Hello everyone, Vyacheslav Bulenkov is with you and in this issue, I will share the TOP 10 richest people in Russia in the Forbes world ranking for 2015. American Forbes on March 2 published the traditional, 29th in a row, world ranking of billionaires. This time, the list included 88 businessmen from Russia, 33 less than a year earlier, and for the first time Vladimir Potanin turned out to be the leader - he removed Alisher Usmanov from the first "national" line. The Russian participants in the rating have noticeably "poorer" over the year - the reason for this is the crisis in the country's economy and Western sanctions due to the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine and the war in Donbass. In terms of the number of dollar billionaires, Russia is now inferior not only to the United States and China, but also to Germany and India. 10. Mikhail Prokhorov Net Worth: $9.9 billion Change over the year: -$1 billion World ranking position: 125 Athlete, banker, metallurgist, playboy, investor, media mogul, politician and owner of the NBA club - all this is Mikhail Prokhorov. In 2012, he shocked the whole of Russia with an unexpected nomination of his candidacy for the presidency of the country - and following the results of the elections, he collected quite a worthy 8% of the vote. But since then, the businessman's political career has faded. His most notable American project is the construction of a new arena for the Nets. In December 2013, he acquired a 27% stake in Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer. 9. Gennady Timchenko Net Worth: $10.7 billion Year-on-year change: -$4.6 billion World ranking position: 118 Gennady Timchenko owns stakes in numerous companies in the gas, transportation and construction industries. Among his assets are the largest gas producer Novatek, the petrochemical holding Sibur, the railway carrier Transoil and the insurance company Sogaz. As one of the most powerful people in the country, the billionaire, who is considered a close friend of Vladimir Putin, fell under US sanctions in 2014. Among Timchenko's weekly workload is supervising Russian hockey: he chairs the board of directors of the KHL and serves as president of the St. Petersburg club SKA. 8. Vladimir Lisin Net worth: $11.6 billion Year-on-year change: -$5 billion World ranking position: 107 Vladimir Lisin made his fortune in metallurgy, rail transportation and logistics. Previously, he became a partner in the Trans-World Group, which over the years has grown 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. 7. Leonid Mikhelson Net Worth: $11.7 billion Change over the year: -$3.9 billion Position in the world ranking: 105 Leonid Mikhelson is the main owner of the gas producer Novatek, the chemical group Sibur and the First United Bank. In July 2014, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on Novatek, putting pressure on business partner Timchenko, who is considered a close friend of Putin in the West. The company remains the controlling shareholder of the Yamal LNG project, which is developing in spite of sanctions pressure. To support him, Novatek requested $2.3 billion in support from the National Welfare Fund. The total cost of the project is estimated at $27 billion, Chinese investors are ready to invest $10 billion. 6. Vagit Alekperov Net Worth: $12.2 billion Year-on-year change: -$1.4 billion World ranking position: 96 with some of the richest deposits on the planet. The billionaire does not have a reputation as a businessman from the inner circle of President Vladimir Putin, which did not save Lukoil from US sanctions in September 2014. 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 major fields and founded Lukoil. Alekperov is the author of the book Oil of Russia: Past, Present and Future. 5. Alexei Mordashov Net Worth: $13bn Year-over-Year Change: +$2.5bn World Ranking Position: 89 In mid-January 2015, Putin hosted Mordashov and made the steel tycoon promise not to make unwise investments. Against the backdrop of a bad environment for Russia, the billionaire got rid of all American assets - his company Severstal is now focusing on the national market. At the end of 2013, the businessman, together with an entrepreneur close to Putin, Yuri Kovalchuk, bought a 50% stake in the fourth largest Russian mobile operator, Tele2 Russia. Also, together with Kovalchuk, Mordashov is a shareholder of Rossiya Bank, which is under US and EU sanctions due to the “pro-presidential” reputation of its main shareholder. In 2011, the owner of Severstal increased his stake in the Power Machines holding by purchasing 25% from Siemens. 