Greetings! These truly rich people admire and put them as an example. They are idle and hate, trying to imitate and envy. For Russians, the "dollar millionaire" sounds like an aliens or a "snowy man." But there are also billionaires somewhere. And all over the world of such "chosen", by the way, almost two thousand!

Guess who is the richest man in 2018?

Forbes magazine published the next first (already thirtieth announcing) rating of dollar billionaires. In 2018, there were 1810 people around the world. By the way, the global crisis hit both "Favorites": the list fell by 16 people compared to 2017.

The general condition of the richest people of the world today is estimated at $ 6.48 trillion. Rating "Majesta" every year. This year, 67 participants are not even 40 years old.

Billionaires from Russia in the rating as much as 77 (11 less than a year earlier). "Russian" part of the list headed the co-owner of Sibur and Novateka Leonid Mikhelson. For the first time, Mikhail Shishkhanov (Binbank), Sait Sayam Gutseriev (RussNeft), Leonid Boguslavsky (RU-NET VENTURES) and Cyril Shamalov ("SIBUR") came to the rating.

Who was recognized as the most in the world?

Richer

As of February 13, Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft Corporation, was again the most prosperous man of the world again. Over the past 22 years, this is his seventeenth "gold." In early 2016, the state of the billionaire was estimated at $ 75 billion (by $ 4.2 billion less than in the previous year).

I will not write a lot about Bill Gates. It seems to me that all mankind is closely following his every step: how much money earned how much I gave for charity that he eats and drinks, as dressed and where he was resting. Everyone knows that William Henry Gates III (his full name) is the creator and former major shareholder of Microsoft, CEOCADE INVESTMENT CEO, member of the Board of Directors of Berkshire Hathaway, a public figure and philanthrop.

Let me remind you that the Microsoft Windows operating system was first released on November 20, 1985. At that time, her creator was hardly 30 years old. And since July 2008, Bill Gates is no longer a Microsoft leader.

The hero of my post is famous not only by its wealth and "windows", but also generosity. Bill Charitable Foundation and Melinda Gates - the world's largest. For all the time of its existence, the founders sacrificed about $ 30 billion in it.

The Foundation struggles with hunger in poor countries, and also supports and improves health systems. Every year Bill Gates Foundation consumes more than WHO UN!

Interesting facts about Bill Gates

1. Bill Gates officially recognized the most fortunate of those who have ever threw their studies at Harvard. Interrupted in the youth training billionaire after all finished - a few decades
2. In his youth, he promised university professors, which will become a billionaire before he is 30 years old. In fact, Bill Gates violated his promise - he earned his first billion in 31 years
3. At the initiative of the billionaire, a device was created to destroy the malaria mosquitoes for poor countries in Africa. The device with an infrared laser and a sensor kills a hundred mosquitoes per second within a radius of 100 meters
4. In 2015, someone from journalists made an original count. If Bill Gates suddenly remained without a single source of income and spent $ 1 million every day, his own capital would have enough for 218 years
5. The Queen of Great Britain assigned Bill Gates Honorary Title Knight-Commander Order of the British Empire. But due to the fact that the new knight has American citizenship, he has no right to use the SIR console
6. At the end of 2015, Bill Gates, together with the creator Facebook Zuckerberg, founded the Breakthrough Energy Coalition foundation. The main objective of the Fund: attract private investments to search and develop alternative energy sources
7. Bill Bill Gates "Business at the speed of thought" entered the lists of Amazon.com's bestsellers and newspapers "America today", "New York Times" and "Wall Street Jornal". Back in 1999, the author argued that information technologies can effectively solve complex business tasks. The book is sold in 60 countries of the world and translated into 20 languages

Two days in September Bill Gates was not the richest man of the planet

On September 9 and 10, the rating of the most secured people of the world was headed by Amancio Ortega, bypassing Bill Gates for $ 100 million. Italian Amancio Ortega - President of Inditex, the parent company of the legendary brand Zara. In addition to Zara, Inditex includes trading stamps Pull & Bear, Oysho, Bershka, Stradivarius, Massimo Dutti and Uterque.

By the way, in October 2015, Amancio also held the first line of the Forbes rating. During few hours.

At one time, Ortega produced a real revolution in the fashionable clothing market. It reduced the time from the development of the design of the model before it arrives at the counter. His company was first abandoned from the services of intermediaries, taking on all the issues of logistics, procurement and promotion.

By the way, John Rockefeller is still considered the richest man in history ...

Most people are somehow aiming for wealth, and it is right - to whom in our modern world do not like to live on a wide leg and do not deny yourself anything? But people about whom will be discussed below, do not dream of wealth, they are so felt rich. We invite you to familiarize yourself with the top of the richest people of this planet.

The richest people of the world - Top 10

Prestigious Financial and Economic Journal Forbes.recently posted the global rating of the richest people in the world, which comes out annually.

In one year the number of rich increased by 13%. Their earnings multiply every day, and their total state has increased to $ 7.67 trillion.

Who are they are the most wealthy people of this planet, and who is the richest man in the world?

