Number of Russian billionaires in Global ranking Forbes has grown to a new record high of 155 in 2026.
With the outbreak of the large-scale Russian-Ukrainian war, which led to the collapse of the stock market, the number of Russian billionaires on the Forbes global list decreased to 88 people. However, it has since risen for the fourth year in a row.
In 2026, the richest Russians are on the list become Co-owner of Severstal Alexey Mordashov (57th place in Forbes world ranking). His wealth grew from $28.6 billion to a record $37 billion over the course of the year.
Vladimir Potanin, co-owner of Norilsk Nickel and T-Bank, ranked second in terms of assets among Russians. It ranks 79th in the overall rankings. Over the course of the year, his wealth increased by $5.5 billion to $29.7 billion.
The founder of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, was also among the three richest Russians ($29.5 billion, 81st place in the Forbes world ranking).
This year for the first time on the Forbes list He hits 14 new representatives of Russia. among them:
- Brothers Ruslan and Timur Rakhimkulov are the owners of investment holdings Kafijat and MGTR Alliance, which own shares in the largest companies in Hungary ($1.9 and $1.8 billion, respectively);
- Former governor of the Krasnodar Territory, owner of Agrocomplex Alexander Tkachev ($1.8 billion);
- Former Yandex programmer and co-owner of Nebius Group Vladimir Ivanov ($1 billion).
The first place in the Forbes world ranking is occupied by SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. His wealth is estimated at $839 billion. He is followed by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin ($257 billion and $237 billion, respectively).