4. Viktor Vekselberg Net Worth: $14.2 billion Change over the year: -$3 billion Position in the world ranking: 73 Russian authorities chose Viktor Vekselberg to curate the Skolkovo innovation city, the national analogue of Silicon Valley, in 2010. Since then, three billionaire companies have appeared among the residents of the project who received grants from the state. In 2013, the businessman, along with Mikhail Fridman and Leonard Blavatnik, sold a 50% stake in the TNK-BP oil company to the state-owned Rosneft for $28 billion. Vekselberg earned his first million by selling scrap metal. In the 1990s, he founded the holding company SUAL. In 2007, SUAL merged its assets with the Rusal group and the mining company Glencore - this is how the world's largest aluminum producer UC Rusal was born. In addition, Vekselberg has stakes in petrochemical, consumer and telecommunications businesses. 3. Alisher Usmanov Net Worth: $14.4 billion Change over the year: -$4.2 billion Position in the world ranking: 71 Alisher Usmanov lost the status of the richest man in Russia after three years of leadership, but continues to be a key figure in several major sectors of the national economy at once . Among his assets are the metallurgical giant Metalloinvest, the country's second largest mobile operator Megafon, the Mail.ru Group Internet holding and the Kommersant publishing house. The billionaire's most successful investments internationally are in the technology industry: he was one of the early investors in Facebook, but sold all shares of the social network in 2013 to invest in the growing Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and Chinese budget smartphone maker Xiaomi. Usmanov also remains a shareholder of the London football club Arsenal. 2. Mikhail Fridman Net Worth: $14.6 billion Year-on-year change: -$3 billion World ranking position: 68 Together with his school friends, Mikhail Fridman controls Alfa Group, Russia's largest private financial and industrial group. In 2011, Alfa-controlled mobile operator VimpelCom acquired the telecommunications holding of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris and became the sixth largest player in the global market. Fridman and partners also own the second largest chain in Russia in terms of the number of stores - X5 Retail Group. 1. Vladimir Potanin Net Worth: $15.4 billion Year change: +$2.8 billion World ranking position: 60 Vladimir Potanin, a former employee of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, met his future partner Mikhail Prokhorov in 1991. 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. With state support, the billionaire became the largest private investor in the Winter Olympics in Sochi - he built the Rosa Khutor ski resort. And so, it was the TOP 10 richest people in Russia in the Forbes world ranking for 2015. Subscribe to the channel to receive new inspiring and useful releases, write your opinion in the comments, and if you liked the release, like and share this video with your friends. For me, this will be the biggest support. 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1. Bill Gates
State:$75 billion
Change per year:-$4.2 billion
State Source: Microsoft
Age: 60
The country: USA
Bill Gates is back at the top of the Forbes world list for the 17th time in 22 years. For several years now, he has been talked about not only as the founder of Microsoft, but also as one of the most generous patrons in the world - the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is engaged, in particular, in improving medical care and vaccination in developing countries. In total, Gates has already sent $ 31.5 billion to philanthropic projects. In December 2015, Gates, among 20 other billionaires, took part in the Climate Summit in Paris. Businessmen took the initiative to invest in the development of clean energy. “Our main goal,” Gates said, “is to come together to achieve a result in the development of clean energy.” The founder of Microsoft managed to attract Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Alibaba Group Jack Ma and the richest man in Africa Aliko Dangote to the project.
20% of Gates' fortune this year brought him a 3% stake in Microsoft, which the businessman owns. His other investments include investments in the Canadian National Railroad, American engineering company Deere & Co., waste management company Republic Services, and Ecolab. In October 2015, Gates invested in Impossible Foods, a startup that grows plant-based foods that can replace meat.
3. Warren Buffett
State:$60.8 billion
Change per year:-$11.9 billion
State Source: Berkshire Hathaway
Age: 85
The country: USA
In a letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders in early 2016, Buffett expressed optimism about the American future despite the bellicose rhetoric of US presidential candidates. His confidence in the future is easy to explain - in 2015, his investment empire, Berkshire Hathaway, made the biggest deal in its history to buy steel Precision Castparts. Buffett's investment holding bought it for $37 billion. In addition, he actively bought shares in the oil company Phillips 66, and also carried out joint deals with 3G Capital (the company is controlled by several Brazilian billionaires) regarding Kraft Foods, Heinz, Burger King and Tim Hortons caffeine chain. Berkshire Hathaway, the fifth-highest-grossing corporation in the US, owns Geico, Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, and invests in Wells Fargo, IBM and Coca-Cola.
