Economic sanctions imposed against Russia do not prevent Russian entrepreneurs from expanding their assets. According to Forbes calculations, in 2024 the number of luck holders worth at least US$1 billion increased from 125 to 146 people in this country.
All of them have a record-breaking property of $625,5 billion. The erstwhile evidence (US$606.2 billion) was recorded in 2021 just before Russian aggression against Ukraine.
The richest Russian is the founder of Łukoil Wagit Alekperov. His assets were estimated at $28.6 billion. Alekperov left the company in April 2022. However, it has shares in it.
A akin size of the property was besides collected by the second-ranked steel tycoon, the owner of Severstal Alexey Mordashov.
The first triplet with a US score of 28.4 billion "close" Leonid Michelson, chief of Novatek. All 3 listed for respective years are found on the Western sanctioning lists. However, this does not prevent them from expanding their fortunes.
Source: Moscowtimes.ru
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