Informed sources estimated the net worth of Russian President, Vladimir Putin, for up to 200 billion dollars, which makes this character, who was famous for her complete secrecy about her wealth, is the richest head of state in the world.
This figure far exceeds the value of the wealth of US President Donald Trump, whose wealth is estimated at $ 3.1 billion.
How did Putin collect his alleged wealth? Although he is a government employee. Some experts believe that he used his leadership to gather wealth. He was also reported to have stakes in oil companies.
According to the Kremlin, the Russian president earns about 133,000 dollars and lives in a small apartment, but this description does not fit with most accounts of Putin's lifestyle.
Former Russian government advisor Stanislav Belkovsky estimates Putin's wealth for up to $ 70 billion.
Hedge fund manager Bill Broder, a staunch critic of Putin, claims he has more than $ 200 billion, a tremendous wealth that puts him directly before the founder of Amazon and the world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, whose Forbes estimates his wealth at $ 150.2 billion.
The official records released by the Kremlin in 2016 claim that Putin has a very modest real estate portfolio. The report says he owns a small plot of land and an apartment with a garage. But over the years, Putin has been linked to other properties, the most controversial of which is the so-called "secret palace."
Putin was reported to have built this palace using illegal money from the state. This palace is said to have cost a billion dollars to build. It includes a private theater and a landing platform for three helicopters.
The opposition leader and critic Putin, Boris Nemtsov, has prepared a file claiming that Putin owns many private aircraft, helicopters and yachts.
Some also claim that the president owns 58 different types of aircraft, including Dassault Falcon, which can seat 19 people. One of his aircraft is said to contain a cabin valued at $ 11 million, which was equipped with very valuable jewelry, and a bathroom costing nearly $ 100,000. This aircraft can accommodate up to 186 passengers. It is believed that Putin has five of them.
The file claims that Putin has a group of four yachts, each costing thousands of dollars in maintenance. In 2005, one of his yachts cost up to $ 1.2 billion, can accommodate 14 people and has six bedrooms.
Then there is a yacht called Olympia, and it is reported that he received this luxury yacht, which is 57 meters in length and amounts to $ 35 million, as a gift from the owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich, according to a former head of a government shipping company in Russia, Putin runs the yacht using state funds.