companies at an affordable price. This sale made him the richest man in Russia. At that time, according to one of the magazines, his capital was 18 billion. Now he lives in Russia.

6.

He was already included in the list of the richest people in Russia in 2016. Among the world's rich, it ranks 93rd. The oligarch's assets are estimated at 10.9 billion. Under his leadership is the Severstal company, and also manages the large Sever Group company. Owns a 26% stake in a well-known travel company from Germany TUI Group. He is fluent in both English and German.

In his early years, he managed 22.1 billion, which made it possible to be at the top of various lists. For his services he received a large number of orders, thanks and other awards.

5.

Under his management is 11.4 billion. Thanks to the ability to properly invest and accumulate capital, the last five years have allowed him to increase the value of assets five times.

On the world stage, it takes 85th place. Under his control is the Volga Group holding, which unites various companies. He also owns a 23% stake in the well-known gas production company Novatek.

4.

His capital is estimated at 12.1 billion, respectively, a place in the rating is secured. Among the world leaders in wealth, it ranks 78th. Compared to previous years, its assets have decreased in value by approximately $3.3 billion.
Under his control is the company Interros, which carries out private investments. Additionally, Norilsk Nickel is listed as an asset. Earlier, his fortune was estimated at 15.4 billion. This figure allowed Vladimir Olegovich to become the richest representative of Russia in the Forbes world lists.

He worked in the Government of the Russian Federation, and is also involved in charity work and public projects. Over the years, he received many orders and awards.

3.

The three leaders of the rating are opened by the famous businessman Usmanov Alisher Burkhanovich, whose journalists counted 12.5 billion. Among the richest people in the world, he is on the 73rd line. The main source of income is metallurgy, where Metalloinvest holding is the main asset, as well as modern technologies with the mail.ru Group asset. Additionally, a large number of publishing houses, TV channels, and radio stations are owned.
For three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014, Alisher Usmanov was the richest businessman in Russia. The assets, which include products of modern technology, allowed him to increase capital and stay at the top of the ratings of the richest people for such a long time.

2.

One of the co-owners of the well-known holding Alfa Group. The holding includes a variety of companies from different industries. A year earlier, the value of assets decreased by 1.3 billion. This is what made it impossible to reach the first position among the richest people in the Russian Federation. Actively participates in both social and political activities. Constantly supports the European Jewish Foundation, which provides support to the Jewish population of Europe.

1. Mikhelson Leonid Viktorovich

Forbes magazine put Mikhelson Leonid Viktorovich in the first place of leadership in this top. The official fortune of the oligarch is estimated at 14.4 billion. The last five years of vigorous activity and investing in various assets have made it possible to increase capital by more than 10 billion. Among the world's billionaires, he is in 60th place.

The main asset is the Novatek company, where he is the main shareholder, as well as the Sibur holding, which operates in the petrochemical industry. Additionally, he has shares in Promsvyazbank. He was awarded various orders and medals.

Forbes magazine is a world-famous print publication specializing in the global economy. It was named after Bertie Charles Forbes, who founded it in 1917. Since 2004, the Russian version of the magazine, Forbes Russia, has been published in Russia. Probably the most anticipated news that Forbes announces annually is the rating of billionaires around the world. What changes have taken place over the year? Who headed, and indeed entered the list of Russian billionaires? We will talk about this and much more in the article.

The history of the Russian version of Forbes

Russia was the fifth country in the world to start publishing the magazine on its territory. The first issue, as already mentioned, was published in 2004. CJSC Axel Springer Russia took over the implementation of the project. After 5 years, an electronic version is created Russian magazine Forbes.

The printed edition has managed to change many editors over the decade. And less than a year ago, Axel Springer Russia CJSC sold the publishing rights to ACMG, which is headed by businessman Alexander Fedotov. I must say that this decision was forced due to changes in Russian legislation on the share of foreign managers of local media. In fact, this was a direct clash between the owners of Vedomosti and Forbes, because it is these publications that touch on serious political and economic topics and, moreover, have a significant contribution from foreign owners. It is worth noting that the Forbes magazine, from the date of its foundation, adhered to its own views and was independent of other people's opinions and influences.

