This year, the Forbes list included 2,043 of the world's richest people. It includes tycoons with a net worth of more than US$1 billion. The names of the largest billionaires are known to most people on the planet. Many of them became popular not only due to their impressive financial capital, but also because of their active charitable activities. The 2019 Forbes list of the world's richest people, which is presented below, includes ten tycoons whose wealth exceeds $30 billion.

Bernard Arnault is one of the wealthiest people in the world according to Forbes for 2019. The French billionaire has a fortune that is equivalent to 34 billion US dollars. The tycoon owns a controlling stake in LVMH, which produces luxury items known under brands such as Louis Vuitton, Givenchy, Guerlain, Chaumet, etc. The company was created back in 1987 with the merger of Moët Hennessy and Louis Vuitton, resulting in the LVMH group rightfully became a leader in her sector. Bernard Arnault is Commander of the Legion of Honor.

Michael Bloomberg is a fairly wealthy man who holds far from modest positions on the list of rich people. His capital as of 2019 was $48.1 billion. He is the creator and owner of the Bloomberg news agency. This company is a leading provider of financial news worldwide. The billionaire became the owner of the Order of the British Empire and received the title of Honorary Knight Commander.

David and Charles Koch are the world's wealthiest brothers, whose capital, if divided equally, is 48.3 billion US national currency. They own equal shares of the Koch Industies corporation, which brings them the main profit. The company's subsidiaries are Flint Hill Resources, Koch AG & Energy Solutions, Koch chemical Technology, Koch Minerals and INVISTA. It is known that the richest relatives are not averse to making their contribution to charity.

Larry Ellison is the world's largest financial tycoon, whose income is far from modest. His capital is estimated at 52.2 billion US dollars. The billionaire is the co-founder of Oracle Corporation, which is considered the second largest software manufacturer after Microsoft. Ellison is also a shareholder of NetSuite, which provides application access services to midsize businesses. The tycoon has maintained a strong position in the top ten richest people in the world for decades.

Carlos Slim Helu is the richest Mexican in history, ranked sixth on Forbes' list of the world's richest people in 2019. The entrepreneur's financial condition is estimated at 54 billion US dollars. The billionaire owns the largest holding company, Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V., which controls many Mexican companies. The tycoon is the largest philanthropist in the entire world. It finances medical, cultural, and educational projects. With the assistance of the tycoon, a few years ago an art museum was opened in Mexico City called Soumaya.

Mark Zuckerberg is in the middle on the list of the richest people for 2019. The founder of the social network Facebook has a capital of 56 billion US dollars. This is the youngest billionaire in history, who currently owns about 24 percent of the shares of the network that he created. Zuckerberg launched the construction of a 280-hectare family estate on the coast of the island of Kauai. The purchase of land cost the entrepreneur $100 million. The billionaire and his wife are currently actively involved in charity work.

Amancio Ortega is the largest Spanish entrepreneur, ranking fourth on the Forbes list of the richest people. As of 2019, the billionaire's fortune amounted to 71.3 billion US dollars. He is the founder and former president of the largest clothing chain chain Inditex. This company has over 6,500 stores located in 90 countries. Ortega is also a real estate investor in cities such as London, Florida and Madrid. The billionaire also invests in the gas industry, banks and tourism. In addition, he owns a share in the football league.

Jeff Bezos is a financial tycoon worthy of the top three. According to information provided by Forbes, the businessman's capital is estimated at 72.8 billion US dollars. The creator of the Amazon online store is also the owner of the private aerospace company Blue Origin. The entrepreneur also owns the Washington Post publishing house. The largest online store was founded in 1994, the initial investment for the development of which amounted to about three hundred thousand US dollars. It was the Internet business that made up the lion's share of Bezos' capital.

Warren Buffett, as Forbes notes, is the wealthiest among the largest financial tycoons. The entrepreneur has a fortune estimated at 75.6 billion US dollars. Buffett is also considered the largest philanthropist in history. In 2010, the billionaire gave approximately $37 billion to five charities, which amounted to approximately fifty percent of his entire wealth. Despite his enormous wealth, Buffett is not a fan of luxury items and eats at fast food chains, one of which he purchased for himself.

Bill Gates is the richest person in the world, with a net worth of as much as $86 billion today. Almost half a century ago, the billionaire created, together with Paul Allen, the software corporation Microsovt, which became the largest in the world. Gates owns about 3 percent of his company, which is about 13% of his total wealth to date. The rich man also invests his investments in the development of other areas that bring impressive profits to their co-owner.

