Potanin became the richest of the Russians in the global ranking of Forbes – RBC

Potanin became the richest of the Russians in the global ranking of Forbes – RBC

The businessman Vladimir Potanin

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The president of the holding “Interros” Vladimir Potanin became the richest of the Russians in a new ranking of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes. Rating of billionaires in 2015 published in the Monday, March 2. With a fortune of $ 15.4 billion, he took 60th place, showing the best result among the Russians.

The second place among Russian billionaires took the head of the supervisory board of “Alpha groups” Mikhail Fridman, with a fortune of $ 14.6 billion, ranking in the global ranking of 68th place. The founder of “Metallinvest” Alisher Usmanov became the third richest Russians, Forbes estimates his fortune at $ 14.4 billion, and assigns him 71 th place.

In the ranking of billionaires in 2014 Usmanov was at the 40th place, well ahead of Potanin and headed Russia’s rating. President of the holding “Interros” in the rankings last year was only 86 th place. Friedman in the global ranking of the previous year took 47 th place.

The top ten richest Russians this year also included the co-owner of “Renova” Viktor Vekselberg ($ 14.2 billion – 73 th), CEO ” Severstal “Alexei Mordashov ($ 13 billion – 89 th), President of LUKOIL Alekperov ($ 12.2 billion – 96 th), co-owner of” Novatek “Leon Michelson ($ 11.7 billion – 105 th) , owner of NLMK Vladimir Lisin ($ 11.6 billion – 107th), the major shareholder VolgaGroup Gennady Timchenko ($ 10.7 billion – 118 th) and the owner of ONEXIM Mikhail Prokhorov ($ 9.9 billion – 125 th place).

The richest man in the world, according to Forbes, this year named the co-founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, his fortune is estimated at $ 79.2 billion. This is followed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, with a fortune of $ 76.4 billion. The top three closes Warren Buffett ($ 72.3 billion).

Ten Russian billionaires in the ranking Forbes Gallery Forbes magazine published its latest rating of the world’s billionaires in 2015. The best result among the Russians it showed Vladimir Potanin, with a fortune of $ 15.4 billion, located at 60 th place. Alisher Usmanov, who headed t he rating of Russian billionaires last year, lost leadership, becoming only the third among Russians and 71 th in the list. Second place among the richest people in Russia took Mikhail Fridman, is located in the global ranking of 68th place. A dozen Russian billionaires were also Viktor Vekselberg, Alexei Mordashov, Alekperov, Leonid Michelson, Vladimir Lisin, Gennady Timchenko and Mikhail Prokhorov.
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The youngest billionaire in the rating became 24 year-old co-founder Evan Spiegel Snapchat messenger. Forbes estimated his fortune at $ 1.5 billion and took him to the 1250-th line. The oldest member of the ranking was the 99-year-old David Rockefeller, Sr. ($ 3 billion – 603 th). The richest woman in 2015, according to Forbes, was the co-owner of Wal-Mart Christy Walton ($ 41.7 billion). She got eighth place in the overall ranking. Only in the list of Russian woman – the wife of former Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, Elena Baturina – took place in 1741 with a fortune of $ 1 billion.

This year, dropped from the list of 138 people, including the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko.

Fluctuations in the list

In the new list, the number of billionaires in Russia has dropped quite significantly – from 111 to 88 people. For this indicator, the country slid from third to fifth place, behind Germany and India. The publication notes that the number of billionaires (and their status in foreign currency) decreased due to the devaluation of the ruble, the economic crisis and Western sanctions in connection with the Ukrainian crisis.

During the year the Russian billionaires “fell” in dollar terms by almost a quarter – more than $ 420 billion to about $ 340 billion. It is noteworthy that the average value of their condition for the year has not changed, and in both cases was $ 3.8 billion.

Almost experienced the most dramatic drop for the year Vladimir Yevtushenko – the fall of the shares of AFK “Sistema” after the criminal case on the privatization of “Bashneft” this fall slashed assets businessman more than three-fold from $ 9 billion to $ 2.6 billion. The rating on Russia Yevtushenko dropped from 15th to 35th place in the global rankings – from 141 th 663 th place.

Among those whose assets declined the most, dominated by the “classic” sectors – mining and manufacturing industries. The head of NLMK Vladimir Lisin lost $ 5 billion, the state chairman of Novatek Leonid Michelson decreased by $ 3.9 billion, and the head of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov has lost $ 4.2 billion.

On the other hand, confidently feel such representatives of the industry, as the CEO of “Norilsk Nickel” Vladimir Potanin and head of “Severstal” Alexey Mordashov. State Potanin has added $ 2.8 billion, while Mordashov – $ 2.5 billion. Fresh rating for both business was a landmark: Mordashov first time in three years, he returned to the top ten richest people in Russia, and the top ten for the first time this Potanin headed. Founder of the fund Yuri Milner doubled its state (from $ 1.8 to $ 3.2 billion). Probably one of the reasons for the growth – a successful IPO online retailer Alibaba, whose shares are included in the asset structure DST.

Seriously decreased state business fell under the economic sanctions of the West. Thus, the state of Gennady Timchenko declined by $ 4.6 billion over the past year in the world list, he now takes 118 th place against the 61st March 2014. Arkady Rotenberg, who had previously served in the national ranking of 27 th place with $ 4 billion, is now down to 57th position with $ 1.4 billion. His brother Boris Rotenberg this time dropped out of the rankings (in 2014 it had assets under $ 1.7 billion), as well as chairman of the board of directors of the bank “Russia” Yury Kovalchuk ($ 1.4 billion in 2014).

However, the Russian list includes several newcomers. Among them – known programmer Evgeny Kaspersky. For the year his condition has increased from about $ 900 million to just over $ 1 billion. Even more significant step forward made a major shareholder of the Irkutsk Oil Company Nikolai Bujnov ($ 1.7 billion in fresh rating) and “King of Vodka” Yuri Shefner ($ 1 , 8 billion in 2015).

Among those whose fortune for the year fell for the $ 1 billion mark, is to provide a banker Oleg Tinkoff, the founder of “Yandex” Arkady Volozh and businessman Gleb Fetisov. Last, as well as a politician and the leader of the “Alliance Green” was arrested a year ago on suspicion of withdrawal of funds from my bank and non-compliance with obligations to depositors. Last week, the Moscow City Court extended the finding Fetisov in jail until the end of May.