Neither the sanctions of the West, nor the stagnation in world markets, nor the problems in the domestic economy have shaken the positions of Russian billionaires. On the contrary, as the Forbes rating proves, the aggregate capital of the country's 200 richest entrepreneurs increased by $ 25 billion, to $ 485 billion. Yes, and the Russians themselves in this list became more: 106 people instead of 96 last year. The list of the main wealthy of Russia is headed by the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NLMK Vladimir Lisin. His current condition is approximately $ 19.1 billion. In 2017 year. he took the third line in this rating, but earned $ 1.23 billion led him to the leaders of the hit parade of purses. The second place was comfortably settled by the head of the board of directors of PJSC Severstal Aleksey Mordashov with $ 18.7 billion. It should be noted that he retained his positions, although he increased the capital by $ 1.2 million. Bronze-2018 last year's leader rating - chairman of the board of PJSC "Novatek" Leonid Mikhelson. Over the past year, he lost $ 400 million. Now his fortune is $ 18 billion. In the top 10 were also Lukoil President Vagit Alekperov with $ 16.4 billion, a board member of Novatek and Sibur Gennady Timchenko from $ 16 billion, the president of the holding company Interros Vladimir Potanin with $ 15.9 billion. The seventh line of the Forbes rating was taken by the chairman of the Eurochem strategy committee Andrei Melnichenko, who increased his capital by $ 2.3 billion a year, now he has up to $ 15.5 billion. The co-owner of LetterOne Holdings and Alfa Group Mikhail Fridman - $ 15.1 billion, chairman of the board of directors of the Renova Group Viktor Vekselberg $ 14.4 billion. Closing the ten of the richest entrepreneurs of the RF founder and main shareholder of USM Holdings Alisher Usmanov.

Last year, he failed, Forbes recorded the state of the businessman at $ 12.5 billion, which is $ 2.7 billion less than in 2017. In addition, the list of 11 newcomers. Among them, the owner of the group "Agrocom" Ivan Savvidi - in his assets $ 1.9 billion; the youngest son of billionaire Mikhail Gutseriev Said Gutseriev - his father last year wrote him shares of oil companies of the group "Safmar" and large retail chains; founder of Wildberries Tatiana Bakalchuk.