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Who became the richest person in the world - 2014

According to the edition, richest person in the world in 2014 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. He regained that title by wresting it from the Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim, who for several years had been considered the first among richest people in the world. Third place on the list richest remained with Amancio Ortega, the main owner of Inditex (Zara network, etc.).

The richest man in Russia Alisher Usmanov on the list the richest people peace ranked 40th. His fortune is estimated at $ 18.6 billion. In total, among 1645 richest businessmen of the world, whose fortune exceeds one billion dollars, turned out to be 111 human From Russia. Among them are Mikhail Fridman, Viktor Vekselberg, Vladimir Lisin, Leonid Mikhelson and other richest people in Russia.

The richest man in the world 2014: the most successful and losers

The most successful last year was for Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, who ranks 21st in the rankings. list of the richest people in the world - 2014. The growth in the value of shares of the social network Facebook allowed him to increase his fortune from $13.3 billion to $28.5 billion.

The biggest loser of the year was the Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista, whose net worth fell from last year's $10.6 billion to $300 million, and accordingly he lost the right to be called one of the richest people in the world.

(according to Forbes magazine)

№	Human	Status, billion	Sources	Country	Age
	Bill Gates		Microsoft investment
	Carlos Slim and family		Telecommunications
	Amancio Ortega
	Warren Buffett		Berkshire Hathaway
	Larry Ellison
	Charles Koch
	DavidKoch		Koch Industries
	Sheldon Adelson		gambling business
	Christy Walton and family
	Jim Walton
	Liliane Bettencourt and family
	Stefan Person
	Alice Walton
	Robson Walton
	Bernard Arnault
	Michael Bloomberg
	Larry Page
	Jeff Bezos
	Sergey Brin
			investments	Hong Kong (PRC)

