According to statistics compiled by Forbes magazine, 106 dollar billionaires live in Russia. And while ordinary Russians complain that they are getting poorer, the number of rich Russians is only growing. The law of conservation of energy in action - it has decreased somewhere, which means it has increased somewhere.
Forbes counted who and how much increased, and made a list ten richest families in Russia in 2018, whose fortune is at least $ 1.05 billion. True, the magazine included in the rating of the richest families in Russia only those who earned their capital (or at least most of it) without being in the state service. Otherwise, the capital bottom line could be much more impressive.
Rating methodology
The data on family capital presented in the top 10 are mostly the assumptions of experts. But, since this is an authoritative financial and economic "Forbes", and not some kind of "tabloid no-name", he has a wealth of experience in identifying the real size of carefully hidden states.
- First of all, Forbes journalists are guided by the size and value of the assets owned by the family - this includes both land plots and buildings, valuable personal property such as paintings and other art objects, as well as company shares.
- If the enterprises, the shares of which are owned by family members, are public, then the assessment is carried out according to known data.
- If the family prefers not to advertise financial data, then the analogy method comes into play. That is, such enterprises are considered and the estimated profit is calculated.
- If there have recently been large and high-profile transactions, they are also taken into account.
As a result, according to Forbes, you can get more or less accurate data on who earned how much and when.
10. Zubitskys - fortune of $ 1.06 billion
After the death of Zubitsky Sr., who, in fact, laid the foundation for family well-being by privatizing a coal processing plant, the family began a struggle for his father's millions. Or, to put it simply, the war of inheritance. And the legacy is delicious - PJSC "Koks", one of the largest producers of cast iron in the world.
Spicy details: shortly before his death, Boris Zubitsky said in plain text that he intends to transfer his shares to a charitable foundation, since the eldest son Yevgeny, who was entrusted with the management of the plant, managed it very badly. But then Galina Zubitskaya, Boris's wife, intervened and demanded the division of property. How events developed further, it is not known - Boris died, and as a result, most of the shares remained in the hands of Evgeny.
9. Magomedovs - $ 1.4 billion
Now the fate of the brothers is unenviable - they are in the Lefortovo SIZO on suspicion of theft and the creation of a criminal organization. Where they suffer terribly from local service, or rather, its lack - Ziyavudin Magomedov worried that there was only one brand of hand and face cream in the local stall.
Once the brothers were close and fried together on the beaches of their native Makhachkala.Then, in the early 90s, together they organized a business and traded computers and other office equipment with might and main. When, a dozen years later, Magomed moved to the senatorial office, and it was decided to register the assets in Ziyavudin, the brother was still.
However, after the end of Magomed's career, the money in Ziyavudin's soul still outweighed, so he was in no hurry to give his brother half of the company's assets. It is not surprising that after several years of showdowns, family feelings have faded considerably. The fraternal relations were not improved by the confinement in the pre-trial detention center, as well as the fact that after the arrest the marital status continues to decrease. In 2018, the brothers have already missed 350 million dollars.
8. Bazhaevs - $ 1.41 billion
Once the Bazhaevs earned their first millions from oil, but after the death of the patriarch of the family, the famous Ziya Bazhaev, it was decided to change the family profile. Now they are interested in precious metals, primarily platinum. It is unclear whether the younger generation is involved in the family business. Probably, after all, more likely yes - otherwise what money is the son of one of the brothers buying resorts in Sardinia?
7. Shamalovs - $ 1.47 billion
Kirill Shamalov made his family a fortune with a successful marriage - he married Katerina Tikhonova, who is either the daughter of VVP itself, or not. Probably, after all, it is - otherwise how can one explain the fact that after the profitable bride, the Shamalovs' affairs went uphill sharply? Kirill suddenly becomes one of the owners of the oil and gas company Sibur, and his money starts to amount to billions. Dollars, of course.
In the United States, it was immediately caught and sanctions were imposed on Kirill. However, the traditions of opposing sanctions in the Shamalov family are strong - even four years ago, Cyril's father fell under them.
6. Sarkisovs - $ 1.5 billion
From the very beginning, the Sarkisov family was under the patronage of Mikoyan, who was also of Armenian origin. He was friends with the father of Sergiy Sarkisov and arranged patronage for his nomenklatura compatriots. Although in the late USSR they tried to fight nepotism, they did it badly - so instead of Vneshtorg, where his daddy intended to arrange, he ended up in Ingosstrakh. And he did not disappear. Since then, the Sarkisov brothers have specialized in insurance - they have a key stake in RESO-Garantia, plus some other assets in foreign insurance companies.
