The wealth of the richest businessmen in Russia increased by 15.818 billion USD since the beginning of the current year, according to the data of the index of billionaires - Bloomberg Billionaires Index, published by ag. Bloomberg.
According to him, since the beginning of the year, the co-founder of the Eurochem and SUEK companies Andrey Melnichenko has earned 5.51 billion dollars, his fortune is 24.3 billion USD. The value of the billionaire's monetary investments and personal assets is based in part on reports in local media and data provided by representatives of the press office.
Status of the main shareholder of Severstal Alexey Mordashov increased by 4.86 billion USD to 25.8 billion USD, based on analysis of dividends, internal transactions, taxes and market results. At the same time, the chairman of the board of directors of NLMK Vladimir Lisin earned USD 3.62 billion, increasing his fortune to USD 27.6 billion (the value of the billionaire's cash investments and personal assets is partly based on an analysis of dividends, internal transactions and market indicators).
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 2.24 billion to USD 18.8 billion (the value of the billionaire's assets is partly based on media reports and data provided by representatives of the press service).
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.