1. Bill Gates.Not the first year in a row Bill becomes the first in the list of the world's richest people. About 40 years ago, along with his friend, Alain Bill founded Microsoft Corporation, which became the starting point in the successful career of the billionaire. In 2017, the state of the businessman has grown to $ 86 billion.
2. . The investor who began to invest in childhood, taking money from his father. His first acquisition is the shares of Cities Service Preferred, acquired for $ 38 and implemented for $ 40. Now Warren invests in the WELLS Fargo corporation, IBM and, and its condition has about $ 75.6 billion.
3. Jeff Bezos. Another billionaire entering the top of the richest people in the world. His financial situation is $ 72.8 billion. Jeff fell into the list due to the sudden growth of the company based on the company, and it helped the owner to settle on the third line of the rating. His business began with a simple desire - at the very beginning Jeff just wanted to sell people online books.
4. Amancio Ortega. One of the richest retailers around the world who made a state on the company Zara.which was created by him in 1975 in a team with his deceased Rosalia measure. Gradually, the trademark of clothing has gained popularity worldwide. At the moment, Ortega is invested in real estate. His earnings - $ 71.3 billion.
5. Mark Zuckerberg. Hero of instructive stories and films, as well as the creator of the social network. In order to engage in favorite thing, Mark left Harvard, but it did not prevent him from making a huge fortune in $ 56 billion. Shares of his company continue to grow and bring it additional income.
6. Carlos Slim Elu. The richest man of Mexican origin. Carlos is the owner of the company America Movil.which provides communication services in Latin America, and he also has shares of various Mexican corporations and 17% of the shares of American newspaper edition The New York Times. General financial condition - $ 54.5 billion.
7. Larry Ellison. In his youth, Larry managed to learn in two universities and even contact the CIA, but the true success came to him after the company Oracle, Second-scale income software manufacturer after. Recently, the Corporation has been developing cloud technologies. Capital Larry reaches $ 52.2 billion.
8. Charles Koh. The owner of earned funds in $ 48.3 billion, one of the owners of the holding Koch Industries. (The second owner is his brother David). The company is engaged in oil refining. The father of the brothers who are among the most influential figures in the world of politicians, business and charity, created the first plant in 1940.
9. David Koh. The second owner of the family holding Koch Industries. Its status is estimated the same as the state of his brother - $ 48.3 billion. David and Charles are actively engaged in charity and support the educational sphere. For example, once they were issued a grant foundation that helped black students.
10. Michael Bloomberg. Career with Wall Street, a successful entrepreneur and former head of the city of New York, the owner of the company that is engaged in the search for financial information for customers. Michael is a generous benefactor who sacrificed in the amount of more than $ 4 billion. The state of the businessman is estimated in $ 47.5 billion.

The richest people of Russia - Top 10

The Russian economy gradually stabilizes, in the financial world everything returns to the circles its own, oil quotes are growing, and Russian billionaires and millionaires continue to rich. Rating " Forbes"Published a new list of the richest people in the world, but did not forget about the richest people of our country.

1. Leonid Michelson. He heads all the official and unofficial lists. Businessman, Shareholder of the Gas Enterprise, as well as the contributor of SIBUR. His condition is estimated at about $ 18.4 billion - This is the largest figure in the Forbes ranking among the Russian rich. Leonid sponsors art exhibitions and collects various art objects.
2. Alexey Mordashov. Alexei has a state in $ 17.5 billion. It is a member of many prestigious companies:, Russian steel, as well as the World Association of Steel Manufacturers. It has a grocery online store, has shares of a major tourist operator TUI, fond of poetry, art and sports.
3. Vladimir Lisin. Vladimir has promotions of the enterprise " Novolipetsk Metallurgical Combine"He also owns an international transport group UNIVERSAL CARGO LOGISTICS HOLDING B.V. But not only in business is fond of Vladimir: near Moscow, a big rifle center "Lisa Nora" was built by businessman. Vladimir's condition - $ 16.1 billion.
4. Gennady Timchenko. Also included in the list of the 100 richest people in the world. Earnings at the moment is $ 16 billion. Second owner Gunvor Group., one of the largest world raw materials traders, at the moment is the holder of the shareholders in the companies "SIBUR", "Transoil" and "Stroytransgaz". According to the American authorities, Gennady is a close friend of Putin.
5. Alisher Usmanov. Businessman possessing $ 15.2 billion, And every year, this figure continues to increase. It is the owner of an extensive business empire, recognized as one of the most influential people in the world in accordance with the Forbes version. Owns the metallurgical firm " Metalloinvest.", The second largest mobile operator of the country" Megaphone"And journalistic enterprise" Kommersant».
6. Vagit Alekperov. In possession is $ 14.5 billion. The head of the corporation ", which is the largest independent oil production company in the country. Also, Vagita wrote and published the book "Oil of Russia: the past, present and future" and created the social fund "Our Future", which is supported by active citizens in the field of social entrepreneurship.
7. Mikhail Friedman.. Member of the Alpha Group Council, one of the managers of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. The creator of the company LETTERONE HOLDINGS S.A (L1), which is engaged in foreign projects in the oil and gas sphere. This company creates its own investment business L1 Health (shares in medicine). Condition - $ 14.4 billion.
8. Vladimir Potanin. On the eighth line, the owner of the Interros management company, the Director-General and member of the Board of Trustees of the Hermitage Museum with a fortune in $ 14.3 billion. Having enlisted the support of the government and became the largest contributor of the 2014 Olympiad in Sochi, building the Ski Complex "Rosa Khutor".
9. Andrei Melnichenko. Condition - $ 13.2 billion. One of the richest people in Russia according to the Forbes edition. Owns the asset of the largest enterprises, including companies in the production of minerals, a coal corporation and an electric power plant. One of the creators of MDM Bank, a large industrial empire was built on its basis.
10. Victor Vekselberg. I got a condition in size in $ 12.4 billion. He is the President of the Foundation " Skolkovo", As well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Renov Group of Companies. Owns shares of the Aluminum company UC RUSAL, the Swiss leader company in the semiconductor technology market Oerlikon.as well as an international industrial company Sulzer.

