Richest People in Russia

In the 1990s, the USSR disintegrated and numerous Russian oligarchs appeared on the block once privatization was introduced in Russia. The shrewd businessmen snatched the opportunity and assimilated huge affluences in no time! Many of them merge business with politics, which is often treated skeptically by the western world. This trend of blending has become extremely visible in recent months.

With the strengthening of the watershed between Russia & Ukraine, America and the European Union have retained strict constraints on oligarchs near Kremlin. We have created a line-up of the richest men in Russia, and the top spot has been captured by Vladimir Potanin.  

1. Vladimir Potanin - $15.4 Billion

In the first place as the richest man in the land of Russia, we have, Vladimir Potanin. He inherited his fortune mainly from the notorious Russian loans-for-shares package. Potanin recommended the faulty arrangement to the government in 1995 in deficit-struck Russia. 

2. Mikhail Fridman - $14.6 Billion

In the second spot, Mikhail Fridman stands strong as a major stockholder in the Alfa Group. The group manages Russia’s major narrowly held bank, the Alfa Bank, and the mobile phone agency Vimpel Com. He has an estimated worth of $14.6 Billion. 

3. Alisher Usmanov - $14.4 Billion

Alisher Usmanov erected his empire from metal and mining ventures and investments. He is third on this list. Usmanov’s influence goes well outside the manufacturing industry. He also owns MegaFon in partnership. MegaFon is the second biggest telecom company in Russia. 

4. Viktor Vekselberg - $14.2 Billion

Viktor Vekselberg has successfully captured the fourth spot on this list. He created his first treasure by retailing copper collected from the castoff industrial power wires. With a calculated worth of 14.2 Billion US Dollars, he is rightfully on the fourth position. 

5. Alexey Mordashov - $13.0 Billion

6. VagitAlekperov - $12.2 Billion

7. Leonid Mikhelson - $ 11.7 Billion

8. Vladimir Lisin - $11.6 Billion

9. Gennady Timchenko - $10.7 Billion

This list spells out and displays the richest people in Russia. They have made billions with their enterprising prowess and making proper use of the resources available. Taking advantage of the situation may sound greedy, but everything is fair in the business world!

Top 10 richest people under 35

Some of the biggest achievers in the world have started their modest journeys at a very early age. The elderly crop of billionaires had to strive their way into success. But in today’s “instant coffee” age, one just needs an idea to click to be a billionaire. Here are some of the success stories of people under the age bracket of thirty, and have already made it big.

1. Mark Zuckerberg

Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is an American born internet entrepreneur and has a net worth of $16.8 billion. He is a co-founder of Facebook. Presently Zuckerberg is the chairman and CEO of Facebook, Inc. and as of 2013 his personal wealth is estimated to be US$16.8 billion. He became a billionaire at just 23 years of age. He was also named among the 100 wealthiest and most influential people in the world by Time Magazine.

2. Scott Duncan

Scott Duncan is the sole son of Lee Ellis and Dan Duncan who co-founded Enterprise Products Partners LP and has a net worth of $5.1 billion. After his father passed away at the age of 77, he inherited $3.1B. Duncan was the first American billionaire to not pay estate taxes, due to a temporary loophole in the estate tax law. As of 2013, his net worth is $5.1 billion.

3. Dustin Moskovitz

Dustin Moskovitz is one of the co-founder of Facebook alongside Mark Zuckerberg. He has a net worth of $3.8 billion. In 2008, he co-founded Asana with Justin Rosenstein. Dustin's Billionaire status is because of his 7.7% share from Facebook. Dustin attended Harvard University as an economics major before moving in with Zuckerberg at Palo Alto.

4. Eduardo Saverin

Eduardo Luiz Saverin is an investor and internet entrepreneur from Brazil and has a net worth of$2.2 billion. Saverin is also one of the co-founders of Facebook, alongside Mark Zuckerberg. Due to the law suit he filed against Zuckerberg, he owns just about 5% of Facebook's shares and has a net worth of $2.2 billion. He has also invested in startups such as Qwiki and Jumio.

5. Albert von Thurn und Taxis

Albert belongs to German aristocrat. He was been listed as the world's youngest billionaire since his father's death in 1990. He has a net worth of $1.5 billion. His mother also has been popular in the media and she was pivotal in controlling his father's wealth till Albert came off legal age to manage it. His two older sisters are Maria Theresia and Elisabeth.

6. Adam D’Angelo

Adam D’Angelo is the co-founder and chief executive of Quora, an online knowledge market. He has a net worth of $700 million. Prior to this, he was also the chief technology officer of Facebook. D'Angelo was a student of California Institute of Technology. He stood eighth in the USA Computing Olympiad, and was one of the finalists in the international Topcoder Collegiate Challenge. Fortune Magazine has named him as one of the smartest figures in technology.

7. Drew Houston

Drew Houston is the co-founder and CEO of Dropbox, an online backup and storage service and has a net worth of $600 million. He graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a degree in Computer Science. Bit9, Accolade and Hubspot are some of the startups Drew had earlier worked before starting work on Dropbox. Dropbox has already earned accolades for being a successful start up and the most successful investment of venture capital company “Y Combinator”.

8. Chris Hughes

Chris Hughes is one of the co-founders of Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg, and is also an American Entrepreneur. He has a net worth of $500 million. He is also the editor-in-chief of The New Republic after he bought the Magazine in 2012. He has a degree in Bachelors of Arts in History and Literature form Harvard University. He was also the online organizer for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign on the website My.BarackObama.com

9. Kevin Systrom

Kevin Systrom is most popularly known as the founder of Instagram, a popular photo sharing website. He is also known to be an entrepreneur and software engineer and has a net worth of $470 million. He graduated from Stanford University with bachelors in Management Science and Engineering. Systrom sold Instagram to Facebook for a sum of $715 million. He has the experience of working with companies such as Google and Twitter (Odeo).

10. Arash Ferdowsi

Arash Ferdowsi is the Chief Technology Officer at Dropbox, an online backup and storage service. He is a drop out from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He decided to drop out so that he could concentrate on his business. Magazines such as "Inc. Magazine" and "Fortune Magazine" have named Ferdowsi in their "top entrepreneurs" list. He was instrumental in getting investments from Y Combinator, Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital and other individual investors. He has a net worth of just over $400 million.