The brothers prefer to invest their wealth in luxury real estate - they have several mansions in England, France, America and a whole field of land in Monaco. Despite the difference in temperament (the elder Sarkisov is still married to a friend of his youth, while Nikolai changes wives and mistresses like gloves), the brothers seem to live together.
5. Rakhimkulovs - $ 1.7 billion
The Rakhimkulovs are another family that earned their first millions from oil and gas. Megdet Rakhimkulov was told by fate itself - back in the 70s, he began his working career in the relevant branch of the USSR state apparatus. Since then, apparently, he retained close ties with Hungary, where he gradually transferred his activities - at first he bought equipment for Gazprom from Hungarian industrialists, then imported Gazprom's oil products into Hungary, began to buy out local oil and gas assets, and eventually organized a company headquartered in the capital of this state. The company's assets are managed by the older generation - Megdet and his brother. But the younger generation, the son of Rakhimkulov, no one gave will. He is already 49 years old, but although he is still a member of the board, he does not have his own property in it.
4. Shaimievs - $ 2.48 billion
The sons of the first president of the Republic of Tatarstan, like many other people from nomenklatura families, went up to oil - they own several petrochemical plants. The Shaimievs are doing well; they earned $ 300 million over the past year. Radik, one of the brothers, has a daughter Kamil, Airat, the other has a son Timur.
Until recently, Kamilya owned shares in the company and was even included in the list of the richest women in Russia (according to the same Forbes). In 2015, she had $ 190 million. All this was the will of the Pope.Then Kamilya got married and lost her share in the oil and gas millions. But her parent gave her a place in the unfolding start-up Doc + - a company that called doctors at home; however, how much it belongs to her there remains a mystery.
The heir to oil and gas, it seems, will be Ayrat's son Timur - he is already the head of a modest oil refinery.
3. Gapontsevs - $ 3.14 billion
It is difficult for representatives of two different generations to find a common language - with these words Gapontsev-father explained why he and his son hardly see each other. But once we began to build our own business together. The Gapontsevs rose up on fiber lasers, and Valentin invented and organized production himself. According to SPIE (an organization uniting scientists in the field of optics), he is one of the 28 most outstanding scientists in this field. Valentine tried to inspire his son to his own business, but over time they parted. And Denis chose to sell real estate in Russia. He had nothing left of the shares of his father's company - a mere 2%.
2. Rotenbergs - $ 4.85 billion
The Rotenbergs are still suffering from sanctions - their fortune is growing, but slowly. This year they received nothing - $ 650 million. Despite financial difficulties, the family is a single whole - otherwise how to explain the constant reshuffle of heads of enterprises.
When the US and the EU sanctioned Arcadia, his son Igor received his father's shares in key family businesses. Four years later, the United States snapped the chip and sanctioned Igor himself this time. But the Rotenbergs were not at a loss - in addition to Igor, Arkady also has a daughter, Lilia! She now owns Igor's stake in TPs Real Estate. I wonder who will be next? Will Arkady prefer grandchildren (Igor has three children) to his own children from his second marriage when the US sanctions Lilia? Stay in touch!
1. Gutserievs - $ 5.97 billion
The richest Russian clan suffered serious financial losses caused by the rash decision of Mikhail Shishkhanov, the nephew of the patriarch of the family, to invest all the assets available to him in the shaken Binbank. As we remember, it ended tragically - B&N Bank fell under reorganization, was annexed by the state, and the nephew was forever dropped from the list of the rich. Despite this, the Gutserievs still remain in first place in the top 10 richest Russian families. And B&N Bank, already under a different management, in 2018 became one of the most reliable banks in the Russian Federation according to the Central Bank.
Mikhail Gutseriev, the head of the family, almost cursed the disgraced nephew - he blamed him for the unsuccessful deal and the loss of capital. And he added that there are no more Gutseriev-Shishkhanovs, and only the Gutserievs remained. Fortunately, Mikhail has a lot of nephews - now he has brought another one closer and by the highest will appointed him the head of the M.Video company. Time will tell whether the latter will live up to the hopes of the head of the family of billionaires.