List of the richest Russians
The richest Russians are, according to the US magazine Forbes (as of March 2017, Russia had 96 billionaires in 2017):
| Russian ranking | World ranking | Surname | Origin of the property | Companies | Assets in billions of dollars | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 46 | Leonid Michelson | Gases, chemicals | Nowatek | 18.4 | 
| 2 | 51 | Alexei Mordashov | steel | Severstal | 17.5 | 
| 3 | 57 | Vladimir Lissin | Steel, investments | Novolipetsk Steel | 16.1 | 
| 4th | 59 | Gennady Timchenko | mineral oil and natural gas | 
Volga Group ( Stroitransgas ,  44% of Gunvor )  | 
16.0 | 
| 5 | 66 | Alisher Usmanov | Steel, telecommunications, investments | Metalloinvest | 15.2 | 
| 6th | 74 | Wagit Alekperov | oil | Lukoil | 14.5 | 
| 7th | 75 | Mikhail Fridman | Oil, banking, telecommunications | Alfa Group | 14.4 | 
| 8th | 77 | Vladimir Potanin | metal | Interros (60% of Norilsk Nickel ) | 14.3 | 
| 9 | 89 | Andrei Melnichenko | Fertilizers, coal | EuroChem and SUEK | 13.2 | 
| 10 | 100 | Viktor Wekselberg | Petroleum, metals | Renova Group, 19% of RUSAL | 12.4 | 
| 11 | 138 | German Chan | Petroleum, banking, telecommunications | Alfa Group | 9.3 | 
| 12 | 139 | Roman Abramovich | Steel, investments | Millhouse Capital , formerly RUSAL | 9.1 | 
| 13 | 145 | Mikhail Prokhorov | Metal, now investments | Norilsk Nickel | 8.9 | 
| 14th | 156 | Viktor Rashnikov | Steel, investments | Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel | 8.3 | 
| 15th | 190 | Dmitry Rybolovlev | fertilizer | Uralkali | 7.3 | 
| 16 | 194 | Alexei Kuzmichev | Petroleum, banking, telecommunications | Alfa Group | 7.2 | 
| 17th | 201 | Andrei Skotsch | steel | Metalloinvest | 6.9 | 
| 18th | 202 | Sergei Galitsky | retail trade | Magnite | 6.8 | 
| 16 | 219 | Iskander Machmudov | Mining, metal, machinery | UGMK | 6.5 | 
| 20th | 226 | Suleiman Kerimov | Investments | / | 6.3 | 
Note:
- With a fortune of US $ 46.1 billion (as of 2017), Google co- founder Sergey Brin is currently the richest Russian-born person. Brin is counted as an American by Forbes.
 - In addition, there is regular speculation about the fortune of Vladimir Putin , amounts of up to USD 70 billion are mentioned. Typically, however, state leaders are not on lists like this one.
 
Web links
- Tycoon Usmanov Tops Russian Forbes Rich List on the RIA Novosti website
 
Individual evidence
- ^ The World's Billionaires . In: Forbes . ( forbes.com [accessed December 5, 2017]).
 - ↑ Time, January 23, 2017