The American magazine Forbes has published its latest annual ranking of the world's richest people. To be included in the list, you must have a net worth of at least $1 billion. This year, 2,208 people from 72 countries meet this requirement. Their total wealth increased by 18% compared to last year and amounted to $9.1 trillion.

This year, the Forbes ranking was topped by Amazon owner Jeff Bezos for the first time, displacing Microsoft founder Bill Gates to second place and investor Warren Buffett to third. The list's compilers estimated Bezos's fortune at $112 billion.

Bezos came out on top twice in 2017, according to Forbes, which ranks the fortunes of billionaires in real time.

On July 27, he managed to stay at the top of the list for only a few hours. On October 28, he again broke through to the first line of the rating - this happened after the publication of the company’s quarterly report, the results of which exceeded analysts’ expectations. As a result, Amazon shares rose by 13%, and Bezos' fortune increased by more than $10 billion in just one day.

With a large gap from Bezos, Bill Gates is in second place in the Forbes global ranking - the Microsoft founder's fortune is estimated at $90 billion.

The third position in the global list of rich people is occupied by American investor and founder of Berkshire Hathaway Warren Buffett with a fortune of $84 billion - the authors of the Forbes rating remind that Buffett promised to allocate 99% of his capital to charity. So far, $32 billion has been allocated for these purposes, the magazine notes.

Frenchman Bernard Arnault, who ranks fourth in the ranking, is more than $10 billion behind Buffett. Arnault owns the LVMH Moët Hennessy holding, an empire that includes world-famous brands from Louis Vuitton to Sephora. The wealth of the richest Frenchman is estimated at $72 billion. By the way, last year Arnault did not make it into the Forbes top ten.

The top 10 richest people in the world also included Spanish businessman, founder of the Zara chain Amancio Ortega ($70 billion), Mexican TV magnate Carlos Slim ($67.1 billion), CEO and controlling shareholder of Coch Industries Charles and David Koch (both $60 each). billion). Larry Ellison, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Technology Officer of Oracle Corporation, closes the top ten with $58.5 billion.

The magazine named the chairman of the board of directors and owner of a controlling stake in NLMK Vladimir Lisin as the wealthiest Russian of the year. The Russian entrepreneur's fortune is estimated at $19.1 billion. Over the past year, Lisin managed to add another $3 billion to his wealth and displace last year's leader of the Russian list, Leonid Mikhelson.

Compared to 2017, Lisin’s position in the global ranking remained unchanged - the businessman still ranks 57th.

Second place in the ranking, as last year, was retained by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Severstal Alexey Mordashov with a fortune of $18.7 billion - in 2017 the businessman managed to earn $1.2 billion. This is more than two times less than last year’s figure, when Mordashov increased his personal wealth by $2.7 billion.

The co-owner of NOVATEK and Sibur, Leonid Mikhelson, who occupied the first line of the Russian list of the richest people in 2017, lost his position, ending up in third place in the ranking. At the end of 2017, his personal fortune amounted to $18 billion, having decreased by $0.4 billion.

The top 5 wealthiest Russian entrepreneurs also included Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov ($16.4 billion, increase - $1.9 billion) and owner of Volga Group and Volga Group LLC Gennady Timchenko ($16 billion, unchanged).

The top ten richest Russian businessmen at the end of 2017 also included the main owner of Interros Management Company Vladimir Potanin ($15.9 billion), the main shareholder of the coal company SUEK Andrey Melnichenko ($15.5 billion), co-owner of the Alfa Group consortium Mikhail Fridman ($15.1 billion), as well as the main owner of Renova Group of Companies Viktor Vekselberg ($14.4 billion).

Vekselberg became the ninth Russian to make it into the top hundred of the Forbes 2018 world list, ranking 93rd in the global ranking.

The founder of USM Holdings, Alisher Usmanov, who last year took fifth place in the Russian part, lost $2.7 billion in 2017 and now finds himself in tenth place with a fortune of $12.5 billion. Usmanov did not make it into the global hundred, ending up at 118 positions in the list.

1. Bill Gates

Net worth: $86 billion

Change for the year: + $11 billion

Status Source: Microsoft

Age: 61

Country: USA

Bill Gates became the richest person in the world, according to Forbes, for the fourth year in a row and 18 times in the last 23 years. More than 40 years ago, Gates and Paul Allen created the world's largest software manufacturer, Microsoft Corporation. Gates now owns almost 3% of his company, which is only 13% of his fortune.

Gates' other investments include investments in the Canadian National Railway, the American engineering company Deere & Co., the waste management company Republic Services, and the auto dealer AutoNation. In 2016, Gates, along with a team of investors including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, created the $1 billion Breakthrough Energy investment fund.