Top richest people in history

Revenues of modern entrepreneurs are calculated billions, and sometimes the stories of the richest people in the world show that the path to the top can begin with a simple accident. But not only modern people are lucky with money - the story knows many examples of achieving fabric wealth, which repeatedly exceed the successes of modern rich.

1. John Rocfell. The most, perhaps, the famous rich is all over the world. His condition was estimated in $ 318 billion - It is several times more than that of the most rich man of the modern world Bill Gates. It is the creator of Standart Oil, thanks to which he received his recognition and wealth. In 1880, in his hands, Rockefeller kept about 95% of America oil production.
2. Andrew Carnegie. Explainer from America whose condition reached $ 310 billion. Atlant, Andrew bought Shares of Adams Express, which began to bring good income. It is the largest manufacturer of steel and cast iron in America. His enterprises CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY AND U.S. Steel turned it into a dollar millionaire.
3. Nikolai Sveta. If you recalculate on modern money, the state of the emperor would have reached $ 253 billion. All wealth was received by Nikolai as an inheritance from the Father. There is no reliable information about whether the emperor was engaged in an increase in his wealth, but the fact remains a fact - Nikolai entered the list of the richest people in the world in the history of mankind.
4. William Henry Vanderbilt. The capitalist who lives in the 19th century and has a condition in $ 232 billion. After the death of Pope William received about 90 billion, but in the end he introduced them more than twice. He owned the railway company and was considered in the years of life the richest man in the world.
5. Osman Ali Han.. Ali Khan appeared in India, had the title of Prince and possessed the state in $ 211 billion. But not only the throne inherited Osman from his father, but also an entrepreneurial veil - he was a global monopolist in the supply of diamonds. In the mid-20th century, his budget was assessed at $ 2 million (by that time), which was about 2% of America's GDP.
6. Andrew Melon. Bank worker born in America. He decided to follow the path of his father, who was also a banker. At the age of 17, he founded his own logging enterprise, after which he joined the post of Managing Bank. At one time he served as the Minister of Finance of America, as well as the post of Ambassada of America in the UK. His condition is $ 189 billion.
7. Henry Ford. Car king having $ 188 billion (Translated to the modern course). I started my career at 16 years old with the duties of the mechanic engineer, and finished the foundation of the Ford Motor Company's own company. Ford has established full production of machines, starting with the production of materials and ending with the release of finished models. To this day, his cars are popular among consumers.
8. Mark Licinis Krass. The commander from the ancient world, who lived in 115-53 to our era. Mark scooped home after fires, restored them and sold more expensive, so he built his business. There were rumors that Mark specially burned at home in search of profit. Also, the commander engaged in trafficking in persons, searches and mining of silver. Status Mark - $ 170 billion.
9. Basil two. The state of the emperor of Byzantium from the genus Macedonian has $ 169 billion. There are practically no data about this rule. Stories are only known that Basil has expanded the territory of Byzantium and attached to her neighboring land. Unfortunately, he could not strengthen them - after his death, the empire did not live long.
10. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Another rich with an interesting story. State of the American entrepreneur - $ 167 billion. Cornelius threw the school in the 4th grade according to his own conviction, lent $ 100 at Mom and bought a boat on which people transported. A year later, he had already had capital of $ 1,000 and then he was called the captain. Then I bought the other vessel, soon he had a real flotilla. At 23, he headed the largest company for intercontinental transport in America. Cornelius also engaged in the railway business.

The richest people in Russia and the world annually fall into informal ratings and elite lists of Forbes magazine. What is the secret of their success - in enterprise, perseverance or a simple luck and good luck? Unfortunately, there is no answer to this question - everyone has their own way, from the work to the genius.

Once the feet of women were three to - "Kinder, Kyukh, Cirche" (children, kitchen, church, in the expression of the last German emperor Wilhelm II). Fortunately, times are changing and modern ladies can successfully compete with men in the business industry and earn so much that husbands can do household.

We present you the top 10 richest women in Russia of 2017 according to Forbes edition.

10 Irina Abramovich

Income: 300 million dollars.

You can, of course, say "Oh, this is an ex-wife of Roman Abramovich, that's where the money comes from." But the couple was parted ten years ago, and Irina is still among the richest Russians. Most of the time she spends in the estate in the English county of Hampshire, where the stable is located with beautifully leaving riding horses. Each of the thoroughbred four-legged handsome men costs about 400 thousand dollars.

