The rating of richest Russians in 2021 was headed by Pavel Durov
In 2021, the fortune of Russian billionaires increased by $101.4 billion. The most successful, according to the Forbes rating, were the founder of Telegram Pavel Durov, the founder of Wildberries Tatyana Bakalchuk, the main shareholder of EuroChem and SUEK Andrey Melnichenko.
Forbes 2021 Wealth Growth Ranking:
- Pavel Durov — $17.24 billion (+$13.81 billion)
- Tatiana Bakalchuk — $13.02 billion (+$11.92 billion)
- Andrey Melnichenko — $25.37 billion (+$10.6 billion)
- Alexey Mordashov and family — $29.52 billion (+$6.83 billion)
- Vagit Alekperov — $26.16 billion (+$6.44 billion)
- Igor and Dmitry Bukhman — $7.86 billion each (+$4.76 billion each)
- Gennady Timchenko — $24.72 billion (+$4.35 billion)
- Leonid Mikhelson — $27.66 billion (+$4.21 billion)
- Oleg Tinkov — $6.83 billion (+$3.42 billion)
- Leonid Fedun and family — $11.67 billion (+$3.41 billion)
Durov, according to Forbes, led the rating with the placement of Telegram bonds, and Bakalchuk’s fortune grew during the revaluation of Wildberries, which was due to the successful IPO of Ozon. The increase in the state of Melnichenko is associated with a rise in the price of raw materials, which are mined by his companies. Thus, world prices for coal doubled, for nitrogen fertilizers – four times, for potash fertilizers – three times, and phosphorus fertilizers – two times.