When it comes to important businessmen, we must not forget to mention Russian ones who seem to have vital skills that are so necessary in this business world. Here you have a list with the richest people in Russia and their work domains and even details about how they managed to raise such impressive fortunes.
1. Alisher Usmanov
While talking about Russia’s richest man we must definitely mention Alisher Usmanov who has a fortune of $17.6 billion. He is the owner of Metalloinvest. He also has business in telecommunication, media services and internet. Not to mention 10% of Facebook’s share belong to him.
2. Mikhail Fridman
He is Alfa Bank’s largest shareholder and his estimated fortune is somewhere around $16.5 billion. This makes him the second richest man in Russia. At his age (48 years old), Fridman has an impressive fortune and important business in several other domains especially telecommunications.
3. Leonid Mikhelson
He “only” owns $15.4 billion and he is the major shareholder at the gas company Novatek. He is also the owner of a football club and has invested his money in several small companies that managed to evolve and develop in time and now are able to bring him extra money.