The first billionaires of Russia in Forbes

In 1997, for the first time, the magazine included Russians in its list, who at that time had a good fortune. These were the leaders:

• Lukoil company - Vagit Alekperov;
• ONEXIM Bank - Vladimir Potanin;
• Yukos - Mikhail Khodorkovsky;
• Gazprom - Vyakhirev Rem;
• group "Most" - Gusinsky Vladimir;
• Berezovsky Boris (deputy secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation).

The list has since been updated. However, one of the managing enterprises is still among the richest people on the planet. This is Vladimir Potanin, who in 2015 topped the list of Russian billionaires.

The results of the Forbes magazine rating in 2016

On March 1 of this year, the latest rating of billionaires in Russia and around the world was published. The list included 77 citizens of the Russian Federation. The size of the state of each of them has not changed much over the past year. But it is known for certain that 20 oligarchs have become even richer. There were also newcomers, which we will talk about a little later.

The economic situation in the world in recent years has not been stable. This, of course, has affected the fortunes of billionaires. The total amount of funds available to Russian oligarchs in 2016 decreased by almost 54 billion conventional units compared to last year. The financial situation of the majority of wealthy persons has changed, in connection with which the list has been updated. Forbes information on the state of the richest people in the world for 2016 is reflected in the table:

As you can see, mostly men of retirement age can boast of big money, there are, of course, young lucky ones. The largest number of billionaires, as in other years, falls on the United States. The leader of the list which period is Bill Gates, the world-famous creator of the Windows operating system.

Where are ours?

As you can see, the oligarchs of Russia are still not so rich as to get into the top ten Forbes. The richest man in the country is only in 60th place in the general list. His fortune is estimated at 14.4 billion dollars. And this person, completely unexpected for many readers, is Leonid Mikhelson. "Why unexpected?" - you ask. The head of Novatek was not even included in the top five billionaires according to the Russian version of Forbes magazine last year. In just a year, he was able to break through from 7th place to the leaders.

The top ten people with a huge fortune by Russian standards also included:

In total, 77 Russians entered the Forbes world list in 2016, which is 11 people less than last year.

The main "ups" of the capital of the year

This year, the leader of the list of Russian billionaires has changed. They became Leonid Mikhelson - "gas" and "oil" tycoon, shareholder of Novatek. He was able to increase his fortune by 23%, which allowed him to make an unthinkable breakthrough: from 105th place in the world ranking to 60th! It is also worth noting that before that, Mikhelson had never been included in the list of Russian billionaires.

But this successful businessman in terms of capital growth was surpassed in one year by Mikhail Gutseriev, the head of the board of directors of RussNeft. He was able to climb 577 steps higher and took 205th place in the world ranking. His fortune has almost doubled. At the end of 2015, he was ranked 16th in the Forbes Russia rating. It won't be surprising if he becomes Russia's leader in net worth next year. With such rapid growth, you should expect great achievements from the billionaire.

From heaven to earth?

The ups were followed by downs. How many billionaires in Russia have lost their positions in a difficult economic and political year? Despite the fact that Fridman and Usmanov retained their position in the rankings (2nd and 3rd respectively), their capital slightly decreased. M. Fridman lost almost 9% of his money, and Usmanov - about 13%. Vladimir Potanin, an entrepreneur and politician who became the leader of the Forbes Russia ranking of the richest people in Russia in 2015, felt the changes more tangibly. His losses amounted to about 22%, which in monetary terms equates to 3.3 billion dollars. Due to the decrease in his capital, he lost his position in the 2016 list, moving to the 4th line.

