The richest people in the world. Rating of the richest

The richest man in the world earned more than $3,000 per minute in 2019. His fortune is estimated at $131 billion. And this, oddly enough, is not Bill Gates, who has been recognized several times as the wealthiest person in the world.

The richest people in the world, included in the TOP 10, own more than half of all the world's money. This is data that was published in the IMF report in 2017. Since then, the situation has not changed dramatically. However, new faces have entered the list of the world's richest people.

TOP richest people in the world

According to Forbes, the richest people in the world have long held their positions in the TOP 100 ranking. But the TOP 10 ranking is constantly changing, depending on global market trends.

Thus, the richest person in the world in 2020 is Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon. Its closest competitor needs to work hard to overtake it. Considering that the popularity of the Amazon service is growing every year, experts predict that Bill Gates will lag even further behind.

Success stories: how to become the richest

It is interesting to know how rich people made their fortunes so that they know in which direction they need to move to repeat their feat. Studying another person's success story can often lead to the results you need.

The rapid growth of his income is due to the sharp rise in the price of his company's shares. In 2017, Amazon's value increased by 59%. The businessman is constantly improving the quality of his service, which makes it very popular in the world.

Jeff Bezos is the richest man on the planet

The entrepreneur spent his entire life creating networks for international sales. But he decided to create Amazon only at the end of 1994. He also has a company called Blue Origins, which is developing projects to develop space tourism.

Jeff Bezos is actively involved in charity work. Every year he spends millions of dollars to fight cancer. He also founded the Bezos Family Foundation, the funds of which go to investments in the scientific and educational fields.

Its fortune is based on successful competition with other software companies. Today, most people use Windows on their computers. The use of licensed software and the release of games and other programs by Microsoft increase the income of the organization and its founder.

Bill Gates is the founder of Microsoft.

He also has a corporation called Corbis, which specializes in the creation of licensed photographs and videos. Its main idea is that over time people will decorate their homes not with paintings, but with electronic versions of them. Today there is active cooperation with leading museums in the world.

bgC3 (Bill Gates Company 3) provides a research center. The entrepreneur invests a lot of money in it to develop software technologies and information security.

Bill Gates is also the founder of the largest charitable foundation named after himself and his wife. The foundation's mission is to improve the world's healthcare system and fight hunger.

It owns more than 60 companies. He invests in various companies, acquiring shares, which allows him to earn income in the long term. Entrepreneurs are most interested in ambitious startups. As Warren Buffett himself says, his intuition about where to invest helps him to be included in the ranking of the richest people in the world.

Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of our time.

Warren Buffett's income has increased significantly since Donald Trump took office. He introduced some tax breaks, which led to a reduction in the costs of this entrepreneur.

Buffett has authored many books related to income generation. He himself is very conservative, so he tries not to invest in areas that are incomprehensible to him. That is why he became one of the last who began to invest money in IT technologies and still ignores cryptocurrencies.

Bernard Arnault

His company has founded more than 70 famous global brands that are controlled by LVMH. His income directly depends on the level of sales. Therefore, his position in the ranking of the richest people in the world is unstable. Back in 2017, he was not included in the ranking of the 10 richest people in the world, but over the year his income increased so much that he was able to immediately take 4th place according to Forbes.

The businessman himself has been awarded several times for his contribution to art in various countries. This is one of the least famous personalities in the world. He tries not to give interviews. If journalists manage to meet him, he remains taciturn.

Mark Zuckerberg

One of the youngest billionaires in the world. The growth of his income is due to the growth of shares of the social network Facebook. Many entrepreneurs are fighting to get shares in his corporation. A distinctive feature of Mark Zuckerberg is that he is only engaged in the development of this company, without trying to found new brands.

It is worth noting that Mark Zuckerberg receives a salary of only $1. All other income is dividends from his company. Despite his wealth, he leads a modest lifestyle. Today he has a wife and child.

Amancio Ortega

His company, Zara Industries, has more than 200 stores in almost 50 countries. The Zara brand is well known and very popular. Expanding online sales opportunities can increase company revenue.

Today, Zara offers cooperation under a franchise agreement, which can significantly increase the number of branded stores in various countries around the world. Favorable terms of cooperation increase interest in the company, which allows Amancio Ortega to increase his income.

