Forbes called the most successful billionaire of Russia

Ten Russian billionaires over the past 10 years in total increased their fortune by $ 111 billion, Forbes writes . The most successful of them was a fifth of this amount.

• Most of all - by $ 23 billion - the co -owner of Novatek Leonid Michelson increased the fortune. In 2010, he was in 24th in the Russian rating, and in 2019 he headed it with a fortune of $ 27 billion. The reason was an extremely fruitful private-state partnership, a successful Yamal-SSG megaproject and a well-planned entry of liquefied natural gas to the global market.
• In second place is Mikhelson’s partner on Novatek and a friend of President Putin Gennady Timchenko with $ 20.8 billion profit. The ex-owner of the main contractors of Gazprom, who is under the sanctions of the United States, says that he is no longer engaged in the oil and gas business, but "is waiting for dividends to pay."
• The third on the list is Vladimir Potanin (+ $ 13.5 billion). Recently, the indicators and quotes of its Norilsk Nickel have been holding a successful conjuncture.

Also, the TOP-10 included the president of Lukoila Vagit Alekperov, the owner of Severstal Alexei Mordashov, the owner of Sueka and EuroChem Andrei Melnichenko, Victor Vekselberg, Metallurg and Media Magnat Alisher Usmanov, Vladimir Lisin (NLMK) and Andrei Kozitsyn (UGMC).

Of the top 10 richest Russians, only two were not included in the top 10 most successful in the decade-Mikhail Friedman and Roman Abramovich.

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