But most of all, Oleg Deripaska, the owner of the Basic Element holding, was unlucky. The entrepreneur dropped 624 positions down in the Forbes World Billionaires Ranking. More than four billion were irretrievably lost.

More about the leaders: Mikhelson Leonid

The sixty-year-old Russian entrepreneur increased his capital by $2.7 billion in 2015, which led him to leadership in the ranking of Russia's billionaires. By the way, he is not far behind the 50 richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine, where he ranks 60th. The total amount of his fortune is equal to 14.4 billion dollars.

This is one of the main shareholders of OAO Novatek and Sibur Holding, which specialize in the production of gas and petrochemical products. Part of the funds is also brought by a share in Promsvyazbank. Mikhelson is passionate about art, which he expresses by sponsoring exhibitions in Russia and the United States.

"Silver" oligarch Mikhail Fridman

Compared to 2015, Friedman has maintained his position on the Forbes Rush list, although he has lost some of his fortune ($1.3 billion). This year he owns $13.3 billion. He is the head of the financial and industrial investment group Alfa Group.

Has been in stable condition since 2010. The owner of such brands as Pyaterochka, Beeline, Perekrestok. Mikhail Fridman, through Alfa-Bank, is involved in charity work, helping children with severe cardiac diseases. Has dual citizenship (Russia, Israel).

Usmanov Alisher

The owner of a fortune estimated at 12.5 billion dollars. Per last year lost almost 2 billion, but retained its position in Russian list Forbes. He has several business empires, which bring him good income. Among them: Metalloinvest, Megafon, Kommersant.

Invested in Facebook in its infancy social network. Three years ago, Usmanov invested in Chinese assets: the Internet retailer Alibaba, the production of Xiaomi smartphones. In addition, the billionaire is a co-owner of the Arsenal football club (London).

Newly minted Russian oligarchs

Dollar billionaires of Russia every year replenish the Forbes list. In 2016, the magazine published four new surnames previously unknown to the public. Of course, in the overall ranking they are still far behind the leaders. But who knows, maybe next year one of them will enter the 20 oligarchs of Russia.

1126 place was taken by Mikhail Shishkhanov. A fairly young entrepreneur, head of PJSC "Binbank". At 43, he already has a fortune estimated at $1.6 billion. On an equal footing with him is Gutseriev Sait-Salam, one of the members of the directors of the RussNeft company. Leonid Boguslavsky is a little behind his comrades. He ranks 1476 in the Forbes ranking and has a net worth of $1.2 billion. Together with him, the public was introduced to Kirill Shamalov, very young by oligarch standards (33 years old), he has $ 1.2 billion and shares 1476th place in the world ranking with Boguslavsky.

In addition to new faces, Forbes welcomed entrepreneurs temporarily absent from the 2015 list: Viktor Kharitonin (Pharmstandard), Dmitry Pumpyansky (Sinara), Boris Rotenberg (SMP Bank) and private investor Megdet Rakhimkulov. Each of them freely owns one billion dollars. Together, the "new" oligarchs took 1649th place in 2016.

Those who left the rating

The consequences of the economic crisis have affected everyone, and billionaires are no exception. Of course, few of them impoverished to zero. But the losses were tangible. For many entrepreneurs, this has resulted in elimination from the list of the richest people in the world. In 2016, 19 Russians left the rating, including: Nikolai Tsvetkov (Uralsib), Mikhail Balakin (head of SU-155), Rustam Tariko (Russian Standard Bank). Their fortune is estimated at 1.1 to 1.7 billion dollars. At the moment, they have returned to the finish line and will now compete for the title of “more successful entrepreneur” with the “younger” generation of Forbes.

Young billionaires of Russia

Business develops, despite any obstacles. The most dexterous, brainy and far-sighted soar skyward, flying over millions of their fortune. At some point, a new stage begins in their lives and careers: the first billion dollars. Of course, it is difficult to reach such heights on your own without the help of an inheritance. The process of conquering the pinnacle of the glory of the oligarch can take a long time.