Buffett still calls the 1949 reading of Benjamin Graham's The Smart Investor the best investment of his life. Graham later became a mentor to a young talented entrepreneur. In 1962, Buffett moved to Nebraska, where he undertook to revive the business of the stagnant textile company Berkshire Hathaway. By 2015, the humble enterprise had grown into the world's fourth-largest corporation by market capitalization, worth $335 billion.
Concerning political ambitions Buffett, he actively supports presidential candidate Clinton and is even a sponsor of her election campaign.
4. Carlos Slim Elu
State:$50 billion
Change per year:-$27.1 billion
State Source: telecommunications
Age: 76
The country: Mexico
Despite the difficult market conditions, Carlos Slim Helu remains one of the richest people in the world. The Mexican authorities are gradually tightening antitrust laws in the telecommunications industry, which literally brought down the shares of TV operator America Movil, which is owned by Al. This, plus the weakening of the Mexican peso and the crisis in Brazil, left the businessman $27.1 billion poorer. This is the largest drop in the rankings this year. Nevertheless, the billionaire remains the richest man in Mexico.
In addition, the Mexican is the largest shareholder of The New York Times publishing house. In January 2015, he increased his stake in the influential publishing house to 17% and retained options for further growth. The billionaire controls industrial conglomerate Grupo Carso, financial Grupo Financiero Inbursa and infrastructure Ideal.
5. Jeff Bezos
State:$45.2 billion
Change per year:+$10.4 billion
State Source: Amazon.com
Age: 52
The country: USA
Jeff Bezos runs three companies at the same time and seems to be doing well. In November 2015, his aerospace company Blue Origin successfully conducted a controlled landing of a reusable BE-3 rocket, which made Elon Musk jealous. Amazon earned a record $107 billion in 2015. However, the company lost some of its market value in early 2016. This was largely influenced by an article in The New York Times, which talked about the slave working conditions at Amazon and the constant pressure exerted by management on employees. In response, Bezos sent emails to Amazon employees. He said he didn't recognize Amazon at the company featured in The New York Times article, but said those employees who agreed with what was said in the article were "just crazy if they decide to stay."
6. Mark Zuckerberg
State:$44.6 billion
Change per year:+$11.2 billion
State Source: Facebook
Age: 31
The country: USA
2015 was a particularly successful year for Zuckerberg. The rising price of Facebook brought him an additional $ 11.2 billion to last year's fortune. Also, and more importantly, Zuckerberg became a father for the first time. In this regard, the businessman and his wife Priscilla Chan announced that they would give 99% of their social network shares to charity. They wrote about this in a letter addressed to their daughter Max on their Facebook page. In the same place, the billionaire posts photos of Max's first vaccination, the celebration of the first Chinese New Year in her life, her outfits, etc.
Facebook's revenue continues to grow, in addition, Zuckerberg is betting on Oculus Rift virtual reality helmets - the owner of Facebook laid out $ 2 billion for their manufacturer, Oculus VR, although the gadget itself is still at the prototype stage. And WhatsApp, bought in 2014 for a record $19 billion, grew by another 1 billion users in February alone.
7. Larry Ellison
State:$43.6 billion
Change per year:-$10.7 billion
State Source: Oracle
Age: 71
The country: USA
Larry Ellison stepped down as CEO of Oracle in 2014, leaving behind the positions of director of technology development and chairman of the board of directors. A true Silicon Valley rock star, he grew up in his great-aunt's house in Chicago and never met his father. A talented software developer, at the dawn of his career he managed to work for the CIA, after which he founded Oracle in 1977. In 2015, Ellison announced that Oracle would develop cloud software and soon become a competitor to Amazon in this area.
A fan of sailing, the billionaire is one of the largest sponsors of specialized competitions in the United States. He is also a passionate property buyer. For example, for $300 million in 2012, a businessman bought the Hawaiian island of Lanai - he owns every hotel room in this paradise. Allison's daughter Megan is a successful film producer. Her Annapurna Pictures studio was behind the Oscar-winning Target Number One and American Hustle.