One of the billionaire's priorities is the Bill and Melinda Gates Charitable Foundation. Its main goal is to improve the healthcare system and overcome hunger in poor countries.

2. Warren Buffett

Net worth: $75.6 billion

Change for the year: + $14.8 billion

Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway

Age: 86

Country: USA

In 2016, the world's wealthiest and most famous investor became almost $15 billion richer, which helped him return to second place in the Forbes ranking, displacing Zara owner Amancio Ortega. Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett's holding company, owns stakes in more than 60 companies, including Geico, Dairy Queen and Fruit of the Loom, among others. The billionaire invests in Wells Fargo, IBM and Coca-Cola.

Warren made his first investment at age 11. With money he borrowed from his father, he bought three shares of Cities Service Preferred stock, then sold them at a higher price. True, shares bought for $38 and sold for $40 later soared to $200. Life, Buffett believes, already taught him his first lesson in investing - patience is rewarded.

Buffett and Bill Gates, with whom he likes to play bridge, founded The Giving Pledge, a philanthropic campaign in which billionaires pledge to give at least 50% of their wealth to charity. Buffett himself is going to give 99%. He has already donated $28.5 billion.

3. Jeff Bezos

Net worth: $72.8 billion

Change for the year: + $27.6 billion

State Source: Amazon.com

Age: 53

Country: USA

Jeff Bezos has been luckier than anyone this year. Shares of the company he created, Amazon, rose by 67%, adding almost $28 billion to his fortune. The growth of the online retailer’s capitalization allowed Bezos to take third place in the ranking of the richest people on the planet for the first time. In particular, Bezos has replaced Mexico's richest man, Carlos Slim Helu, and Zara owner Amancio Ortega on the Forbes list.

Before starting his own business, Bezos worked at a hedge fund, where he left in 1994 for a simple idea - selling books online. Thus Amazon was born.

In recent years, the billionaire's main passion has been space travel. His aerospace company Blue Origin is developing reusable rockets that Bezos says will carry passengers. In November 2015, Blue Origin successfully conducted a controlled landing of the reusable BE-3 rocket. Bezos’ unusual hobby is also connected with space: together with a team of “underwater archaeologists,” he retrieves parts of NASA spacecraft from the seabed.

5. Mark Zuckerberg

Net worth: $56 billion

Change for the year: + $11.4 billion

status source: Facebook

Age: 32

Country: USA

Mark Zuckerberg founded the social network Facebook in 2004, when he was 19 years old. For the sake of Facebook, Zuckerberg left the prestigious Harvard, but it was the social network that made him a billionaire. Last year was a particularly successful year for Zuckerberg, just like the previous one: rising share prices for his company brought him an additional $11.4 billion.

Zuckerberg takes an active part in managing the social network. He initiated transactions to acquire the social network Instagram, the WhatsApp messenger and the developer of virtual reality helmets Oculus VR.

In 2015, Mark and his wife Priscilla Chan became parents for the first time. The happy couple promised to give 99% of their stake in Facebook to charity. In 2017, the couple announced that they were expecting a second child.

6. Carlos Slim Helu

Net worth: $54.5 billion

Change for the year: + $4.5 billion

Status Source: Telecom

Age: 77

Country: Mexico

Carlos Slim Helu is still the richest man in Mexico, but he has fallen out of the top five richest people in the world. For the first time in the last twelve years.

Slim and his family control America Movil, the largest telecom operator in Latin America. He holds stakes in Mexican companies in the development, real estate and mining sectors, and the consumer goods sector. He also owns 17% of The New York Times newspaper.

During the US presidential elections, Slim harshly criticized Donald Trump. After meeting with him in December 2016, Slim called one of his rare press conferences, in which he called on Mexico to unite against threats from the new US president.

7. Larry Ellison

Net worth: $52.2 billion

Change for the year: + $8.6 billion

Status Source: Oracle

Age: 72

Country: USA

The talented software developer studied at two universities, but never graduated from either of them. But at the beginning of his career, Ellison managed to work for the CIA.

In 1977, the entrepreneur founded Oracle, which made him a billionaire. In 2014, Ellison stepped down as CEO of Oracle, but retained his positions as chairman of the board of directors and director of technology development. A year later, Ellison announced that the company would focus on developing cloud technologies. And apparently, this idea has begun to pay off - over the past 12 months, Oracle shares have risen 18%.

Ellison is a sailing fan and one of the largest sponsors of sailing competitions in the United States. The businessman is actively involved in charity work. In 2016, he pledged $200 million to the University of Southern California to develop cancer drugs.

