Eight of the nine Russians to join the list of the world’s richest made their money in food production
Russia has added nine new dollar billionaires in the past year, eight of whom made their fortunes in agriculture and food production, according to the 2026 Forbes World’s Billionaires List.
The annual ranking, published on Tuesday, shows a record 155 Russian nationals on the list despite sweeping Western sanctions imposed since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022. Their combined wealth stands at $696.5 billion, another all-time high.
But the composition of Russia’s ultra-rich is shifting. Traditional fortunes in energy and metals…
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