By the standards of Forbes, the average age of the nominees is 45 years. This is the period of maturity of a person, when behind him there is already a significant life experience and stability of the financial situation. All those who are not yet forty years old are considered young. Are there many of them in the world? And how many of them are Russians?

Forbes Russia celebrates 7 lucky people who, despite their small years, already have financial achievements:

1. Shamalov Kirill (33 years old) - takes a seat on the board of directors of Sibur. In 2016, he took 64th position on the Forbes Russia rich list. His fortune is estimated at 1.2 billion dollars.
2. Vyacheslav Mirilashvili (32 years old) - almost a billionaire, in his hands cash in the amount of 0.95 billion dollars. Serves as a fund manager for Vaizra. It occupies the 85th place in the ranking of the oligarchs of Russia.
3. Pavel Durov (31 years old) is the founder of the VKontakte social network and the Telegram program, well-known among young people. For 2016, he owns a fortune of $ 600 million and takes 136th position in the Forbes Russia rating.
4. Elena Rybolovleva (27 years old) - the former wife of Dmitry Rybolovlev, received her fortune of $ 600 million thanks to an amicable agreement in the divorce process. Engaged in investments. In the Russian Forbes list, it is in 142nd place.
5. Deni Bazhaev (20 years old) is a young co-owner of the Alliance Group, the owner of $ 500 million and 155 lines in the rating of Russian oligarchs.
6. Ivan Tavrin (39 years old) - owner of $ 400 million, head of PJSC Megafon. He founded his own business. According to the results of 2015, it takes 194th place in the Forbes Russia rating.
7. Vitaly Yusufov (36) – Investor, $400 million owner. It is located on the 196th position of the list of the Russian version of Forbes.

Young oligarchs have every chance to conquer the first positions of Forbes. Many of them achieved results on their own, without the help of relatives and other people's finances.

Russian billionaires are well-known figures, founders of large industrial and financial enterprises. Each of them has its own history of the path to success. Over the past year, there have been many victories and failures that have made changes to the Forbes list. But troubles, like victories, temper morale. Already next year it will be seen how they defended their cause with success and dignity and once again became one of the richest people in Russia.

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The richest people in the world according to Forbes for 2016

The influential American publication Forbes published a ranking on March 1st. In total, the list included 1810 influential personalities whose fortune exceeds $1 billion.

10. Charles Koch | Wealth 39.6 billion dollars

One of the most influential people in the United States are the brothers Charles and David Koch. They were ranked 9th and 10th in the ranking of the richest people in the world according to Forbes. They own the family diversified holding Koch Industries, whose revenue is $115 billion annually. Koch Industries provides pipeline construction, building materials, oil refining and other activities. is the chairman of the holding and oversees the active growth of the business. The brothers are engaged in charitable activities and have already donated about a billion to the development of education. Charles Koch's fortune is 39.6 billion - exactly the same as his brother.

9. David Koch | Wealth 39.6 billion dollars

Charles's brother, as mentioned above, is a co-owner of the Koch Industries holding and its vice president. The capital of the businessman as of March 2016 amounted to 39.6 billion dollars. The David Koch Charitable Foundation has donated over $1 billion to various causes. In 2014, the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art named one of its squares after a businessman, thus showing his respect to one of the Kochs, who donated money for its reconstruction. Compared to last year, the brothers suffered a loss in personal wealth: each lost 3.3 billion US dollars.

8. Michael Bloomberg | Wealth 40.5 billion dollars

An American businessman with a fortune of $ 40.5 billion is in eighth place among the richest people in the world. The former mayor of New York is the founder and owner of the Bloomberg agency. The oligarch is considered one of the largest philanthropists who donated about 4 billion to charities. The increase in Bloomberg's capital this year amounted to about 4.5 billion. In 2014, the multimillionaire became an honorary Knight Commander and was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

7. Larry Ellison | Wealth 43.6 billion dollars

An American with a capital of 43.6 billion US dollars is ranked seventh among the largest oligarchs in the world according to Forbes magazine. At the moment, the businessman is a director of Oracle Corporation, a leading shareholder of NetSuite Inc and an initial investor in the American company Salesforce.com. Larry Ellison is the largest sponsor of specialized competitions in the USA. In addition, one of the richest people is actively involved in buying real estate. Compared to last year, the tycoon suffered impressive financial losses, which amounted to more than 10 billion dollars.