8. Charles Koch

Net worth: $48.3 billion

Change for the year: + $8.7 billion

State Source: Koch Industries

Age: 81

Country: USA

Charles Koch and his brother David own the family holding company Koch Industries. With revenue of $100 billion, the company ranks second on the list of the largest private companies in the United States. The oil refinery, from which the history of the diversified holding began, was founded in 1940 by the brothers' father.

Since 1967, Charles Koch has held the post of Chairman of the Board of Directors at Koch Industries, and the intensive growth of the business is his merit. Charles and David Koch are among the most influential figures in American politics, philanthropy and business.

9. David Koch

Net worth: $48.3 billion

Change for the year: + $8.7 billion

State Source: Koch Industries

Age: 76

Country: USA

Along with his older brother Charles Koch, David owns the family company Koch Industries, founded by their father in 1940. The diversified holding is engaged in oil refining, pipeline construction, production of cups and paper towels, etc.

Republicans Charles and David Koch are among their party's most generous donors. The area of ​​their charity is education. In mid-2014, for example, they awarded a $25 million grant to a fund supporting African-American students.

Net worth: $47.5 billion

Change for the year: + $7.5 billion

Source of wealth: Bloomberg LP

Age: 75

Country: USA

The influential businessman and former mayor of New York began his career on Wall Street in 1966. Bloomberg worked at the investment bank Salomon Brothers for 15 years. After his dismissal, the future billionaire created Bloomberg LP, which provides financial information.

From 2001 to 2009, New Yorkers elected Bloomberg as their mayor. The billionaire resigned as mayor of the city in 2014 and returned to the leadership of his company less than a year later. Bloomberg is actively involved in charity work. In total, he donated $4 billion to various causes.

11. Bernard Arnault

Net worth: $41.5 billion

Change for the year: + $7.5 billion

Source of wealth: luxury goods

Age: 68

Country: France

Bernard Arnault is the president of the Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy group of companies, which controls 70 brands, including Dom Perignon, Bulgari, Louis Vuitton, Sephora and Tag Heuer, as well as about 3,900 retail stores.

In 2016, LVMH sold Donna Karan (Donna Karan and DKNY brands) and acquired Rimowa, a premium carry-on luggage manufacturer.

Arnault has headed the company since 1989. In 2016, the holding's sales increased by 5% and reached a record €37.6 billion. Shares of Christian Dior and LVMH over the past year have risen in price by 20% and 29%, respectively.

Result: Arnault’s fortune increased by $7.5 billion, the businessman rose from 14th to 11th place in the ranking of the wealthiest people in the world. This is the highest figure for Arnault since 2013.

12. Larry Page

Net worth: $40.7 billion

Change for the year: + $5.5 billion

Status Source: Google

Age: 43

Country: USA

Larry Page is the CEO of Alphabet, Google's parent company. It was created in October 2015 to differentiate the search engine's core business from other areas of activity.

Page founded Google in 1998 with Stanford University student Sergey Brin. In 2016, Google shares rose 18%, increasing Page's wealth by $5.5 billion.

According to media reports, Larry Page is personally funding two secret flying car startups: Zee.Aero and Kitty Hawk.

13. Sergey Brin

Net worth: $39.8 billion

Change for the year: +$5.4 billion

Status Source: Google

Age: 43

Country: USA

Brin serves as president of Alphabet, Google's parent company. Previously led the Google X division, which created Google's "ill-fated glasses" (one of Google's most notorious failures).

During 2016, Brin sold $760 million worth of Google shares.

The businessman founded Google in 1998 with Larry Page, whom they met at Stanford University.

Brin, a native of the USSR, is the richest immigrant to the United States and an outspoken critic of Donald Trump's anti-immigration initiatives.

14. Liliane Bettencourt

Net worth: $39.5 billion

Change for the year: + $3.4 billion

Source of condition: L'Oreal

Age: 94

Country: France

Liliane Bettencourt is the richest woman in the world; together with her children, she owns 33% of the cosmetics giant L'Oréal. Over the past year, the holding's shares have risen in price by 17%, increasing her fortune by $3.4 billion.

L"Oréal was founded by Eugene Schuller (father of Liliane Bettencourt) in 1907. In 2011, Bettencourt, suffering from dementia, was placed under the care of her daughter, Françoise Meyers-Bettencourt. In 2012, Jean-Victor Meyers took over as head of L"Oréal - grandson of Lilian Bettencourt.

Bettencourt's relatives also initiated legal proceedings against photographer François-Marie Banier. He was accused of exploiting the physical weakness of Liliane Betancourt for personal gain as a trusted person.