State:$40 billion
Change per year:+$4.5 billion
State Source: Bloomberg L.P.
Age: 74
The country: USA
Michael Bloomberg stepped down as mayor of New York at the end of 2013. Today, it is increasingly possible to hear speculation that the billionaire may become an independent candidate and run for the presidency of the United States, despite repeated promises to devote the rest of his life to charitable work. In an interview with The Financial Times, he admitted that he is considering running, given the dissatisfaction with candidates from both parties. Bloomberg's billionaire friends, Bill Ekman and Rupert Murdoch, also called for a return to politics.
Bloomberg returned to business in 2015 as CEO of Bloomberg LP, a financial information agency he founded. He intends to inhale new life in companies that bear his name. First of all, the billionaire reduced staff. The remaining journalists now work more on their profile - on financial and business news.
Bloomberg has a reputation as one of the most generous philanthropists in the United States, having donated $3.8 billion to charitable causes, including $1 billion from his alma mater and $100 million to the Bill & Melinda Gates Polio Foundation. The billionaire also received the status of a special UN ambassador for cities and climate change.
9-10. Charles Koch
State:$39.6 billion
Change per year:-$3.3 billion
State Source: Koch Industries
Age: 80
The country: USA
Brothers Charles and David Kohey are among the most influential figures in American business, philanthropy and politics. The Kochs jointly own the $115 billion family holding Koch Industries. The diversified holding is involved in pipeline construction, oil refining, building materials, paper towels and cups, and many other products. Charles Koch has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Koch Industries since 1967, overseeing the intensive growth of the business.
The brothers actively fund the Republican Party. Charles Koch compares his crusade for minimizing government involvement in the economy and economic freedom with the fight for human rights. The Kochs have not yet announced which Republican presidential candidate they are supporting in the current presidential race, but it is known that this is not Donald Trump.
Among the main charitable projects of billionaires is the support of education. In mid-2014, for example, they gave a $25 million grant to a fund to support African-American students.
9-10. David Koch
State:$39.6 billion
Change per year:-$3.3 billion
State Source: Koch Industries
Age: 75
The country: USA
David Koch, on a parity basis with his older brother Charles, owns the diversified holding Koch Industries, the second largest private company in the United States after Cargill, worth about $100 billion. David Koch has spent about $900 million to support education, activities of the Republican Party and individual projects during the current presidential race in US like criminal justice reform.
The Koch brothers are also actively involved in charity work: the David Koch Foundation has donated more than $1.2 billion for various purposes throughout its existence. The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art, for the reconstruction of which David Koch donated $65 million, named one of the squares on its territory in his name.
Hello! Today we will talk about the richest people in the world according to Forbes.
1. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world
Microsoft founder Bill Gates owns a 3% stake in his company, which is about 13% of his fortune. The rest of the money he earns: an investment in the Canadian National Railway, an American engineering company, etc. The richest man in the world.
Forbes tops the list 18 times out of 23. Bill Gates earns $6,659 per minute.
The richest private investor in the history of mankind. The main capital is concentrated in Berkshire Hathaway. The largest benefactor in modern history.
Every year he auctions off the right to have breakfast with him. The last time such a right cost the buyer $3 million.
The founder of the Facebook network and part-time the youngest of the billionaires in the top 10 of the Forbes list.
A businessman who is actively involved in telecommunications. From 2010 to 2013 he was the richest man in the world.
A businessman who made his fortune developing and implementing software. Before the collapse of dot-coms in 2000, he was one of the three richest people on the planet.
Known as an active politician and sponsor of the US Republican Party. In 2012, he invested 400 million to counter the election of Barack Obama.
Unlike his brother, he is less interested in politics and is busy with the affairs of the company. He reinvests about $110 billion a year in his own business.
108th mayor of New York, entrepreneur. He is the founder of Bloomberg news agency. Closes the 10 richest people in the world.
In 2011-2012 he was among the four richest people on the planet.
Chief Executive Officer of Google.
Developer and co-founder of Google.
The richest woman in the world.
15. Robson Walton
Head of WalMart Corporation.
Youngest son of the Walton family, chairman of the Arvest bank. Has a stake in Wal-Mart.