6. Mark Zuckerberg | Wealth 44.6 billion dollars

The American founder of the Facebook social network and its leader is on the sixth line among the richest people in the world. The state of the young oligarch is currently estimated at $44.6 billion. Over the past 12 months, the increase in the capital of an American has amounted to more than 11 billion. The billionaire is going to donate 99% of Facebook shares to charity.

5. Jeff Bezos | Wealth 45.2 billion dollars

An American with a capital of 45.2 billion dollars ranks fifth among the wealthiest people in the world today. The increase in the businessman's assets this year amounted to more than 10 billion. He is the owner of the aerospace company Blue Origin and also the head of the Amazon online store. In addition, he owns the publishing house The Washington Post. The multimillionaire is one of the largest investors. Bezos prefers to invest in the development of Twitter, AirBNB, UBER, Rethink Robotics and other promising projects.

4. Carlos Slim Elu | Wealth 50 billion dollars

The Mexican took fourth place this year among the richest people in the world. The personal fortune of the oligarch is about 50 billion dollars. This year has brought the oligarch impressive losses, which amounted to 27 billion. This fact is associated with the fall in the shares of the operator America Movil, which are considered the main asset of the billionaire. Carlos Slim Helu is one of the leading shareholders of The New York Times. In addition, the tycoon controls the conglomerate Grupo Carso, Grupo Financiero Inbursa and financial structure Ideal.

3. Warren Buffett | Wealth 60.8 billion dollars

Opens the top three largest oligarchs in the world according to Forbes for 2016. The American investor has a capital of 60.8 billion US dollars. This year, the businessman has suffered significant losses, which are estimated at almost 12 billion. The tycoon's investment portfolio is quite extensive, but the main areas in which he works are oil, metallurgy and food products. Last year, the American acquired the metallurgical holding Precision Castparts. This is one of the most profitable deals in his business. Buffett also actively buys shares of oil companies and invests in Burger King and Tim Hortons chains.

2. Omancio Ortega | Wealth 67 billion dollars

The Spanish businessman, with a net worth of $67 billion, currently ranks second in Forbes ranking wealthiest people in the world. He is the founder and owner of the Zara chain of stores, which are known for quality clothing at fairly low prices. It is this factor, according to experts, that helped the oligarch not only stay afloat, but also increase his income during the crisis. To date, the company owns about 5,000 stores in 77 countries around the world. Ortega is a major investor, with most of his finances invested in real estate in London, Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Florida, the gas industry, banks and tourism. In 2015, according to Forbs magazine, he was richest man in the world with a fortune of 79 billion dollars. Ortega is a recipient of the Order of Civil Merit.

1. Bill Gates | Wealth 75 billion dollars

The American leads the ranking of the richest people in the world as of March 1, 2016. His personal net worth is estimated at $75 billion, slightly less than last year. Over the past 12 months, the billionaire has suffered losses of about 4 billion. The founder of Microsoft is one of the largest investors. The shareholder's income is growing not only due to the activities of Microsoft. The oligarch receives the lion's share of the profit from investments in engineering, railways, waste processing, etc. Gates is one of the largest philanthropists. Over the entire existence of his philanthropic fund, about 31.5 billion dollars have been directed to charitable needs.