The businessman himself was able to fulfill his dream - to create his own unique business model, which allows him to create high-quality clothes at affordable prices. Many people today study this man's success story in business schools. At the moment, he has completely retired and is retired, enjoying life.

Carlos Slim

It owns the largest cellular operator in Mexico. He also has interests in the mining industry and foreign telecommunications companies. An entrepreneur is constantly looking for new ways to diversify his income. In this regard, a 17% stake in The New York Times was once purchased.

Carlos Slim invests in various areas. It has interests in mining, chemicals, construction and other areas of the economy. Moreover, he buys not only shares of Mexican companies.

The entrepreneur himself is a widower. He has 6 children, three of whom hold positions in his business empire. He did not inherit millions, but he always had a stable income and sought to increase his wealth. Throughout his life, Carlos Slim was distinguished by frugality and a modest lifestyle.

Charles and David Koch

They are co-owners of Koch Industries, which works to create wealth in various industries. They once bought shares from their brothers in order to take control of their father's organization after his death. Today this company employs more than 100 thousand people. The products they produce are successfully sold not only in the USA, but also in Latin America, Europe and Russia.

These brothers are quite intelligent and calm. Their main merit lies in the fact that they inspire each of their employees that their work is their property. Therefore, everyone is obliged to work in such a way as to preserve their capital and increase it.

It is worth noting that this approach and a generous inheritance helped the brothers build a successful business empire.

Larry Ellison

He is considered the second person after Bill Gates in the field of software production. Its software is actively used in financial, credit and other commercial structures. It helps to establish business processes. Today, the company is actively developing cloud technologies, which has allowed its share price to increase by 18%. He left the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors, becoming the technical director of the organization.

The businessman always demanded complete dedication from his employees, as a result of which his company became one of the most dynamically developing in the world. As head of the corporation, he pursued an aggressive policy. Customers were often deceived, and any methods were used to fight competitors. The decision to leave the post of head of Oracle is connected with another marriage.

The richest people on the planet for 2018.

In 2017, Forbes counted 2,043 billionaires worldwide, a year ago there were 1,810: commodity and financial markets are growing.

The combined wealth of the world's billionaires rose to $7.7 trillion from $6.5 trillion, while the average wealth also increased to $3.8 billion from $3.6 billion.

The United States leads the list in both the number of billionaires and the size of their total wealth.

We present the Top 10 countries by the number of billionaires living in them, according to Vesti.Economy.

1. USA

Number of billionaires: 565

Total wealth of billionaires: $2,800 billion

Country's GDP: $18,600 billion

Richest person: Bill Gates. With a net worth of $86 billion, he is the richest person in the world in 2017.

2. China

Number of billionaires: 319

Total wealth of billionaires: $809 billion

Country's GDP: $11,100 billion

Richest person: Wang Jianlin, worth $31.3 billion in 2017. He made his money in real estate and entertainment, is the owner of the Dalian Wanda Group, and retains the title of China's richest person for the fourth year in a row.

3. Germany

Number of billionaires: 114

Total wealth of billionaires: $467.8 billion

Country's GDP: $3500 billion

Richest person: Karl Albrecht Jr. and Beate Heister ($27.2 billion) are heirs to the Aldi Sud discount chain.

4. Russia

Number of billionaires: 96

Total wealth of billionaires: $386.3 billion

Country's GDP: $1200 billion

The richest person: Chairman of the Board of PJSC NOVATEK Leonid Mikhelson is the richest person in Russia for the second year in a row. His fortune in 2017 was $18.4 billion.

5. India

Number of billionaires: 101

Total wealth of billionaires: $325.2 billion

Country's GDP: $2300 billion

Richest person: Mukesh Ambani ($23.2 billion) has become the country's richest person every year since 2003. He owns the petrochemical holding Reliance Industries, founded by his father.

6. Hong Kong

Number of billionaires: 68

Total wealth of billionaires: $272.1 billion

Country's GDP: $362 billion

Richest person: Li Ka-shing ($31.2 billion) is the richest person in Hong Kong and owns real estate developer Cheung Kong Property. Last year, Kashin invested in the Postal Savings Bank of China and has invested more than $28 billion in European companies over the past five years.