And Lady Abramovich is an avid shopaholic and frequenter the best London boutiques. In addition to shopping, she often visits the Royal Opera, he is interested in collecting custodials of Russian masters and communicates with many celebrities, for example, oligarch from Hong Kong David Tang and Sir Elton John.

9 Marina Sedoy

Position: Position: Inc. General Director.
Income: 350 million dollars.

Its post of the head of the Irkutsk Oil Company (INC) 57-year-old business lady occupies since 2000. Under its leadership, INC has earned a number of awards and premiums, including the International Business Triumph and the title of "Best Independent Oil Company of Eastern Europe" from the authoritative financial edition of the World Finance.

In addition to the main position of gray-haired, the deputy of the Legislative Assembly of the region and it is not alien to charitable activities. She paid the manufacture of a bronze bust of the hero of Russia, senior lieutenant Andrei Westiannikov, who died in 2000 in battle with militants in the Argun Gorge. In 2016, a diploma of the Year of the Year was awarded from the ministry of culture of the gray-haired.

8 Natalia Lutsenko

Classes: co-owner GK "Commonwealth".
Income: 400 million dollars.

Sale of feeds and additives in animal feed - which is where the path to the world of big business Natalia and her husband Alexander began. After the successful start, "Commonwealth" began to buy enterprises working in the food industry. Then a number of Ukrainian and Russian poultry farms and a Danish plant that produce protein-vitamin supplements was added to the list of acquisitions.

Currently, the "Commonwealth" is the main Russian supplier of GMOs and non-soybeans and lecithin, rapeseed and soybean oils. In 2012, the Japanese company Mitsui & Co (ten percent of shares was bought for 2.2 billion dollars became one of the shareholders of the Commonwealth. The "Commonwealth" plants are not only in Russia, but also in Denmark and in Brazil.

7 Tatyana Kuznetsova

Areas of activity: Member of the Board of PJSC NOVATEK.
Income: 400 million dollars.

A new face in the ranking of the richest women in Russia of 2017. Kuznetsova belongs to 0.2% of the shares of the Russian gas enterprise "NOVATEK", which is among the top ten world leaders in terms of proven reserves of natural gas and gas production. Tatyana Kuznetsova is not only the second most important face in the Board "NOVATEK", but also heads the legal department of this PJSC.

6 Evgenia Gurieva

What is engaged in: Husband Charitable Foundation.
Income: 400 million dollars.

The wife of the billionaire Andrei Gurieva owns the shares of Fosagro - the largest domestic and European supplier of phosphorus-containing fertilizers. Evgenia's husband is the second person on the Board of Directors of FosAgro, and the company is headed by the son of the son of four Guriev. His name is Andrei, like the Father.

Evgenia and Andrei's daughter, Julia, together with his mother, participates in the work of a charitable foundation, which provides support for low-income citizens, family members who died from terrorist attacks and veterans of the Second World War, helps social rehabilitation of unemployed, orphans, disabled children and other categories of the population, Or reasons are not able to independently realize their rights.

5 Tatyana Bakalchuk

Activities: Wildberries CEO.
Income: 420 million dollars.

In 2004, Tatiana (at that time - a tutor in English) was born a child. This forced a young woman to look for new sources of income. With the support of the husband Vladislav, she first offered customers with clothes and shoes from the Hermann directories Otto and Quelle. And the warehouse for goods served apartments of Bakalchuk spouses. Cases went so successfully that in 2005, Wildberries appeared, which is currently one of Russia's largest online stores. There you can purchase a lot of things: from clothes and shoes to books, toys and jewelry.

Last year, Tatiana was the third of the most successful businesswoman in the Forbes list, but since then, since then, its income fell by $ 80 million.

4 Olga Belyavseva

Area: Member of the Board "Progress Capital".
Income: 450 million dollars.

In the nineties of Belakhetseva, together with Nikolai Fortsov, director of the Canning Plant of the Ministry of Industry, created the Lebedyansky concern. He became one of the largest Russian producers of juice. It was at this enterprise that there were such brands as "Frutonian", "Tonus", "I", "Fruit Garden".

Over the ten-year period, from 1998 to 2008, the turnover of Lebedyansky has increased from $ 18 million to $ 800 million, and a market share has grown with him - from 4% to 30%.

In 2008, the majority shareholders of Lebedyansky became PepsiCo and Pepsi Bottling Group. Thanks to this transaction, Belyavtsev became richer by $ 330 million.

The progress company was not included in the transaction (it fully belonged to Lebedyansky) and his main shareholders were the father and son of Fortsov and Belachovev. Releases this enterprise a popular line of products under the brands "Fruntyan", "Kids" and "Lipetsky Bolvet".

In 2016, Belakhetseva concluded an agreement with the Mondi Group about the sale of Bipak LLC, which produces corrugated cardboard and packaging for food and agricultural products. The amount of this transaction amounted to 2.8 billion rubles.

Since 2016, the position of Olga Belyavsevaya in the list of the richest women from Russia has not changed.

3 Natalia Filiev

Area: Manages the "Group of Companies C7"
Income: 600 million dollars.

