In second place in the ranking of the publication is LUKOIL President Vagit Alekperov, whose fortune increased by $ 6.2 billion over the year, to $ 22.3 billion.
Co-owner of Novatek Leonid Mikhelson is in third place - his capital increased by $ 5.2 billion over the year, to $ 24.6 billion.
It is indicated that the revenue growth of Gennady Timchenko, who owns shares in Novatek and Sibur, amounted to $ 4.3 billion, up to $ 18.2 billion.
NLMK beneficiary Vladimir Lisin, as noted, was able to increase his fortune for the year by $ 3.5 billion, to $ 21.3 billion.
The article says that 23 Russian billionaires from the Bloomberg Billionaires Index added $ 52.9 billion to their fortune in 2019.
Earlier, the most wealthy Russian billionaires for the year were named Forbes. In the ranking of the magazine, Potanin also took first place, who added almost $ 8 billion over the year.