7. Brazil

Number of billionaires: 43

Total wealth of billionaires: $172.1 billion

Country's GDP: $1800 billion

Richest man: Jorge Paulo Lehmann is Brazil's richest man with $22.9 billion and holds shares in the world's largest beer company Anheuser-Busch InBev, the Kraft Heinz company and Burger King parent Restaurant Brands International. Lives in Switzerland.

8. UK

Number of billionaires: 55

Total wealth of billionaires: $164.4 billion

Country's GDP: $2600 billion

Richest person: The richest people in the UK with a fortune of $15.4 billion are the Indian-born brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja, owners of the Hinduja Group corporation, which specializes in the automotive and defense industries.

9. Spain

Number of billionaires: 25

Total wealth of billionaires: $124.7 billion

Country's GDP: $1200 billion

Richest man: Amancio Ortega ($71.3 billion) is the richest man not only in Spain, but in all of Europe. The main source of his wealth is the company Zara, which he created in 1975.

10. Sweden

Number of billionaires: 31

Total wealth of billionaires: $117.5 billion

Country's GDP: $510.5 billion

Richest man: H&M Chairman Stefan Persson is Sweden's richest man with a net worth of $19.9 billion. His father, Erling Persson, founded the chain in 1947.

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. On March 2, the American Forbes published its traditional, 29th, global ranking of billionaires. This time, the list included 88 businessmen from Russia, 33 less than a year earlier, and Vladimir Potanin became the leader for the first time - he displaced Alisher Usmanov from the first “national” line. Russian participants in the rating have become noticeably “impoverished” over the year - the reason for this is the crisis in the country’s economy and Western sanctions due to the annexation 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 Position in the world ranking: 125 Athlete, banker, metallurgist, playboy, investor, media mogul, politician and owner of the NBA club - all this is Mikhail Prokhorov. In 2012, he shocked all of Russia with his unexpected candidacy for the post of president of the country - and according to the election results he collected a quite respectable 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 27% in Uralkali, the world's largest producer of potash fertilizers. 9. Gennady Timchenko Net worth: $10.7 billion Change for the year: -$4.6 billion Position in the world ranking: 118 Gennady Timchenko owns shares in many companies in the gas, transport and construction industries. Among its assets are the largest gas producer Novatek, the petrochemical holding Sibur, the railway carrier Transoil and the insurance company Sogaz. Being one of the most influential people in the country, the billionaire, who is considered a close friend of Vladimir Putin, came under US sanctions in 2014. Among Timchenko’s non-business workload is the supervision of Russian hockey: he chairs the KHL board of directors and holds the post of president of the St. Petersburg club SKA. 8. Vladimir Lisin Net worth: $11.6 billion Change over the year: -$5 billion Position in the world ranking: 107 Vladimir Lisin made his fortune in metallurgy, rail transportation and logistics. Previously, he became a partner in the Trans-World Group, which over several years has grown into a leading Russian exporter of aluminum and steel. By that time, Lisin had accumulated a wealth of experience in managing 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 the First Freight Company. 7. Leonid Mikhelson Net worth: $11.7 billion Change for 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 against Novatek, putting pressure on Timchenko's business partner, 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 despite sanctions pressure. To support it, 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 Change for the year: -$1.4 billion Position in the world ranking: 96 Vagit Alekperov heads Lukoil, the largest oil company in Russia, which, in particular, is developing the West Qurna 2 field in Iraq, possessing 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 gone through all the career stages 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 founded Lukoil. Alekperov is the author of the book “Russian Oil: Past, Present and Future.” 5. Alexey Mordashov Net worth: $13 billion Change over the year: +$2.5 billion Position in the world ranking: 89 In mid-January 2015, Putin received Mordashov and made the metallurgical magnate promise not to allow unreasonable investments. Against the backdrop of bad market conditions 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 entrepreneur Yuri Kovalchuk, close to Putin, 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 company, 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 be the project supervisor for the national analogue of Silicon Valley - the Skolkovo innovation city - in 2010. Since then, three billionaire companies have already appeared among the project residents who received grants from the state. In 2013, the businessman, together with Mikhail Fridman and Leonard Blavatnik, sold a 50% stake in the oil company TNK-BP to the state-owned Rosneft for $28 billion. Vekselberg earned his first million from selling scrap metal. In the 1990s, he founded the holding company SUAL. In 2007, SUAL merged 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 goods and telecommunications businesses. 3. Alisher Usmanov Net worth: $14.4 billion Change for the year: -$4.2 billion Position in the world ranking: 71 Alisher Usmanov lost his status as the richest man in Russia after three years of leadership, but continues to remain a key figure in several major sectors of the national economy. . Among his assets are the metallurgical giant Metalloinvest, the country's second largest mobile operator Megafon, the Internet holding Mail.ru Group and the Kommersant publishing house. The billionaire's most successful investments internationally are in the tech industry: He was an early investor in Facebook, but sold all of his shares in the social network in 2013 to invest in rising 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 Change over the year: -$3 billion Position in the world ranking: 68 Together with his friends from study, Mikhail Fridman controls Alfa Group, the largest private financial and industrial group in Russia. 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 of stores in Russia – X5 Retail Group. 1. Vladimir Potanin Net worth: $15.4 billion Change over the year: +$2.8 billion Position in the world ranking: 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 IBES clients to serve them. Oneximbank became a platform for the construction of the Interros holding. With the support of the state, the billionaire became the largest private investor in the Winter Olympics in Sochi - he built the Rosa Khutor ski resort. And so, this 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 episodes, write your opinion in the comments, and if you liked the episode, like and share this video with your friends. This will be the biggest support for me. And Vyacheslav Bulenkov was with you and see you again!