File's main business is the private Russian air carrier S7. The group of airlords belonging to the File family includes Globus and Siberia - the second after Aeroflot in terms of air transportation in Russia (as of 2016). Moreover, Natalia is disposed of most of the shares of Siberia, thanks to which in 2006 it was able to get into the rating of the most successful women in Russia according to Forbes and since then does not leave him.

Together with his father and mother, Tatiana's daughter participates in the family endeavor. Under her patronage, an unusual marketing project was launched: the first music clip in weightlessness. He was removed by the Chicago alternative rock band OK GO and S7 Airlines.

2 Elena Rybolovlev

Area: private investor.
Income: 600 million dollars.

In the 1980s, Elena and Dmitry Rybolovlev, then not yet millionaires, and novice entrepreneurs, created a clinic providing services for magnetic therapy. The money earned, they invested in industrial enterprises. The head of the family became the co-owner of Uralkali and acquired a number of different enterprises, including Sylvinit, Nitrogen and Solikamskbumprom.

In 2001, Chet Rybolovlevy moved to Switzerland, but their marriage lasted only until 2008. Spouses did not conclude a marriage contract, and a very long divided by the acquired. Only in 2015, they came to the global agreement, according to which Elena got 604 million dollars and real estate in Switzerland.

The divorce made a fishing one of the richest brides of Russia. As in 2016 she got the honorable second line in the selection of the most money Russian business women.

1 Elena Baturin

Area: Head of Inteco Management.
Income: 1 billion dollars.

One of the richest women in the world and a permanent leader of the top 10 Russian millionaires for 12 years in a row. In addition to the Intec Corporation, Baturina is owned by Gazprom and Sberbank. She also owns a hotel network of international scale.

According to the Forbes magazine Baturin is the only independent "Self Maid" of a business woman who has created its business in the construction industry. She is the only billionaire from the total number of richest entrepreneurs of Russia.

Even his passion for equestrian sports Elena Baturin managed to turn into a profitable business. She owns an equestrian plant "Venerer", founded back in the XVIII century. It contains breeding horses of Hannover, Holstein and Traken breeds.

This bright and strong woman is a living proof that even a girl from the working family (mother and father Baturina worked at the plant "Mill", and not in senior positions) can achieve in life of great success. And not thanks to the husband, the milliona (Yuri Luzhkov met Elena, not yet being the mayor of the capital), but only to his own mind and business grip.

Forbes magazine, annually publishing a worldwide billionaire rating, published an anniversary, thirtieth issue of rating. As noted in the publication itself, the new rating reflects a relatively difficult situation in the global economy.

In the amount of the state of Millarders from the list is estimated at 6.48 trillion dollars - this figure is less than last year's indicator by 570 billion. In addition, since last year, the average state of billionaires fell - by $ 300 million to 3.6 billion.

All this, write compilers of the list, led to noticeable changes in its composition, which can be seen already on the example of the first tens.

NEW FORBES rating: First dozen

Name	Country	Business	condition
1. Bill Gates	USA	Software, investment	$ 75 billion
2. Amancio Ortega	Spain	Textiles, clothing	$ 67 billion
3. Warren Buffette	USA	Investments	$ 60.8 billion
4. Carlos Slim	Mexico	Telecom, media, investment	$ 53.2 billion
5. Jeff Bezos	USA	Internet commerce, investment	$ 45.2 billion
6. Mark Zuckerberg	USA	Social networks	$ 44.6 billion
7. Larry Ellison	USA	Software	$ 43.6 billion
8. Michael Bloomberg	USA	media	$ 40 billion
9. Charles Kok	USA	Oil, Minerals, Investments	$ 41 billion
10. David Kok	USA	Oil, Minerals, Investments	$ 41 billion

The first place, as in the past year, is occupied by the founder of Microsoft Bill Gates. His condition has decreased by 4.2 billion dollars last year.

Gates has long expanded his investment portfolio, acquiring a share in the Canadian National Railway Operator, Deere and Company agricultural machinery producer and a number of environmental projects. As a result of Microsoft, in which Gates today owns a package of less than 3%, ceased to be the main source of its income: a company, according to the authors of Forbes, brings Gates only 20% of its income.

Right holder illustration Getty. Image Caption. Founder of the social network "Facebook" Mark Zuckerberg this year has become one of the most fortunate billionaires, earning about $ 11 billion

The second place in the list was taken by the founder of Zara, Spaniard Amancio Ortega, thus becoming the richest owner of retail chains.

Ortege belongs to the brands of Zara, Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear. Last year, Spaniard, whom competitors call the most innovative and dangerous retailer in the world ranked 4th.

Separately, Forbes note the stable growth of the status of Internet billionaires - the creator of the social network Facebook brand Zuckerberg and the founder of the online store Amazon.com Joseph Bezness. Zuckerberg, in particular, climbed the list at once to 10 positions, increased its state for $ 11 billion for a year.

Rich Russians

In the list of richest citizens of Russia over the past year, changes have also occurred. It has a new leader - the co-owner of CIBUR and NOVATEK companies Leonid Mikhelson, last year, in the ranking of the richest Russians only seventh place.

