MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. The wealth of the richest businessmen in Russia has increased by $14.2074 bln since the beginning of 2025, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index published by the Bloomberg agency, which is calculated primarily based on the value of companies’ shares.

According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, since the beginning of the year the shareholder of Russia’s largest iron ore producer Metalloinvest Alisher Usmanov, earned $2.75 bln, with his fortune rising to $17.5 bln, while the fortune of the founder of Severstal Alexey Mordashov grew by $2.52 bln to $26.7 bln. At the same time, the co-founder of EuroChem and SUEK Andrey Melnichenko received $1.71 bln, bringing his fortune to $22 bln.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of NLMK Vladimir Lisin suffered the greatest losses, with his fortune falling by $2.36 bln to $26.6 bln.

Since March 2012, the agency publishes the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, which includes information on the fortunes of the 500 richest people on the planet.