Russia Ranks 4th Globally in Number of Billionaires

According to Bloomberg, the net worth of Russian billionaires grew by $21.85 billion over the year.

Consensus

• Russia ranked fourth in the world by the number of billionaires.
• The number of Russian billionaires is 151.
• The combined wealth of Russian billionaires reached $549 billion.
• The growth in Russia's ranking is linked to fluctuations in the ruble's exchange rate and increased income from energy exports.
• Russia's trade shift toward Eastern markets contributed to the rise.
• The United States leads the ranking with 1265 billionaires and $6.688 trillion in assets.
• China is second with 363 billionaires and $1.438 trillion in assets.
• Germany is third with 221 billionaires and $806 billion in assets.
• Bloomberg reported that Russian billionaires' wealth increased by $21.85 billion over the year.
• Andrey Melnichenko, co-founder of EuroChem and SUEK, saw his wealth reach $24.6 billion.
• Leonid Mikhailson, head of Novatek, had his wealth increase to $27.8 billion.
• Alexey Mordashov, major shareholder of Severstal, added $3.66 billion to his wealth.

Points of divergence

• Andrey Melnichenko's capital increased to $24.6 billion. — riamo
• Leonid Mikhailson's wealth increased by $4.15 billion. — vedomosti

Coverage (2 sources)

• Russia took fourth place in the world by number of billionaires — РИАМО
• Russia took fourth place in the world by number of billionaires — Ведомости

Key entities

• Russia
• Altrata
• Great Britain
• France
• India
• Tsargrad