The global list of billionaires Michelson with a fortune of $ 14.4 billion appears in the 60th place.

For Michelson, on the 63rd place of the Global Rating, follows the main owner of the Consortium "Alpha Group" Mikhail Friedman. The state of the businessman who owns, in addition to Alfa-Bank, the brands of "Crossroads", "Pyaterochka" and "Bi-Line" is estimated at $ 13.3 billion.

Last year, Friedman held a second place in the ranking of Russian billionaires.

NEW FORBES rating: Russians

Name	Business	condition	Place in global ranking
Leonid Michelson	Neftegaz	$ 14.4 billion	60
Mikhail Friedman.	Oil and gas, banks, telecom	$ 13.3 billion	63
Alisher Usmanov	Metals, Telecom	$ 13.3 billion	73
Vladimir Potanin	Metals	$ 12.1 billion	78
Gennady Timchenko	Neftegaz	$ 11.4 billion	85
Alexey Mordashov	Investments, metals	$ 10.9 billion	93
Victor Vekselberg	Metals, investment	$ 13.3 billion	98
Vladimir Lisin	Metals, Logistics	$ 9.3 billion	116
Vagit Alekperov	Neftegaz	$ 8.9 billion	124
Herman Han	Banks, investments	$ 8.7 billion	128

The new leader of the Russian list of Leonid Michelson over the past year rose from the seventh place immediately to the first. According to analysts, his company - NOVATEK and SIBUR - showed good results at the end of the year.

According to the partner of the consulting company "Rusenerji" Mikhail Kratikhin, the growth of the capitalization of Michelson companies over the past year can be called organic. "The company" NOVATEK "works very well. She actually monopolized the export of gas condensate from Russia and in this direction has a very good business," says Krutikhin.

However, as the analyst draws attention, the company's portfolio has two projects with a certain political component: "Yamal LNG" and the project of the Amur gas processing plant.

"There is no means to deny that there are factors that can be called the Russian word" loofering ", that is, the country's political leadership is sensitive to the welfare of such projects in which close friends and relatives are tied up," said Krutikhin.

Right holder illustration Ria Novosti. Image Caption. Leonid Michelson at a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, January 18, 2016

With Sibur, an anti-corruption lawsuit is also associated with an oppositionist Alexey Navalny against President Vladimir Putin.

As I wrote Navalny, based on the investigation, which in November published the Reuters agency, a member of the Board of Directors of Sibur Kirill Shamalov, is a spouse of the expected Katerina Tikhonova and in this case should have to be the head of the president.

Forbes magazine is a printed publication specializing in the global economy in the world. He was named after he found it in 1917 by Berti Charles Forbes. Since 2004, the Russian version of the magazine has become published in Russia - Forbes Russia. Probably the most anticipated news that the Forbes announcements annually is the ranking of billionaires of the whole world. What changes occurred in the year? Who led, and indeed entered the list of billionaires of Russia? We will talk about this and many other things in the article.

History of the Russian version "Forbes"

Russia was the fifth country in the world, which began to produce a magazine on its territory. The first number, as already mentioned, was published in 2004. For the implementation of the project, Axel Springer RUSSIA was taken. After 5 years, the electronic version of the Russian Journal Forbes is created.

Print edition in a decade managed to change many editors. And less than a year ago, CJSC Axel Springer Russia sold ACMG publishing rights, headed by a businessman Alexander Fedotov. It must be said that this decision was forced due to changes in Russian legislation on the share of foreign government-governing local media. In fact, it was a direct clash of owners of "Vedomosti" and "Forbes", because it was these publications that affect serious political and economic topics and, moreover, they have a significant contribution of foreign owners. It is worth noting that the Journal "Forbes" still from the date of foundation adhered to his own views and was independent of someone else's opinion and influence.

The first billionaires of Russia in the "Forbes"

In 1997, the Journal first included in his list of Russians who had a good condition at that time. These were the leaders:

• lUKOIL - Vagit Alekperov;
• "ONEXIM Bank" - Vladimir Potanin;
• YUKOS - Khodorkovsky Mikhail;
• Gazprom - Vykhiv Rem;
• group "Bridge" - Gusinsky Vladimir;
• Berezovsky Boris (Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation).

Since then, the list has been updated. However, one of the management enterprises is still among the richest people of the planet. This is Potanan Vladimir, who in 2015 headed the list of billionaires of Russia.

Results of the Ratage of Forbes magazine in 2016

On March 1 of this year, the newest ranking of billionaires of Russia and the whole world was published. The list was 77 citizens of the Russian Federation. The size of each of them practically has not changed over the past year. But it is known for certain that 20 oligarchs became even richer. There were newcomers, about which we will talk a little later.