In August 2016, a French appeals court ordered Banier to pay a fine of $400,000 and return assets worth $90 million. Later, a court decision was also made to arrest Banier, he was ordered to pay an additional $170 million. Banier denies his guilt, he appealed the decision to the Supreme Court .

15. Robson Walton

Net worth: $34.1 billion

Change for the year: + $2.2 billion

State Source: Walmart

Age: 72

Country: USA

Rob Walton is the eldest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He ran Walmart for 23 years after his father died in 1992. In 2015, Rob Walton was replaced as chairman of Walmart by his son-in-law Greg Penner.

In September 2016, Walmart acquired online retailer Jet.com. The holding's shares rose in price by 5% over the past year. Rob Walton still owns Walmart, and his family collectively owns more than half of the company.

16. Jim Walton

Net worth: $34 billion

Change for the year: + $400 million.

State Source: Walmart

Age: 68

Country: USA

Jim Walton is the youngest son of Walmart founder Sam Walton. He runs his family's Arvest Bank, whose total assets exceed $16 billion.

The businessman served on Walmart's board for more than a decade before giving way to his son, Stuart, in June 2016. Collectively, Jim and Sam Walton's other heirs own more than half of Walmart's shares, which are up more than 5% in 2016.

17. Alice Walton

Net worth: $33.8 billion

Change for the year: + $1.5 billion

State Source: Walmart

Age: 67 years old

Country: USA

Alice Walton is the only daughter of Walmart founder Sam Walton. Unlike her brothers, who worked at Walmart, Alice focused on art projects.

In 2011, Alice Walton opened the Crystal Bridges Museum in her family's hometown of Bentonville, Arkansas. It features works by artists such as Andy Warhol, Norman Rockwell and Mark Rothko. Her personal art collection is valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.

18. Wang Jianlin

Net worth: $31.3 billion

Change for the year: + $2.6 billion

Source of wealth: real estate, entertainment

Age: 62

Country: China

Wang Jianlin is the richest man in China. He has been like this for the last four years in a row. Jianlin made his fortune by building hotels, residential properties and shopping centers. He owns the Dalian Wanda Group, which has made several high-profile deals in the entertainment industry over the past few years.

In particular, in January 2016, Dalian Wanda Group acquired the American film company Legendary Entertainment for $3.5 billion (where, for example, the film The Dark Knight was created). Earlier, in 2012, Dalian Wanda Group acquired the AMC Entertainment cinema chain in the United States for $2.6 billion. In March 2017, Jianlin's company tried to acquire Dick Clark Productions (an American producer of television shows) for $1 billion, but the deal fell through.

At the same time, Jianlin is investing in the Chinese entertainment industry. In May 2016, Dalian Wanda opened Dalian Wanda-City, a $3 billion theme park complex in Nanchang, China. In total, Wang plans to open 20 more such complexes, mainly in China.

19. Li Ka-shing

Net worth: $31.2 billion

Change for the year: + $4.1 billion

Source of wealth: varied

Age: 88

Country: Hong Kong

Li Ka-shing is the richest man in Hong Kong and owns real estate developer Cheung Kong Property. Over the past 12 months (as of mid-February), the company's shares have risen by 31%. The businessman also made good money thanks to a jump in the value of shares of the Canadian oil company Husky Energy, which he controls.

Li Ka-shing last year invested in the Postal Savings Bank of China and also announced the $5 billion acquisition of Australian electricity and natural gas distributor Duet.

One of the largest investors in Asia, Li Ka-shing has invested more than $28 billion in European companies over the past five years. Li Ka-shing's areas of interest include ports, utility providers, telecommunications, real estate, and retail. The billionaire employs more than 310,000 people in more than 50 countries.

20. Sheldon Adelson

Net worth: $30.4 billion

Change for the year: + $5.2 billion

Source of wealth: casino

Age: 83

Country: USA

Sheldon Adelson runs Las Vegas Sands, the largest player in the US casino market. The company's shares rose 23% in the 12 months to mid-February, which was the main reason for the increase in Adelson's fortune over the past year.

Adelson actively invests abroad. In September 2016, Las Vegas Sands opened a new themed resort in Macau, China. The cost of the project was $2.9 billion. Earlier, in April 2016, Las Vegas Sands agreed to pay a fine of $9 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges of violating the corruption law in Macau.

Sheldon Adelson has a reputation as one of the Republicans' "wallets" and is part of President Donald Trump's "inner circle." Adelson donated $5 million to Trump's election campaign, and the entrepreneur invested about $40 million more in the campaigns of Republican candidates in the congressional elections.

