Seven Ukrainians entered the updated Forbes list of the world's dollar billionaires. According to the Ukrainian version of the publication, Rinat Akhmetov, owner of the DTEK energy holding and Metinvest Group, remains the richest.
According to the publication, Akhmetov's net worth has nevertheless decreased: as of March 2026, it is estimated at $7.8 billion, compared to $7.9 billion a year earlier. In the global ranking, he has fallen from 390th to 472nd place.
Second and third place are businessman and son-in-law of the second Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma, Viktor Pinchuk, with a net worth of $2.8 billion (3.2 billion in 2025), and co-founder of fintech company Revolut, Vlad Yatsenko, with assets of $2.2 billion ($1.2 billion in 2025).
Former Ukrainian president, MP and owner of the Roshen confectionery factory Petro Poroshenko ranked fourth this time. His net worth is estimated at $1.5 billion ($1.8 billion a year earlier), and in the overall world ranking he has fallen from 1947th to 2600th place.
Fifth place among Ukrainians is for Andriy Verevsky, founder of the agricultural holding “Kernel“, with $1.2 billion ($1.4 billion in 2025).
Sixth place, with a net worth of approximately $1.2 billion each, is shared by Vadym Novinsky, a former member of the Verkhovna Rada, protodeacon of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church and a businessman who fled Ukraine and is under Kiev sanctions, and businessman Konstantin Zhevago, who is facing criminal charges in Ukraine.