What else to see:

Authoritative edition Forbes, this spring, again published a list of the richest and most prosperous people in the world. The owners of a fortune of more than 1 billion US dollars turned out to be quite a few, about 2 thousand people. And what is remarkable, in the ranking of the famous "oligarchs", persons under 40 years old, there are 67 people. Which indicates a large increase in young, but very wealthy people. Also in the ranking of billionaires, 77 people come from Russia. The combined wealth of all billionaires is $6.4 trillion.

$75 billion

Change per year:-$4.2 billion State Source: Microsoft

Opening the list of the richest people in 2016 is Bill Gates. One of the main and major shareholders of Microsoft. His capital at the end of 2015 amounted to 75 billion dollars. Over the past 20 years, he topped the list 16 times, but it's worth noting that Bill is actively involved in charity work, donating about $32 billion. Only because of this, he fell to the second line of the rating several times. The past year brought about $4.2 billion to Bill Gates, 20% of all income comes from Microsoft shares, but Bill also invests in railway, recycling companies and engineering companies.

$67 billion

Change per year:+$2.5 billion State Source: Zara

The businessman's income is 67 billion US dollars. He became famous for creating the world-famous Zara brand. Sufficiently economical and at the same time of good quality clothing is currently produced in 70 countries, and during the crisis, it helped not only to stay afloat for its owner, but also to increase profits at times. In a year, he increased his fortune by $ 2.5 billion, and if we take from 2009 to 2014, then in 6 years Ortega got rich by $ 45 billion, such income is caused by the rapid growth of shares. Ortega also invests in real estate in large cities, gas, tourism and many other areas.

$60.8 billion

Change per year:-$11.9 billion State Source: Berkshire Hathaway

Oil tycoon. The owner of 60 billion dollars. Engaged in buying up oil shares, metallurgy, food products. Last fall, Warren became the owner of Precision Castparts, a metallurgy holding company, which in fact became one of the most important and profitable agreements for his business. The purchase cost a whopping $37 billion. Also, don't forget about Warren's philanthropy, in 2010 he announced that he was donating over 50% of his fortune ($37 billion) to charitable foundations, the largest charitable act in human history.

$50 billion

Change per year:-$27.1 billion State Source: Telecommunications

In 2016, Carlos has a fortune of $50 billion. The main direction of the "rich man" is the corporatization of the holding "America Movil". The year 2015 was not entirely successful for Carlos, his income plummeted, reducing his capital by $ 27 billion. This is due to the policy of the authorities, which tightened the legislation in the field of telecommunications, as well as the crisis and the weakening of the Mexican currency, all this dealt a crushing blow to Carlos' shares. Over the year, the TV mogul dropped from the first position in the rating to the fourth. But in addition to this activity, he owns the Ideal financial company and is on the founding board of the New York Time house.

$45.2 billion

Change per year:+$10.4 billion State Source: Amazon

The next richest person on the list is Jeff Bezos, with $45 billion in savings. Jeff closes the top five, the best of the best, oligarchs in the world. Owner of the Washington Post and Blue Origin aerospace corporation, he is also the main face of Amazon, an online sales portal that generated $107 billion in 2015. Jeff's net worth has increased by $10.4 billion this year.

$44.6 billion

Change per year:+$11.2 billion State Source: Facebook

The favorite of the youth of the whole world. The state of the young philanthropist is 44.5 billion dollars. Founder of the popular social network Facebook. Profit to the capital of a billionaire for Last year amounted to more than $ 11 billion, 99% of which, he is going to give to charity. Mark is also betting heavily on the Oculus Rift helmet, which is currently in the prototype stage, but he has already invested about $2 billion into it.

$43.6 billion

Change per year:-$10.7 billion State Source: Oracle

Director of the Oracle Company and the greatest sponsor of various types of games in America. As of February 2016, his fortune is estimated at 43 billion dollars, part of which brought him investments from organizations such as Salesforce and NetSuite Inc. But overall, Larry has lost $10.7 billion over the past year. All this does not prevent the billionaire from buying up real estate around the world, for example, not so long ago he bought the island of Lanai for $300 million.