Russian billionaires become poorer by $28.4 billion The total wealth of the richest Russians has fallen by more than $28.4 billion since the start of 2026, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI). The president of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, lost the most - $8.1 billion. His fortune is now estimated at 21.6 billion. In second place is Mikhail Prokhorov with losses of 4.86 billion dollars, in third place is Mikhail Friedman who lost 3.8 billion. The poorest billionaires also included Andrei Melnichenko (minus $2.8 billion), Telegram founder Pavel Durov (minus $2.61 billion) and Leonid Padon (minus $1.96 billion). At the same time, six Russian billionaires from the ranking managed to increase their fortunes.

Russian billionaires become poorer by $28.4 billion The total wealth of the richest Russians has fallen by more than $28.4 billion since the start of 2026, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index (BBI). The president of Norilsk Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, lost the most - $8.1 billion. His fortune is now estimated at 21.6 billion. In second place is Mikhail Prokhorov with losses of 4.86 billion dollars, in third place is Mikhail Friedman who lost 3.8 billion. The poorest billionaires also included Andrei Melnichenko (minus $2.8 billion), Telegram founder Pavel Durov (minus $2.61 billion) and Leonid Padon (minus $1.96 billion). At the same time, six Russian billionaires from the ranking managed to increase their fortunes.