The owner of the network of the largest casinos in Las Vegas. Closes the 20 richest people in the world at the moment.
21. Steve Ballmer
From 2000 to 2014 was CEO Microsoft Corporation. The richest employee in the world.
22. Georges Lemman
The richest Brazilian in the world.
23. Jack Ma
Chairman of the Board of the Alibaba Group.
24. Karl Albrecht
Owns the largest supermarket chain in Germany.
25. David Thomson
Everyone still considers him a dark horse among all billionaires. The most secretive of all the representatives of the top 100.
26. Jacqueline Mars
Granddaughter of the founder of the confectionery corporation Mars Incorporated.
27. John Mars
Chairman of Mars Incorporated.
28. Phil Knight
One of the founders of Nike.
29. Maria Franco Fissolo
The richest of all the inhabitants of Italy.
30. George Soros
The man who, with his own hands, provoked the fall of the British pound on September 16, 1992. This event earned more than 1 billion dollars.
31. Ma Huateng
In the list of the most influential people world is firmly in the top 50.
32. Lee Shawki
Chairman of the Hong Kong Gas Company.
33. Mukesh Ambani
For the past 3 years he has been suing his brother over the price of gas delivery.
34. Masayoshi Son
He made his fortune on the introduction of Internet technologies into business.
35. Kirk Christiansen
Lego founder.
36. George Shaffler
He made his fortune in bearings.
37. Joseph Safra
The owner of the banking empire.
He started working at home, selling homemade modifications to computers.
39. Susan Klatten
He owns 50% of the shares in the pharmaceutical company Altana and 12% in BMW.
40. Leonid Blavatnik
Member of the Presidium of the Russian Jewish Congress.
41. Lauren Jobs
Founder of a natural food supply company in the United States. Wife of Steve Jabos.
42. Paul Allen
Microsoft co-founder.
43. Stefan Perrson
The largest shareholder of the H&M company created by his father.
44. Theo Albrecht
Co-founder of a large supermarket chain in Germany, together with his brother Karl.
45. Al-Waleed ibn Talal
Nephew of the current king. Made a fortune buying stocks.
46. Leonid Mikhelson
The richest Russian according to Forbes magazine.
47. Charles Ergen
Made a fortune on satellite TV.
48. Stefan Quandt
It is he who owns the majority of the stake in BMW.
49. James Simons
American mathematician and candidate of the Academy of Sciences. Made a fortune in trading.
50. Leonardo Del Vechio
His firm is engaged in the development and supply of glasses, contact lenses and frames.
51. Alexey Mordashov
One of the most recognizable and quoted businessmen in Russia and abroad.
52. William Ding
The richest man in the global gaming industry.
53. Dieter Schwartz
Dieter actively supports projects in the field of children's education and science.
54. Ray Dalio
Another brilliant investor. At the age of 12, he bought shares of Northeast Airlines for $300, and a few years later his investment tripled.
55. Carl Icahn
He started his career as an ordinary stockbroker. Later he became one of the most sought-after financiers in America.
56. Lakshmi Mittal
In 2008, he was one of the 4 richest people in the world. Doing business in the CIS.
57. Vladimir Lisin
In 2011, he was recognized as the richest Russian businessman.
58. Serge Dassault
Mayor of Corbeil-Essonne, a southern suburb of Paris
59. Gennady Timchenko
Specializes in investments in energy and transport infrastructure.
60. Wai Wei
Started earning as an ordinary taxi driver.
61. Tadashi Yanai
Owner of Japan's largest casual clothing chain.
62. Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi
Beer, which is produced by Charoen's company, has become a national symbol.
63. Francois Pinault
One of the richest collectors in the world. His collection is in the Venetian palace of Palazzo Grassi.
64. Hinduya family
The Hinduja company is engaged in the production of automobiles, military equipment and explosives.
65. David and Samaya Rubena
In 2007, the brothers were on the 8th line of the Forbes list.
66. Donald Bren
He made his money in the construction business.
67. Alisher Usmanov
From 2013 to 2015 he headed the list of the richest people in Russia.
68. Lee Gong Hee
Chairman of the Samsung Group.
69. Thomas and Raymond Kwok
The most recognizable Hong Kong businessmen.