- a very rich investor. He manages to remain one of the richest people on the planet thanks to additional sources of income. The oligarch manages to obtain significant sums of money through investments in the engineering industry, the railway industry, and activities related to waste processing.

The richest people in the world, according to Forbes, in 2018 are Warren Buffett, he occupies third position in the ranking. His personal net worth is $75.6 billion.

Compared to 2017, business has seen a steady increase. Growth is estimated at approximately 14.8 billion.

Warren Buffett

In order to reduce risks, Warren is trying to expand his investment portfolio. The main investments are related to the oil, metallurgical and food industries. Not long ago, Buffett became the owner of a metallurgical holding called Precision Castparts.

The deal turned out to be very profitable. Now there is active investment of funds through the purchase of shares of oil companies, investments in Tim Hortons, Burger King.

The creator and owner of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has risen to third place on the list of the world's richest people.

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Its assets are estimated at $72.8 billion. This amount became the reason for the rise in the ranking due to the strong growth of shares (67%) of the company. The profit from the rise in Amazon stock prices amounted to $27.6 billion.

Owners of billions

One of the richest people in the world, according to Forbes, is Carlos Slim Helu from Mexico with a fortune of $54.5 billion. In 2018, positive changes occurred in its capital, the increase reached 4.5 billion.

Carlos Slim Helu

Slim Elu was able to get on the list of the richest people due to the fact that he is a shareholder of the American publishing house The New York Times, and his dollar share among the shareholders is very significant. The tycoon controls Grupo Carso (conglomerate), Grupo Financiero Inbursa, and the financial structure Ideal.

The top 10 richest people include Mark Zuckerberg (5th place in Forbes), as he owns $56 billion. The success of this man, about whom a film was even made, is associated with the creation of the social network Facebook.

He is still the head of the network today. Mark's capital has only been growing recently. It’s interesting that this wealthy philanthropist plans to sell almost all of his company’s shares for charitable purposes (99%).

Mark Zuckerberg

Larry Ellison was able to earn a little less (52.2 billion). Ellison got into the rating due to the fact that he heads Oracle Corporation and is the main shareholder in NetSuite Inc. He is an early investor in Salesforce.com (an American company).

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Larry Ellison prefers to use his fortune in sponsoring specialized competitions in the USA. Alison is constantly acquiring real estate.

Every resident of the United States has heard of the name Bloomberg, since Michael Bloomberg was the mayor of New York. He owns $47.5 billion as of 2018. He is ranked 10th out of the 100 richest people on the planet because he skillfully founded and manages Bloomberg.

Michael Bloomberg

Bloomberg spends a lot on charitable causes. The comparative table compiled by Forbes experts shows the increase in his capital. A few years ago, Michael was awarded the Order of Great Britain and is an honorary Knight Commander.

