The fortunes of the richest businessmen in Russia have increased by $ 22.547 billion since the beginning of the year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, published by the agency. The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is calculated based on the value of companies' shares.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Norilsk Nickel President Vladimir Potanin has earned $ 3.82 billion since the beginning of the year, his fortune is $ 31.7 billion, and the wealth of the shareholder of Russia's largest iron ore producer, Metalloinvest, is Alisher Usmanov, whose fortune has increased by $ 3.7 billion to $ 16.9 billion. USD.
The biggest losses were suffered by the Russian businessman and owner of the football club “Monaco“ Dmitry Rybolovlev - his fortune decreased by 1.77 billion USD, to 9.21 billion USD.
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.