The country’s tycoons have added more than $26 billion to their wealth since the start of 2024
The combined net worth of Russia’s wealthiest people jumped by more than $26 billion since the start of the year, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. A total of 25 Russian billionaires with a combined net worth of $355.33 billion were listed in the ranking of the world’s 500 richest people as of November 1.
Vladimir Potanin, the owner of mining giant Norilsk Nickel, remained Russia’s richest person, occupying the 55th spot globally. The nickel magnate is estimated to have increased his wealth by $1.2 billion in the period from January to November, to $32.2 billion.
The largest jump in wealth was posted by Vladimir Lisin, the chairman of NLMK, Russia’s largest steelmaker. The businessman added $4.81 billion to his wealth this year and is now worth an estimated $28.8 billion. At the start of the year, Bloomberg ranked Lisin as the…