The most significant personalities on the planet

You can become the richest person in the world thanks to successful investments, a successful choice of profession, the creation of a significant invention, etc. In addition to the rankings of the richest people, the list of 100 subjects is updated annually. It is compiled by Time magazine in America.

Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, is present in the rating, keeping company with Hollywood actors, singers, other politicians, businessmen, and designers.

In order to obtain characteristics of each subject, the editors invited famous personalities: P. Poroshenko, B. Obama, M. Kane, etc. Influential people in the world are determined by voting by readers. Vladimir Putin was able to get the most votes.

Putin turned out to be more influential than US President Barack Obama and Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany. It was V. Putin who gained almost 7% of the votes in 2018. Putin owes such changes to the deterioration of the economic situation in his country.

According to United States political scientist Ian Bremmer, Putin provokes a feeling of admiration among people around the world.

Other world influencers in the top five:

• singer Rihanna;
• Lady Gaga;
• Taylor Swift;
• 2NE1 - CL (lead singer of a South Korean pop group).

The magazine prepared 5 copies of the cover for printing. They depict personalities whose names are very popular and influential. Among them are Kanye West, Bradley Cooper, Misty Copeland, Ruth Bader, Jorge Ramos.

Rihanna is on the list of influential people

The list also includes such influential people of the world as Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Emma Watson, Diane von Furstenberg, Bradley Cooper, Alexander Wang, Kim Kardashian, etc.

Live and get rich

The richest people have a lot to worry about every day. What are the real thoughts of rich people, how should they live in order to become better every day, increase their wealth, and enjoy life?

When a person has been able to earn a decent fortune, he necessarily has his own specific philosophy of life that he adheres to.

It is interesting that not all tycoons live large, they are used to spending a lot, some live a modest life. Everything is connected with what each individual subject has his own attitude towards money.

Where do the richest people live? For example, Warren Buffett still lives in a house that he purchased in the middle of the last century for $31,500. According to his philosophy, you need to live in a room that fully meets all needs, without being compared to the mansions of those around you.

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The billionaire strictly adheres to this golden rule, since he sees happiness in completely different things. In most cases, the houses of the richest people cost a lot of money. They are located in resort towns, in the capitals of highly developed countries, on islands, etc.

Warren Buffett's house

Another exception involves Mark Zuckerberg, which suggests that the thoughts of the richest people can be surprising. Despite his enormous fortune, Mark believes that the main adornment of a person is modesty.

In the photo it is easy to see that the creator of Facebook prefers to use an Acura sedan as a means of transportation. The cost of the car is only 30 thousand dollars, despite the fact that Mark’s financial capabilities allow him to drive luxury cars or a huge yacht. Mark believes that the main thing in a car is practicality, not pathos.

Zuckerberg's Acura

The secrets of rich individuals are different. Carlos Slim Elu is a very rich Mexican man, described as a very wealthy man. When asked how to become the richest person, he answers that you need to save money from a very young age. The sooner you start accumulating, the better the result will be.

It is necessary to be able to manage the accumulated capital competently. If you learn this, then prosperity in life is guaranteed. At the same time, it doesn’t really matter what you do or what your profession is.

However, you need to act wisely, without causing harm to people and the environment. The basis of success, according to the rich man, is goal setting.

Richard Branson

Rich people on the planet, including Michael Bloomberg, often argue in their interviews that in order to achieve wealth and recognition, you need to independently realize what is really needed, what is good for a particular subject, and follow exclusively this conclusion.

Although Bloomberg has a successful business, he only has 2 pairs of shoes. Black loafers, in his opinion, go perfectly with all his suits and allow him to feel comfortable. Investment dollars should be extremely useful.

Hollywood success

You don't have to have your own business to be on the Forbes list. Among the 100 richest people are talented actresses. A rating of the wealthiest actresses of 2016 in Hollywood has been compiled.

The film “Snow White and the Huntsman” brought enormous popularity, high fees and championship to Kristen Stewart, who is only 22 years old. She managed to earn 34.5 million dollars. The actress became famous after playing in The Twilight Saga.