The son of immigrants from Lithuania and Wales, Sheldon Adelson grew up poor. As a child, he had to sleep on the floor in a cramped high-rise apartment in Boston. The future billionaire began earning money by selling newspapers. Adelson opened his first retail outlet at the age of 12, borrowing $200 from his uncle.

For the second year in a row, the list of the wealthiest Russians was headed by the co-owner of Novatek and Sibur, Leonid Mikhelson.

American Forbes on Monday, March 20, released its annual, 31st ranking of the world's billionaires. The list included 96 representatives of Russia, 19 more than a year earlier. The Russian economy has stabilized, and some industries are showing recovery. Oil prices rose by 25% over the year. Other commodity markets important for Russia are also showing positive dynamics. Things never came to a “thaw” in relations with the West, but the election of US President Donald Trump gives reason to look into the future with cautious optimism. The Russian part of the rating was headed - for the second time in a row - by the co-owner of Novatek and Sibur, Leonid Mikhelson. Read more about the ten richest Russians and three entrepreneurs from Russia who were included in the Forbes world ranking of billionaires for the first time in our gallery.

Leonid Mikhelson

Net worth: $18.4 billion

Change for the year: + $4 billion

Leonid Mikhelson is one of the main shareholders of Novatek OJSC (Russia's largest private gas production company), controlling almost 25% of the shares.

Mikhelson also heads the board of directors of the chemical holding Sibur. Until the end of 2014, the entrepreneur was the controlling shareholder of the holding, but in December 2015, the Chinese state company Sinopec bought 10% of Sibur for $1.339 billion. After that, Mikhelson’s share was reduced to 43%, and in December another 10% of the company was sold to the Chinese investment fund Silk way (Silk Road Fund), after which the billionaire’s share dropped to 34%.

Leonid Mikhelson heads the Russian part of the global Forbes list for the second year in a row. In 2016, his fortune was estimated at $14.4 billion. Then he took 60th place in the global ranking.

Alexey Mordashov

Net worth: $17.5 billion

Change for the year: + $6.6 billion

Alexey Mordashov is Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Severstal, President and Member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Steel Consortium, Deputy Chairman of the World Steel Association, Non-Executive Director of Nord Gold N.V.

He owns the Utkonos online grocery store and is the largest shareholder of the tour operator TUI (he now owns about 30% of the company’s shares) and has been a member of the group’s Supervisory Board for almost a year.

In 2016, Mordashov took 91st place in the Forbes world ranking with a fortune of $10.9 billion. Thus, over the year his fortune grew by more than 60%.

Vladimir Lisin

Net worth: $16.1 billion

Change for the year: + $6.8 billion

Vladimir Lisin is the chairman of the board of directors and the owner of a controlling stake in OJSC Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant; he also owns Universal Cargo Logistics Holding B.V.

The billionaire is the head of the supervisory board of the Rumedea media holding, whose assets include the Business FM radio station.

In 2011, with a capital of $24 billion, Lisin topped the Russian Forbes list. In 2016, Lisin ranked 116th in the Forbes global ranking of billionaires with a fortune of $9.3 billion. Over the past year, his fortune grew by more than 73.1%.

Gennady Timchenko

Net worth: $16 billion

Change for the year: + $4.6 billion

Gennady Timchenko owns the Volga Group and Volga Group LLC, through which he owns shares in Novatek, Sibur, the Kolmar coal mining company, the Stroytransgaz group and the railway operator Transoil.

The businessman is also one of the founders of the Gunvor Group (the group is one of the world's largest commodity traders). In March 2014, the day before being included in the US sanctions list, Timchenko sold 43% of the company's shares to his Gunvor partner, Swede Torbjorn Tornqvist. In 2015, he sold shares in the construction companies SK Most and ARKS and the insurance holding Sogaz.

In 2016, Timchenko took 85th place in the Forbes world ranking with a fortune of $11.4 billion; over the year his capital increased by 40.4%.

Alisher Usmanov

Net worth: $15.2 billion

Change for the year: + $2.7 billion

Alisher Usmanov is the founder of USM Holdings, which owns the largest mining company in Russia and the CIS, Metalloinvest. The holding's assets also include the Baikal Mining Company (the Udokan copper deposit, one of the largest in the world, is being developed).

USM owns controlling shares in Megafon, the Internet holding Mail.ru Group and the Kommersant publishing house. Owns stakes in Chinese companies Alibaba and Xiaomi.

In 2016, Alisher Usmanov lost his tax resident status in Russia. At the same time, 100% of the shares of Metalloinvest were transferred from offshore companies in the past year and transferred to the balance sheet of the Russian company UeSem Metalloinvest.

