The fortunes of the richest businessmen in Russia have increased by $24.586 billion since the beginning of the year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index published by the agency, which is calculated based on the value of companies' shares.
Norilsk Nickel President Vladimir Potanin has earned $3.83 billion since the beginning of the year, with his fortune totaling $31.7 billion, while the fortune of the shareholder of Russia's largest iron ore producer Metalloinvest Alisher Usmanov has increased by $3.17 billion to $16.4 billion. USD.
The biggest losses were suffered by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NLMK Vladimir Lisin - his fortune decreased by 1.68 billion USD to 24.1 billion USD.
Since March 2012, the agency has published the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. An index that includes information on the fortune of the 500 richest people on the planet.