The wealth of the richest businessmen in Russia increased by 28.431 billion USD as of the beginning of 2024 according to the "Billionaire Index".
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Severstal founder Alexey Mordashov has earned USD 5.73 billion since the beginning of the year. His fortune increased to 26.6 billion USD, and that of the co-founder of the Eurochem and SUEK companies Andrey Melnichenko grew by 5.26 billion USD, to 24.1 billion USD. At the same time, Lukoil founder Vagit Alekperov earned USD 3.59 billion, increasing to USD 28.2 billion.
The biggest losses were incurred by the shareholder of the largest producer of iron ore in Russia, Metalloinvest. Alisher Usmanov's fortune decreased by USD 5.51 billion to USD 15.6 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.