70. Joseph Lau
The largest shareholder of a real estate holding in Hong Kong.
71. Gina Rinehart
The richest man in Australia.
72. Azim Premji
Engaged in software development in India. He is often referred to as the second Bill Gates.
73. Marcel Hermann Telles
Owner of the largest beer company in the world.
74. Vagit Alekperov
Steady in the top 10 Russian businessmen according to Forbes.
75. Mikhail Fridman
Alfa-Bank owner.
76. Abigail Johnson
Engaged in investing and distributing funds of various companies.
77. Pallonji Mistry
Lives in Ireland and is the richest person in this country. Closed to the press man.
78. Vladimir Potanin
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage.
79. Wang Wenying
Back in 2015, he was ranked 125th on the Forbes list. He is in the mining business.
80. Elon Musk
Founder of PayPal, developer of electric vehicles Tesla Motors, chief engineer of SpaceX.
81. Stefano Pessina
Owner of a family pharmaceutical company.
82. Herman Larrea Mota-Velasco
Herman Larrea's company is the third largest in the world in terms of copper mined per year.
83. Thomas Peterffy
Played a key role in founding the Boston Otions Exchange.
84. Iris Fontbona
Widow of Chilean billionaire Andronico Lexica, who died of cancer.
85. Dilip Changvi
Dilipa is the fifth largest drug manufacturer in India.
86. Dietrich Mateschitz
Owns half of Red Bull.
87. Harold Hamm
Owns oil companies in America.
88. Robin Lee
Owns the Chinese search engine Baidu.
89. Andrey Melnichenko
The owner of the largest mineral fertilizer network in Russia.
90. Rupert Murdoch
The largest owner of film companies in the world.
91. Heinz Hermann Thiele
Active philanthropist. Awarded for supporting childhood cancer research and helping developing countries.
92. Stephen Cohen
In America, they call him the Supernatural Trader.
93. Patrick Dry
Founder of the French news channel i24News.
94. Henry C
Considered one of the most forward-thinking entrepreneurs in the world.
95. Charlene Heineken
The owner of a controlling stake in Heineken. Included in the "Tomorrow of your country" list.
96. Philipp Anschutz
Manages enterprises operating in various fields of industrial activity.
97. Ronald Perelman
Known as the "Corporate Swallower".
98. Hans Rausing
He sold a stake in his company to his brother for $7 billion.
99. Carlos Alberto Sicupira
Bachelor in Scientific Research.
100. Viktor Vekselberg
Closes the 100 richest people in the world according to Forbes magazine.
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.
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 of the Russian Forbes magazine was created.
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 influence.
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:
The list has since been updated. However, one of the managing enterprises is still among the richest people on the planet. This is Potanin Vladimir, who in 2015 topped the list of Russian billionaires.
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 Lately was not 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:
| Information about the oligarch | Place in the Forbes ranking | Wealth, billion US dollars | Country of Residence | Source of funds |
| Bill Gates, 60 | 1 | 75 | USA | Microsoft |
| Ortega Amancio, 79 | 2 | 67 | Spain | Zara |
| Buffett Warren, 85 | 3 | 60.8 | USA | Berkshire Hathaway |
| Carlos Slim Elu, 76 | 4 | 50 | Mexico | telecommunications |
| Bezos Jeff, 52 | 5 | 45.2 | USA | Amazon |
| Zuckerberg Mark, 31 | 6 | 44.6 | ||
| Allison Larry, 71 | 7 | 43.6 | Oracle | |
| Bloomberg Michael, 74 | 8 | 40 | Bloomberg L.P. | |
| Charles Koch, 80 | 9 | 39.6 | Koch Industries | |
| David Koch, 75 | 10 |
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.