Hello everyone, Vyacheslav Bulenkov is with you and in this issue, I will share the TOP 10 richest people in Russia in the Forbes world ranking for 2015. American Forbes on March 2 published the traditional, 29th in a row, world ranking of billionaires. This time, the list included 88 businessmen from Russia, 33 less than a year earlier, and for the first time Vladimir Potanin turned out to be the leader - he removed Alisher Usmanov from the first "national" line. The Russian participants in the rating have noticeably "poorer" over the year - the reason for this is the crisis in the country's economy and Western sanctions due to the seizure of Crimea from Ukraine and the war in Donbass. In terms of the number of dollar billionaires, Russia is now inferior not only to the United States and China, but also to Germany and India. 10. Mikhail Prokhorov Net Worth: $9.9 billion Change over the year: -$1 billion World ranking position: 125 Athlete, banker, metallurgist, playboy, investor, media mogul, politician and owner of the NBA club - all this is Mikhail Prokhorov. In 2012, he shocked the whole of Russia with an unexpected nomination of his candidacy for the presidency of the country - and following the results of the elections, he collected quite a worthy 8% of the vote. But since then, the businessman's political career has faded. His most notable American project is the construction of a new arena for the Nets. In December 2013, he acquired a 27% stake in Uralkali, the world's largest potash producer. 9. Gennady Timchenko Net Worth: $10.7 billion Year-on-year change: -$4.6 billion World ranking position: 118 Gennady Timchenko owns stakes in numerous companies in the gas, transportation and construction industries. Among its assets are the largest gas producer Novatek, the petrochemical holding Sibur, the railway carrier Transoil and Insurance Company"Sogaz". As one of the most powerful people in the country, the billionaire, who is considered a close friend of Vladimir Putin, fell under US sanctions in 2014. Among Timchenko's weekly workload is supervising Russian hockey: he chairs the board of directors of the KHL and serves as president of the St. Petersburg club SKA. 8. Vladimir Lisin Net worth: $11.6 billion Year-on-year change: -$5 billion World ranking position: 107 Vladimir Lisin made his fortune in metallurgy, rail transportation and logistics. Previously, he became a partner in the Trans-World Group, which in a few years has grown into a leading Russian exporter of aluminum and steel. By that time, Lisin had accumulated rich experience in the management of metallurgical production, so that during the division of assets in 2000, he naturally received ownership of the industry giant, the Novolipetsk Iron and Steel Works. The billionaire also controls the logistics holding UCL, which owns Freight One. 7. Leonid Mikhelson Net Worth: $11.7 billion Change over the year: -$3.9 billion Position in the world ranking: 105 Leonid Mikhelson is the main owner of the gas producer Novatek, the chemical group Sibur and the First United Bank. In July 2014, the United States and the European Union imposed sanctions on Novatek, putting pressure on business partner Timchenko, who is considered a close friend of Putin in the West. The company remains the controlling shareholder of the Yamal LNG project, which is developing in spite of sanctions pressure. To support him, Novatek requested $2.3 billion in support from the National Welfare Fund. total cost The project is estimated at $27 billion, Chinese investors are ready to invest $10 billion. 6. Vagit Alekperov Net worth: $12.2 billion Year-on-year change: -$1.4 billion World ranking position: 96 with some of the richest deposits on the planet. The billionaire does not have a reputation as a businessman from the inner circle of President Vladimir Putin, which did not save Lukoil from US sanctions in September 2014. Having passed all the career steps in the oil industry, at the end of the USSR, the future billionaire even managed to work as an industry minister. In 1991, he privatized three major fields and founded Lukoil. Alekperov is the author of the book Oil of Russia: Past, Present and Future. 5. Alexei Mordashov Net Worth: $13bn Year-over-Year Change: +$2.5bn World Ranking Position: 89 In mid-January 2015, Putin hosted Mordashov and made the steel tycoon promise not to make unwise investments. Against the backdrop of a bad environment for Russia, the billionaire got rid of all American assets - his company Severstal is now focusing on the national market. At the end of 2013, the businessman, together with an entrepreneur close to Putin, Yuri Kovalchuk, bought a 50% stake in the fourth largest Russian mobile operator, Tele2 Russia. Also, together with Kovalchuk, Mordashov is a shareholder of Rossiya Bank, which is under US and EU sanctions due to the “pro-presidential” reputation of its main shareholder. In 2011, the owner of Severstal increased his stake in the Power Machines holding by purchasing 25% from Siemens. 4. Viktor Vekselberg Net Worth: $14.2 billion Year-on-year change: -$3 billion World ranking position: 73 In 2010, the Russian authorities chose Viktor Vekselberg to curate the project of Silicon Valley's national counterpart, the Skolkovo innovation city. Since then, three billionaire companies have appeared among the residents of the project who received grants from the state. In 2013, the businessman, together with Mikhail Fridman and Leonard Blavatnik, sold a 50% stake in the TNK-BP oil company to the state-owned Rosneft for $28 billion. Vekselberg earned his first million by selling scrap metal. In the 1990s, he founded the holding company SUAL. In 2007, SUAL merged its assets with the Rusal group and the mining company Glencore, and thus the world's largest aluminum producer UC Rusal was born. In addition, Vekselberg has stakes in petrochemical, consumer and telecommunications businesses. 3. Alisher Usmanov Net Worth: $14.4 billion Change over the year: -$4.2 billion Position in the world ranking: 71 Alisher Usmanov lost the status of the richest man in Russia after three years of leadership, but continues to be a key figure in several major sectors of the national economy at once . Among his assets are the metallurgical giant Metalloinvest, the country's second largest mobile operator Megafon, the Mail.ru Group Internet holding and the Kommersant publishing house. The billionaire's most successful investments internationally are in the technology industry: he was one of the early investors in Facebook, but sold all shares of the social network in 2013 to invest in the growing Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and Chinese budget smartphone maker Xiaomi. Usmanov also remains a shareholder of the London football club Arsenal. 2. Mikhail Fridman Net Worth: $14.6 billion Year-on-year change: -$3 billion World ranking position: 68 Together with his school friends, Mikhail Fridman controls Alfa Group, Russia's largest private financial and industrial group. In 2011, Alfa-controlled mobile operator VimpelCom acquired the telecommunications holding of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris and became the sixth largest player in the global market. Fridman and partners also own the second largest chain in Russia in terms of the number of stores - X5 Retail Group. 1. Vladimir Potanin Net worth: $15.4 billion Year change: +$2.8 billion World ranking position: 60 Vladimir Potanin, a former employee of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Economic Relations, met his future partner Mikhail Prokhorov in 1991. In 1993, the partners created Oneximbank, which lured IBEC to serve its clients. Oneximbank has become a platform for the construction of the Interros holding. With state support, the billionaire became the largest private investor in the Winter Olympics in Sochi - he built the Rosa Khutor ski resort. And so, it was the TOP 10 richest people in Russia in the Forbes world ranking for 2015. Subscribe to the channel to receive new inspiring and useful releases, write your opinion in the comments, and if you liked the release, like and share this video with your friends. For me, this will be the biggest support. And Vyacheslav Bulenkov was with you and see you soon!