Kristen Stewart

Next in the ranking, Cameron Diaz is included in the second line. Her earnings amounted to 34 million dollars. The film “Very Bad Teacher,” which shows quite specific American humor, turned out to be very successful. At the box office, revenue amounted to 216 million.

Sandra Bullock's fortune increased by 25 million dollars. In the photo, Sandra can be seen absolutely happy, as she manages to cope well with all roles. The film “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” is no exception.

The fourth line rightfully belongs to Angelina Jolie, her earnings are 20 million. Her fortune is earned not by successful roles, but by excellent photos, since she regularly takes part in photo shoots for the most fashionable magazines.

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, a Russian version of the magazine, Forbes Russia, has been published in Russia. Probably the most anticipated news that Forbes announces every year is the ranking of billionaires around the world. What changes have occurred over the year? Who topped and generally entered the list of Russian billionaires? We will talk about this and much more in the article.

History of the Russian version of Forbes

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

The printed publication has seen many editors over the course of a decade. And less than a year ago, Axel Springer Russia CJSC sold publishing rights to ACMG, headed by businessman Alexander Fedotov. It must be said 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 these publications touch upon serious political and economic topics and, moreover, have significant contributions from foreign owners. It is worth noting that Forbes magazine, from the date of its founding, adhered to its own views and was independent of other people’s opinions and influence.

Russia's first billionaires in Forbes

In 1997, the magazine for the first time included in its list of Russians who had good wealth at that time. 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 managers of the enterprise is still among the richest people on the planet. This is Vladimir Potanin, who topped the list of Russian billionaires in 2015.

Forbes magazine rating results in 2016

On March 1 of this year, the newest ranking of billionaires in Russia and around the world was published. The list included 77 citizens of the Russian Federation. The size of each of them has remained virtually unchanged over the past year. But it is known for certain that 20 oligarchs have become even richer. Newcomers have also appeared, which we will talk about a little later.

The economic situation in the world has not been stable recently. This has certainly 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 most wealthy individuals has changed, and therefore the list has been updated. Forbes information on the status of the world's richest people for 2016 is reflected in the table:

Top ten billionaires on the planet

Information about the oligarch	Place in the Forbes ranking	Wealth, billion US dollars	Country of Residence	Source of funds
Bill Gates, 60 years old	1	75	USA	Microsoft
Ortega Amancio, 79 years old	2	67	Spain	Zara
Buffett Warren, 85	3	60.8	USA	Berkshire Hathaway
Carlos Slim Helu, 76 years old	4	50	Mexico	telecommunications
Bezos Jeff, 52 years old	5	45.2	USA	Amazon
Mark Zuckerberg, 31 years old	6	44.6		Facebook
Allison Larry, 71	7	43.6		Oracle
Bloomberg Michael, 74 years old	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, are in the United States. The leader of the list during this period is Bill Gates, the world-famous creator of the Windows OS.

Where are ours?

As you can see, the oligarchs of Russia are still not rich enough to get into the top ten of Forbes. The country's richest man is only 60th on the overall list. His fortune is estimated at $14.4 billion. And this person, completely unexpected for many readers, is Leonid Mikhelson. “Why unexpected?” - you ask. Last year, the head of Novatek was not even among the top five billionaires according to the Russian version of Forbes magazine. In just a year, he was able to break through from 7th place to the leader.

The top ten people with enormous wealth by Russian standards also included:

List of Russian billionaires: top 10

Full name, age	Place on the Forbes Russia list	Place on the Forbes list	Net worth, billion dollars	Source of funds
Mikhelson Leonid, 60 years old	1	60	14.4	OJSC 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	Rossiya Bank, Transoil, Sibur
Mordashov Alexey, 50 years old	6	93	10.9	Severstal, Power Machines
Vekselberg Viktor, 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 were included in the Forbes world list in 2016, which is 11 people less than last year.

The main “rises” of the capital of the year

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

But this successful businessman was surpassed in terms of capital growth 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 almost doubled. At the end of 2015, he was ranked 16th in the Forbes Russia rating. It would not be surprising if next year he becomes Russia's leader in net worth. With such rapid growth, we can 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 during an economically and politically difficult year? Despite the fact that Fridman and Usmanov retained their position in the ranking (2nd and 3rd place, respectively), their capital decreased slightly. M. Friedman lost almost 9% of his funds, 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 noticeably. Its losses amounted to about 22%, which in monetary terms equates to $3.3 billion. Due to the decrease in his capital, he lost ground in the 2016 list, moving to 4th place.