The economic situation in the world has not been distinguished lately with stability. This certainly affected the status of billionaires. The total amount of funds with which Russia's oligarchs in 2016 have decreased by almost 54 billion conditional units compared to last year. The financial position of the majority provided persons has changed, in connection with which the list has been updated. Information "Forbes" on the state of the richest people in the world for 2016 is reflected in the table:

The first ten billionaires of the planet

Information about Oligarch.	Place in the "Forbes" rating	Condition, billion US dollars	Country of Residence	Source of receipt of funds
Bill Gates, 60 years	1	75	USA	Microsoft.
Ortega Amancio, 79 years	2	67	Spain	Zara.
Buffett Warren, 85 years	3	60.8	USA	Berkshire Hathaway.
Carlos Slim Elu, 76 years	4	50	Mexico	telecommunications
Bezness Jeff, 52 years	5	45.2	USA	Amazon.
Zuckerberg Mark, 31 years old	6	44.6		Facebook.
Ellison Larry, 71 year	7	43.6		Oracle
Bloomberg Michael, 74 years	8	40		Bloomberg LP.
Charles Koh, 80 years	9	39.6		Koch Industries.
David Koh, 75 years old	10

As can be seen in big money, they can boast mainly a man of retirement age, there are, of course, and young lucky people. A greater number of billionaires, as in other years, falls on the United States. The leader of the list that the period becomes Bill Gates, the creator of WINTOVS, known to the world.

And where are ours?

As can be seen, the oligarchs of Russia are still not so rich in order to get into the top ten "Forbes". The richest person of the country is only in the 60th place in the overall list. His condition is estimated at 14.4 billion dollars. And this is completely unexpected for many readers of a person - Leonid Michelson. "Why unexpected?" - you ask. The head "NOVATEK" was not even in the top five billionaires in the Russian version of Forbes magazine. Only for the year he was able to break through from 7 places in the leaders.

The top ten people with a huge state of Russian standards also included:

List of billionaires of Russia: Top 10

F. I. O., Age	Place in the list "Forbes Rasha"	Place in the list "Forbes"	Status billion dollars	Source of receipt of funds
Michelson Leonid, 60 years	1	60	14.4	OJSC NOVATEK
Friedman Mikhail, 52 years	2	63	13.3	Alpha Group
Alisher Usmanov, 62 years	3	73	12.5	USM Holdings.
Potanin Vladimir, 55 years	4	78	12.1	Interros
Timchenko Gennady, 63 years	5	85	11.4	Bank "Russia", "Transoil", "SIBUR"
Mordashov Alexey, 50 years	6	93	10.9	Severstal, "Power Machines"
Vekselberg Victor, 59 years	7	98	10.5	"RUSAL", Sulzer
Vladimir Lisin, 60 years	8	116	9.3	UCL Holding, NLMK
Alekperov Vagit, 65 years	9	124	8.9	LUKOIL
Khan Herman, 54 years	10	128	8.7	Alpha Bank, Retail Group

In 2016, 77 Russians were included in the World List "Forbes", which is 11 people less than last year.

The main "takeoffs" of capital of the year

This year, the leader of the list of billionaires of Russia was changed. Leonid Michelson became them - "Gas" and "oil" magnate, the shareholder of Novatek. He was able to increase his condition by 23%, which allowed him to make him an inconceivable breakthrough: from 105 places in the world ranking to 60! It is also worth noting that before that Michelson has never been to the list of billionaires of Russia.

But this successful businessman for capital growth in one year, Mikhail Gutseriev, twisted, head of the Board of Directors of RussNeft. He was able to rise at 577 steps above and took 205th place in the world ranking. Its condition has increased almost twice. At the end of 2015, he fell on the 16th line of the Forbes Rasha rating. It will be not surprising if next year it will become the leader of Russia for its own capital. With such rapid growth, you should expect large achievements from the billionaire.

From Heaven to Earth?

Falls followed by takeoffs. How many billionaires in Russia have lost their positions for a difficult economic and political year? Despite the fact that Friedman and Usmanov retained their position in the ranking (2 and 3, respectively), their capital decreased somewhat. M. Friedman lost almost 9% of funds, and Usmanov is about 13%. More noticeably felt the changes Vladimir Potanin - an entrepreneur and a politician who became the leader of the rating of richest people in Russia "Forbes Rasha" in 2015. Its losses amounted to about 22%, which in the monetary equivalent is equivalent to 3.3 billion dollars. Due to the reduction of his capital, he passed the position in the list of 2016, moving on 4 lines.

But the most lucky Oleg Deripaska, the owner of the holding "Basic Element" holder. The entrepreneur dropped on 624 positions down in the world ranking of Forbes billionaires. More than four billion were irretrievably lost.

Read more about Leaders: Michelson Leonid

The sixty-year-old Russian entrepreneur increased his capital for 2015 by 2.7 billion dollars, which led him to leadership in the ranking of billionaires of Russia. By the way, he slightly lags behind 50 richest people in the world according to the Journal of Forbes, where it takes 60 place. The total amount of its condition is equal to 14.4 billion dollars.

This is one of the main shareholders of OJSC NOVATEK and SIBUR Holding, which specialize in the production of gas and petrochemical products. Part of the funds brings and share in Promsvyazbank. Michelson is fond of art that expresses in sponsoring exhibitions in Russia and the United States.

"Silver" oligarch Mikhail Friedman

Compared to 2015, Friedman retained its position in the Forbes Rasha list, although he lost some part of his condition (1.3 billion dollars). For this year he owns 13.3 billion dollars. He is the head of the Financial and Industrial Investment Group Alpha Group.