In 2016, the billionaire took 73rd place on the Forbes world list with a fortune of $12.5 billion; over the year his fortune increased by 21.6%.

Vagit Alekperov

Net worth: $14.5 billion

Change for the year: + $5.6 billion

Vagit Alekperov is the president of NK Lukoil, the second largest oil company in Russia. In 2007, on his initiative, the Foundation for Regional Social Programs “Our Future” was created, and in 2010 Alekperov joined the board of the Skolkovo Foundation.

In 2016, the businessman took 124th place in the Russian Forbes ranking, then his fortune was estimated at $8.9 billion. Over the year, his fortune grew by 62.9%.

Mikhail Fridman

Net worth: $14.4 billion

Change for the year: + $1.1 billion

Mikhail Fridman is co-owner and chairman of the supervisory board of the Alfa Group consortium, member of the supervisory board of VimpelCom Ltd. The businessman is a member of the board of directors of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs.

In 2013, the businessman founded LetterOne Holdings S.A. (L1), its co-owners in the project were billionaires German Khan and Alexey Kuzmichev. LetterOne's key investment area is foreign projects in the oil and gas sector. The volume of planned investments is about $5 billion. In July 2016, the company launched the investment business L1 Health, through which it will invest $3 billion in medicine over three years.

In 2016, Mikhail Fridman ranked second among the Russian part of the Forbes global ranking with a fortune of $13.3 billion. Since then, the estimate of his fortune has increased by 8.3%.

Vladimir Potanin

Net worth: $14.3 billion

Change for the year: + $2.2 billion

Vladimir Potanin is the main owner of the Interros management company, which owns stakes in Norilsk Nickel (about 30%, the basis of Potanin’s fortune), ProfEstate, ProfMedia and the Rosa Khutor ski resort, built for the Olympics in Sochi.

Along with Potanin, the founder of Interros was billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. However, in 2007, the entrepreneurs decided to divide the business. The “divorce” was accompanied by numerous scandals.

In 2016, Potanin took 78th place in the Forbes global ranking with a fortune of $12.1 billion. Over the past year, it grew by 18.2%.

Andrey Melnichenko

Net worth: $13.2 billion

Change for the year: + $5 billion

Andrey Melnichenko is the main shareholder of the coal company SUEK (92.2%), the chemical concern Eurochem (90%), and the Siberian Generating Company (92.2%).

Melnichenko is one of the founders of MDM Bank, on the basis of which a real industrial empire was built in the late 1990s and early 2000s together with billionaire Sergei Popov. Subsequently, Melnichenko and Popov divided the assets.

In 2016, Melnichenko took 139th place in the Forbes global ranking with a fortune of $8.2 billion; over the year it increased by 61%.

Victor Vekselberg

Net worth: $12.4 billion

Change for the year: + $1.9 billion

Viktor Vekselberg is the president of the Skolkovo Foundation, chairman of the board of directors of the Renova group of companies, which was also co-founded by billionaire Leonid Blavatnik.

Vekselberg owns 5.66% of shares of UC Rusal, 38.3% of Swiss Oerlikon and 57.1% of Sulzer 57.1%.

Until March 2013, the entrepreneur owned a 12.5% ​​stake in TNK-BP, one of the largest private oil companies in the world. When the company was sold to state-owned Rosneft, Vekselberg received about $7 billion for his stake.

In 2016, Vekselberg took 98th place in the Forbes world ranking with a fortune of $10.5 billion. Over the year, the estimate of his capital increased by $1.9 billion.

Roman Trotsenko

Net worth: $1.6 billion

Roman Trotsenko controls 50% of the Novaport holding, which includes 13 regional airports, the Moscow River Shipping Company, the Southern River Port, the Volgograd River Port, and development projects in Moscow.

Trotsenko holds the post of adviser to the president of the state company Rosneft, where he oversees the company's offshore projects.

In 2017, Roman Trotsenko was included in the Forbes global ranking for the first time; before that, his fortune was estimated at $750 million.

Sergey Gordeev

Net worth: $1.5 billion

Sergey Gordeev is the main shareholder of the PIK group (he owns 29.9% of the shares). In 2016, he acquired the Morton company, the largest developer in Russia. This means that the developer will now be able to commission 1.8 million square meters annually. m of housing.

In 2005, Gordeev created the Horus Capital company, engaged in development projects. In 2010, it was sold to O1 by Boris Mints. In 2015, Gordeev invested $10 million in Elon Musk’s Hyperloop project.

In 2016, Russian Forbes recognized Sergei Gordeev as “businessman of the year.”

In 2017, the entrepreneur was included in the Forbes global ranking for the first time; before that, his fortune was estimated at $900 million.