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

More about the leaders: Leonid Mikhelson

The sixty-year-old Russian entrepreneur increased his capital by $2.7 billion in 2015, which led him to leadership in the ranking of Russian 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 OJSC Novatek and Sibur Holding, which specialize in the production of gas and petrochemical products. Part of the funds comes from a share in Promsvyazbank. Mikhelson is passionate about art, which he expresses by sponsoring exhibitions in Russia and the USA.

"Silver" oligarch Mikhail Fridman

Compared to 2015, Friedman maintained his position on the Forbes Russia list, although he lost some of his wealth ($1.3 billion). As of 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. Owner of such brands as Pyaterochka, Beeline, Perekrestok. Mikhail Fridman, through Alfa-Bank, is engaged in charity work, helping children with severe cardiac diseases. Has dual citizenship (Russia, Israel).

Usmanov Alisher

Owner of a fortune estimated at $12.5 billion. 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 good income. Among them: Metalloinvest, Megafon, Kommersant.

Invested in Facebook at the inception of the social network. Three years ago, Usmanov invested in Chinese assets: the online 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

Russian dollar billionaires join the Forbes list every year. In 2016, the magazine published four new names previously unknown to the public. Of course, in the overall ranking they are still significantly behind the leaders. But who knows, maybe next year one of them will become one of the 20 oligarchs of Russia.

Mikhail Shishkhanov took 1126th place. Quite a young entrepreneur, head of PJSC B&N Bank. At 43 years old, he already has a fortune estimated at $1.6 billion. Gutseriev Sait-Salam, one of the members of the directors of the RussNeft company, goes on an equal footing with him. Leonid Boguslavsky is a little behind his comrades. He ranks 1476th in the Forbes ranking and has a capital 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 dollars 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 became impoverished to zero. But the losses were significant. For many entrepreneurs, this resulted in their removal from the list of the richest people in the world. In 2016, 19 Russians left the rating, including: Nikolay Tsvetkov (Uralsib), Mikhail Balakin (head of SU-155), Rustam Tariko (Russian Standard Bank). Their fortune is estimated at between 1.1 and 1.7 billion dollars. At the moment, they are back at the finish line and will now compete for the title of “more successful entrepreneur” with the “young” generation of Forbes.

Young billionaires of Russia

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

According to Forbes standards, the average age of nominees is 45 years old. This is the period of a person’s maturity, when he already has significant life experience and a stable financial situation behind him. All those who have not yet turned forty are considered young. Are there many of these in the world? How many of them are Russians?

Forbes Russia celebrates 7 lucky people who, despite their young 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 list of rich people. His fortune is estimated at $1.2 billion.
2. Vyacheslav Mirilashvili (32 years old) is almost a billionaire, in his hands funds amounting to $0.95 billion. He is the manager of the Vaizra fund. He ranks 85th in the ranking of Russian oligarchs.
3. Pavel Durov (31 years old) is the founder of the social network VKontakte and the Telegram program, well-known among young people. As of 2016, he has a fortune of $600 million and occupies 136th position in the Forbes Russia ranking.
4. Elena Rybolovleva (27 years old), the ex-wife of Dmitry Rybolovlev, received her fortune of $600 million thanks to a divorce settlement. Engaged in investments. In the Russian Forbes list it is in 142nd place.
5. Denis Bazhaev (20 years old) is a young co-owner of the Alliance Group, owner of $500 million and 155th place in the ranking of Russian oligarchs.
6. Ivan Tavrin (39 years old) – owner of $400 million, head of PJSC Megafon. He founded his own business on his own. At the end of 2015, it ranks 194th in the Forbes Russia ranking.
7. Vitaly Yusufov (36 years old) – engaged in investments, owner of $400 million. It is located at position 196 on the Russian Forbes list.

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 famous figures, founders of large industrial and financial enterprises. Each of them has their own story of the path to success. Over the past year, there have been many victories and failures that have brought changes to the Forbes list. But troubles, like victories, build 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.