It has a stable state since 2010. The owner of such brands like "Pyaterochka", Beeline, Crossroads. Mikhail Friedman through Alpha Bank is engaged in charity, helping children with severe cardiological diseases. Has dual citizenship (Russia, Israel).

Usmanov Alisher

The owner of the state is estimated at $ 12.5 billion. Last year, he lost almost 2 billion, but retained his position in the Russian List "Forbes". It has several business empires, who bring him good income. Among them: "Metalloinvest", "MegaFon", "Kommersant".

Invested Facebook at the stage of the nucleation of the social network. Three years ago, Usmanov was invested in Chinese assets: Internet retailer "Alibaba", production of smartphones "Xiaomi". In addition, the billionaire is a co-owner of the Arsenal Football Club (London).

Newly-made Russian oligarchs

Dollar billionaires of Russia each year replenish the List "Forbes". In 2016, the magazine published four new names for previously unknown public. Of course, in the overall ranking, they are still significantly lagging behind the leaders. But who knows, maybe in the next year one of them will enter into 20 oligarchs of Russia.

1126 The place was taken by Mikhail Shishkhanov. A fairly young entrepreneur, head of the Binbank PJSC. In his 43 years, he already has a condition estimated at 1.6 billion dollars. On equal footing with him, Gutseriev Sait-Salam, one of the members of the director of the company RussNeft. Loading behind his comrades Leonid Boguslavsky. It takes 1476 place in the "Forbes" rating and has capital of 1.2 billion dollars. Together with him, Kirill Shamalov was introduced to the public, a very young in oligarch standards (33 years), it has 1.2 billion dollars and divides with Boguslavsky 1476 place in the world ranking.

In addition to new persons, Forbes welcomed the entrepreneurs temporarily missing in the list of 2015: Viktor Kharitonina (Pharmstandard), Dmitry Pumpyansky (Sinara), Boris Rotenberg (SMP Bank) and a private investor Megdet Rakhimkulov. Each of them freely owns one billion dollars. Together, the "new" oligarchs occupied 1649 in 2016.

Abandoned Rating

The consequences of the economic crisis affected everyone, and billionaires did not exception. Of course, few of them shook to zero. But the losses were incurred tangible. For many entrepreneurs, this turned out from the list of the richest people in the world. In 2016, the rating left 19 Russians, including: Flowers Nikolai (Uralsib), Mikhail Balakin (Su-155 chapter), Rustam Tariko (Russian Standard Bank). Their state is estimated in the amount of from 1.1 to 1.7 billion dollars. At the moment, they returned to the finish line and will now fight for the title of "more successful entrepreneur" with the "Young Forbes" generation.

Young billionaires of Russia

Business develops, in spite of any obstacles. The most delicious, cerebral and far-sighted rapidly take off the sweat, flying over millions of their condition. In some period, a new stage occurs in their lives and career: the first billion dollars. Of course, it is difficult to achieve such heights independently without the help of the inheritance. The process of conquering the top of the oligarch glory can take a long time.

According to the Merkov "Forbes", the average age of nominees is 45 years. This is a period of human maturity, when behind the back already weighty life experience and stability of the financial situation. Young people are considered all those who have not yet fulfilled forty years. Are there many people in the world? And how many of them are Russians?

Forbes Rasha celebrates 7 lucky ones, which, despite their small years, already have financial achievements:

1. Shamalov Kirill (33 years) - takes place on the Board of Directors of SIBUR. In 2016, he took 64 position in the list of the rich "Forbes Rasha". His condition is estimated at 1.2 billion dollars.
2. Vyacheslav Mirilashvili (32 years old) is almost a billionaire, in his hands the amount of $ 0.95 billion. Presents the post manager of the Vaizra Foundation. It takes an 85th line of the rating of the oligarchs of Russia.
3. Pavel Durov (31 years old) - a well-known among young people founder of the social network "Vkontakte" and the Telegram programs. For 2016, he owns a state of $ 600 million and occupies a 136 position in the "Forbes Rasha" rating.
4. Elena Rybolovlev (27 years old) - the former spouse of Dmitry Rybolovlev, received its fortune in $ 600 million thanks to the global agreement of the marriage process. Investments. In the Russian list "Forbes" is located in 142.
5. Denis Bazhaev (20 years old) is a young co-owner of the Alliance Group, the owner of $ 500 million and 155 lines in the ranking of the oligarchs of Russia.
6. Ivan Tavrin (39 years) - owner of $ 400 million, head of PJSC MegaFon. My business founded on my own. According to the results of 2015, it takes 194th in the "Forbes Rasha" rating.
7. Vitaly Yusufov (36 years) - investing, owner $ 400 million. Located in 196 positions of the list of the Russian version "Forbes".

Young oligarchs have every chance to conquer the first positions "Forbes". Many of them have sought out results on their own, without the help of relatives and other people's finances.

Billionaires of Russia are famous figures, founders of large industrial and financial enterprises. Each of them has its own path of way to success. Over the past year, many victories and failures have occurred, which made changes to the Forbes list. But trouble, like victories, temper the morale. Already next year it will be seen how they successfully defended their work and once again entered into the number of richest people in Russia.