The fortune of the richest businessmen in Russia has increased by $ 19.681 billion since the beginning of the year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which is calculated based on the value of companies' shares.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Pavel Durov, co-founder of the Telegram messenger, has earned $ 4.82 billion since the beginning of the year, bringing his fortune to $ 15.8 billion, while the fortune of the shareholder of Metalloinvest, the largest iron ore producer in Russia, has increased by $ 1.8 billion. Alisher Usmanov's net worth increased by $3.22 billion to $16.4 billion. Meanwhile, “Severstal“ founder Alexei Mordashov gained $3.41 billion, bringing his net worth to $26.6 billion.
NLMK Chairman Vladimir Lisin suffered the biggest losses – his net worth decreased by $3.17 billion to $22.7 billion.
Since March 2012, the agency has published the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which includes information on the wealth of the 500 richest people on the planet.