On March 3, Forbes magazine presented its annual world ranking of billionaires. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates returned four years later on the 2014 list of the richest people in the world, with a net worth of $76 billion, up $9 billion from the previous year.

In total, the ranking of the richest people in the world in 2014 according to Forbes included 1645 people with a fortune of $1 billion. Their total fortune is $6.4 trillion - $1 trillion. more than a year earlier. There are 268 newcomers on the list, 42 of them are women. Overall, there are 172 women in the ranking, which is also a new record after last year's figure (138 women).

Last year's leader, Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos Slim, dropped to second place with a net worth of $72 billion. Amancio Ortega, the main owner of Inditex (Zara network), closed the top three of the list, as a year ago, whose fortune increased by $7 billion to $64 billion over the year. .

American investor Warren Buffett remained in fourth position - despite an increase in his fortune by $4.7 billion, to $58.2 billion. The founder and CEO Oracle Larry Ellison, whose fortune increased by $5 billion in 2013 to $48 billion.

Further on the positions are the American industrial magnates, the brothers Charles and David Kohey - each with a fortune of $ 40 billion, the heirs of the Walmart empire Christie and Jim Walton - $ 36.7 billion and $ 34.7 billion, respectively, as well as the owner of the international gambling network Las Vegas Sands Sheldon Adelson, whose fortune grew by a record $11.5 billion in a year to $38 billion.

The richest of Russian billionaires: Alisher Usmanov - with a fortune of $ 18.6 billion, took 40th place in the ranking. The 47th position is occupied by the main owner of Alfa Group, Mikhail Fridman - $ 17.6 billion), the 51st position is the owner of the Renova Group, Viktor Vekselberg - $ 17.2 billion. The 53rd place was taken by the main owner of NLMK Vladimir Lisin - $16.6 billion, 57th and 61st - co-owners of Novatek Leonid Mikhelson ($15.6 billion) and Gennady Timchenko ($15.3 billion). The top 100 also includes the main owner of Lukoil Vagit Alekperov (No. 76, fortune - $ 13.6 billion), CEO of Norilsk Nickel Vladimir Potanin (No. 86 - $ 12.6 billion), co-owner of EuroChem and SUEK Andrey Melnichenko (No. 97 - $11.4 billion) and ex-co-owner of TNK-BP German Khan (No. 100 - $11.3 billion). Mikhail Prokhorov closes the top ten richest Russians in the world list (No. 109 - $ 10.9 billion). The Forbes ranking of the richest people in the world in 2014 included 111 Russians - one more than a year earlier. Their combined wealth fell from $427 billion to $422 billion, down 1.17%.

The average fortune of a participant in the ranking of the richest people in the world in 2014 is $ 4.7 billion. 1080 of the world's billionaires made their own capital, 207 became heirs of large fortunes, 352 inherited, but significantly increased the scale of the family business. The bar for getting into the top 20 of the list has risen by $8 billion to $31 billion.

Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg had the most successful year of 2013 as share prices skyrocketed social network allowed him to increase his fortune from $13.3 billion to $28.5 billion. The biggest loser of the year was the Brazilian tycoon Eike Batista, whose fortune fell from last year's $10.6 billion to $300 million.

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Bloomberg has calculated who in 2014 became the richest in the world. Here are 25 businessmen and investors who certainly don't live paycheck to paycheck.

25. Forrest Mars ($26.5 billion)

Forrest Mars (born 1931) is the co-owner of Mars Inc., which makes sweets (Mars, Milky Way, Snickers, Orbit), pet food (Pedigree, Whiskas), and food (Uncle Ben's).

24. Jacqueline Mars ($26.5 billion)

Jacqueline Mars, 75, is one of several women on the list. She owns Mars Inc. with her two brothers John and Forrest.

23. Al-Waleed bin Talal ($27.1 billion)

Al-Waleed bin Talal bin Abdulaziz al Saud (born 1955) is a Saudi tycoon and founder of the Kingdom Holding corporation, which invests in hotels, real estate and securities.

22. Sheldon Adelson ($28.2 billion)

Sheldon Adelson is a business mogul, investor and philanthropist. He holds the position of Chairman of the Board of Directors and is the main shareholder of Las Vegas Sands. Also known for his large investments in Republican candidates.

21. Jack Ma ($28.4 billion)

Jack Ma - former teacher English, and now the richest man in China. Ma is the founder and CEO of Alibaba Group and the first Chinese businessman to appear on the cover of Forbes. Known for his charitable projects in the field of nature conservation.