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 among the 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:
| Full name, age | Place on the Forbes Russia list | Place on the Forbes list | Wealth, billion dollars | Source of funds |
| Mikhelson Leonid, 60 years old | 1 | 60 | 14.4 | OAO Novatek |
| Fridman Mikhail, 52 years old | 2 | 63 | 13.3 | Alfa Group |
| Alisher Usmanov, 62 years old | 3 | 73 | 12.5 | USM Holdings |
| Potanin Vladimir, 55 years old | 4 | 78 | 12.1 | Interros |
| Timchenko Gennady, 63 years old | 5 | 85 | 11.4 | Bank Rossiya, Transoil, Sibur |
| Mordashov Alexey, 50 years old | 6 | 93 | 10.9 | Severstal, Power Machines |
| Vekselberg Victor, 59 years old | 7 | 98 | 10.5 | Rusal, Sulzer |
| Vladimir Lisin, 60 years old | 8 | 116 | 9.3 | UCL Holding, NLMK |
| Alekperov Vagit, 65 years old | 9 | 124 | 8.9 | Lukoil |
| Khan German, 54 years old | 10 | 128 | 8.7 | Alfa-Bank, Retail Group |
In total, 77 Russians entered the Forbes world list in 2016, which is 11 people less than last 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.
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 places down in the Forbes World Billionaires Ranking. More than four billion were irretrievably lost.
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.
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 stable 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).
The owner of a fortune estimated at 12.5 billion dollars. Over the past year, he lost almost 2 billion, but retained his position on the Russian Forbes list. He has several business empires, which bring him a good income. Among them: Metalloinvest, Megafon, Kommersant.
Invested in Facebook at the stage of the birth of the 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).
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.
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 fight for the title of "more successful entrepreneur with the “younger” generation of Forbes.
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 Forbes standards, average age nominees is 45 years old. 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 these 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:
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.
30th ranking of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates topped the list for the third year in a row with $75 billion. In 2015, he earned $4.2 billion less than a year earlier. In total, 1,810 people were included in the list, their total annual income amounted to 6.48 trillion dollars, which is 570 billion less than last year.
Most billionaires in the United States - 540 people on the list, China is in second place - 251, Germany has 120 people, Russia has 77 billionaires. 221 last year's billionaires dropped out of this year's list, but 198 newcomers were added. In addition, the number of young billionaires has increased - 67 people from the list have not reached the age of 40. Introducing the top ten richest people in the world. The value of assets included in the list is as of February 13, 2016.
1. Bill Gates, 60, USA
State:$75 billion
Source of income: Microsoft is one of the largest multinational companies producing software for various kinds of computer technology.
What are the changes over the year?-4.2 billion dollars 
2. Amancio Ortega (on the left in the photo), 79 years old, Spain
State:$67 billion
Source of income: Zara is a world famous clothing brand, leading commercial network Inditex group of companies.
What are the changes over the year?+2.5 billion dollars 
3. Warren Buffett, 85, USA
State:$60.8 billion
Source of income: Berkshire Hathaway is an American holding company, the fifth most profitable corporation in the United States. She is a manager for a large number of companies in various industries.
What are the changes over the year?-11.9 billion dollars 
4. Carlos Slim Elu, 76, Mexico
State:$50 billion
Source of income: telecommunications. He is the owner of television cameraman America Movil, the largest shareholder of the publishing house The New York Times, controls the holding company Grupo Carso.
What are the changes over the year?-27.1 billion dollars 
5. Jeff Bezos, 52, USA
State:$45.2 billion
Source of income: Amazon.com is the world's largest online marketplace.
What are the changes over the year?+10.4 billion dollars 
6. Mark Zuckerberg, 31, USA
State:$44.6 billion
Source of income: Facebook is one of the largest social networks in the world.
What are the changes over the year?+11.2 billion dollars 
7. Larry Ellison, 71, USA
State:$43.6 billion
Source of income: Oracle is the largest manufacturer of software for organizations, a supplier of server hardware. Second largest software maker after Microsoft.
What are the changes over the year?-10.7 billion dollars 
8. Michael Bloomberg, 74, USA
State:$40 billion
Source of income: Bloomberg LP is the largest provider of financial information for professional market participants.
What are the changes over the year?+4.5 billion dollars 
9−10. Twin brothers David (pictured) and Charles Koch, 80, USA
State:$39.6 billion
Source of income: Koch Industries is a multinational corporation engaged in manufacturing, trading, investment, oil refining, chemical production, man-made fibers and plastics. The brothers own equal shares in the company. Charles is Chairman and CEO, David is Executive Vice President
What are the changes over the year?-3.3 billion dollars
