The fortune of the richest businessmen in Russia has increased by 20.163 billion USD since the beginning of the year, according to data from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, published by the agency, which is calculated based on the value of companies' shares.
The co-founder of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov has earned 3.27 billion USD since the beginning of the year, his fortune amounts to 14.3 billion USD, and that of the shareholder of the largest iron ore producer in Russia, Metalloinvest - Alisher Usmanov, has increased by 3.12 billion USD to 16.3 billion. USD.
The biggest losses were suffered by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NLMK Vladimir Lisin - his fortune decreased by 3.58 billion USD to 22.2 billion USD.
Since March 2012, the agency has published the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which includes information about the fortunes of the 500 richest people on the planet.