Alexander Klyachin

Net worth: $1.3 billion

Alexander Klyachin is the founder and owner of the Azimut Hotels chain and owner of the Metropol Hotel.

In 2001, the entrepreneur created the development company KR Properties, which owns a number of large commercial real estate properties in Moscow: the Red Rose business district, Danilovskaya Manufactory, Rassvet business center, etc.

In 2016, Klyachin took 9th place in the Forbes “Kings of Russian Real Estate” ranking. In the same year, together with businessman Alexander Svetakov, he submitted an application for a tender for the construction of a new gambling and entertainment resort in Cyprus worth €300 million.

In 2017, the businessman was included in the Forbes global ranking for the first time; before that, his fortune was estimated at $700 million.

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The brothers are the owners and managers of the famous perfume company House of Chanel.

The brothers inherited Advance Publications, a multimillion-dollar publishing empire that owns publications such as The New Yorker and Vogue.

The Chinese Internet businessman is the founder, president, chief executive and board member of Tencent. It is a holding company whose subsidiaries deal with absolutely everything: online advertising, press, entertainment and payment systems.

Soros is one of the most famous and successful investors in the world. However, he started small, working as a railway porter and waiter, thus earning his way to study at the London School of Economics.

Knight is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, one of the world's most renowned sports companies.

The Italian billionaire is the owner of one of Europe's largest confectionery companies, Ferrero. She is the widow of Michel Ferrero.

Ambani is the Chairman, Managing Director and largest shareholder of Forture 500 company Reliance Industries Limited.

He is the executive director of one of the largest fashion houses, Hermès. He is the sixth generation of the family that founded the house in 1837 and has run it ever since.

The German chemical and consumer products company was founded in 1876 by Fritz Henkel. Christoph Henkel inherited the company in 1999 when his father Conrad passed away.

Ballmer is a former Microsoft executive who served in that position from 2000 to 2014. Now he is the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers basketball team.

Lehmann is Brazil's richest man and made his fortune as a legend of corporate takeovers.

He is the founder and chief executive of gambling giant Las Vegas Sands Corp. and is an active member of the Republican Party.

He is one of the richest people in China and is one of the first major investors in Facebook. It also acquired the British telecommunications company O2 in 2015 for 15 billion.

He is the founder of China's largest real estate company, Dalian Wanda Group, and also owns 20 percent of the Spanish football club Atletico Madrid.

This Chinese high-tech billionaire is the founder and executive chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.

The Swedish business magnate is the founder of IKEA, one of the largest furniture stores and best-loved brands in the world, and has been at the helm of the company for more than 70 years.

German Karl Albrecht founded the Aldi supermarket chain with his brother Theo.

He is the son of Herbert and Johanna Quandt, and he owns 25 percent of the shares of automobile giant BMW, while his sister has 20 percent.

She is the heir to the fortune that she got together with the cosmetics company L'Oreal, and she is also the largest shareholder of this company.

The Russian-American computer scientist teamed up with Larry Page to create the tech giant Google.

Page beat his Google co-founder Sergey Brin by one billion.

Arnault is the chairman and chief executive of the world's largest luxury goods company, LVMH.

He is the founder, owner and CEO of the global finance, software and media company, Bloomberg. It is worth noting that he bequeathed half of his fortune to charity after his death.

Ellison is the founder and chairman of the international giant Oracle. He is also a yacht aficionado, and has been responsible for purchasing some of the most outstanding yachts in the world, as well as purchasing entire Hawaiian islands.

He is the richest man in Mexico, and he also became one of the richest self-made billionaires in the world after taking control of one of the largest mobile telecommunications companies, America Movil.

The 32-year-old is the chairman, chief executive and co-founder of the world's largest social networking site, Facebook.

Brother and sister are the heirs of a confectionery empire, which is famous for the production of Mars bars.

This legendary investor is considered the most successful investor in the world, a title he achieved while serving as chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. He also promised to give 99 percent of his fortune to charity.

He is the founder, chairman and CEO of the world's largest online retailer, Amazon. He is also a successful investor and invests through his own investment company, Bezos Expeditions.

In 1985, Ortega created Inditex, a company that owns brands such as Zara, Bershka, Pull & Bear and Massimo Dutti. He also owns 60 percent of the company's shares.

Gates made his fortune by co-founding the world's largest personal computer software company, Microsoft.

Charles has been the chairman and chief executive of Koch Industries, the second largest private company in the United States, since 1967. It is a family business and his brother David is the vice president of the company.

This American family created the world's largest retail company, Walmart. The three most prominent members of the family living today are Jim, Rob and Alice.