20. Jeff Bezos ($28.6 billion)

Bezos, 50, is the head and largest shareholder of Amazon. Bezos, a former computer engineer with a bachelor's degree, bought The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million.

19. Sergey Brin ($29.4 billion)

Sergey Brin, an American of Russian origin, is a director and co-founder of Google. Together with his classmate Larry Page, they own about 16% of the company. Donates millions to Parkinson's disease research.

18. Lee Ka-Shin ($29.6 billion)

Li Ka-Shin (born 1928) is a Hong Kong tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the head of Hutchison Whampoa Limited and Cheung Kong Holdings corporations. It is considered the world's largest port operator and seller of perfumes and cosmetics.

17. Stefan Persson ($29.6 billion)

Persson, 67, is a Swedish billionaire and avid athlete. He is the chairman of the board of directors and the main shareholder of H&M, which was founded by his father Erling Persson in 1947. Persson donated $60 million to build a new center for the Nobel Foundation.

16. Larry Page ($29.7 billion)

Larry Page (born 1973) is an American business magnate and computer genius, one of the founders and CEO of Executive Director Google. Page is a supporter of hybrid electric vehicles and investment in alternative energy.

15. Bernard Arnault ($31.1 billion)

Arnaud (born 1949) is the head of LVMH (Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and the richest man in France, also owns a number of wineries and an impressive art collection including works by Picasso, Yves Klein, Henry Moore and Andy Warhol.

14. Lillian Bettencourt ($33 billion)

Frenchwoman Liliane Bettencourt is a socialite, businesswoman, philanthropist and the richest woman in Europe. This 92-year-old lady owns 33% of L'Oreal, having inherited it from her father in 1957.

13. Mark Zuckerberg ($34.5 billion)

Zuckerberg, 30, is an American programmer and businessman, one of the five co-founders and CEO of Facebook. In 2010, Time magazine named Zuckerberg its Person of the Year.

12. Alice Walton ($39 billion)

Alice Walton (born 1949) - youngest child in the family of Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart, and co-owner of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc, the world's largest trading company. In 2011, she donated her art collection to the Crystal Bridges Museum.

11. Rob Walton ($39.7 billion)

Rob Walton, 70, is the eldest son of Sam Walton, the founder of Wal-Mart. A vintage car collector and race car driver, Rob Walton became the head of Wal-Mart after his father's death in 1992.

10. Jim Walton ($40.8 billion)

Jim Walton is the third child of Sam Walton and heir to his fortune. Jim succeeded his brother John as CEO of Wal-Mart after his death in 2005. He also runs Arvest Bank and Community Publishers.

9. Christy Walton ($41.8 billion)

Christy Walton, widow of John Walton, second son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, became the richest woman in the world in 2014. Her husband died in an experimental plane crash in 2005.

8. Ingvar Kamprad ($45 billion)

Swedish tycoon Ingvar Kamprad is the founder of the Ikea Group, the world's largest home goods retailer. Since 1976 lives in Switzerland.

7. Larry Ellison ($48.8 billion)

70-year-old Larry Ellison is the founder and largest shareholder Oracle company. Allison collects samurai weapons, enjoys tennis and playing the guitar. He gave 1% of his fortune to charity.

6. David Koch ($50.3 billion)

David Koch is Executive Vice President and Board Member of Koch Industries. Koch is considered one of the most generous American billionaires, he finances many cultural and medical organizations.

5. Charles Koch ($50.3 billion)

David's older brother, Charles Koch, is co-owner and head of Koch Industries. The brothers own 42% of the shares. Charles also sponsors a number of organizations, including the Humanities Research Institute and the Mercatus Center at George Mason University.

4. Amancio Ortega ($61.1 billion)

Amancio Ortega (born 1936) is a Spanish magnate, founder and CEO of Fashion Group Inditex, the world's largest clothing retailer (Zara chain). Ortega is the richest man in Europe.

3. Carlos Slim ($72.6 billion)

Slim is a Mexican tycoon, head of Telmex and America Movil, as well as an investor and philanthropist. Previously, he was the richest person in the world (2010-2013).

2. Warren Buffett ($73.8 billion)

The "Wizard of Omaha," Buffett, 84, is the chairman and largest shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett has pledged to give most of his wealth to charitable causes, primarily through the Gates Foundation, and encourages other billionaires to follow suit.

1. Bill Gates ($86.6 billion)

Gates is the co-founder and former head of Microsoft. He stepped away from his job at Microsoft for a foundation he and his wife founded to support healthcare and fight poverty.