Ukraine is left with only two billionaires amid Russia's ongoing invasion
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There are only two billionaires left in Ukraine. This has not happened since at least 2006, writes NV. It is from that time that the publication analyzes and publishes a list of the richest entrepreneurs of Ukraine every fall.
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In 2023, there are only 30 positions in the rating, not 100 as usual.
The first place was taken by Rinat Akhmetov, the owner of SCM group. His fortune is estimated at $6.59 billion, which is 43% less compared to 2021.
The second line of the rating was taken by Viktor Pinchuk (EastOne) with a fortune of $1.72 billion, which is 34% less than in 2021.
The third place belongs to Petro and Oleksiy Poroshenko (Roshen) with a fortune of $954 million (-37%).
Next on the list are:
→ Oleksandr and Halyna Hereha, Epicentr-K ($907 million, -38%),
→ Revolut owner Vlad Yatsenko ($894 million, -30%),
→ Oleksiy Shevchenko, Grammarly ($865 million, +124%),
→ Max Lytvyn, Grammarly ($865 million, +124%),
→ Vadim Novinsky, Smart-Holding ($852 million, -65%),
→ Ihor Kolomoisky, Privat ($639 million, -55%),
→ Andriy Verevskyi, Kernel ($567 million +10%).
There were five Ukrainian businessmen in the Forbes global list in 2022. Akhmetov took 445th place. Viktor Pinchuk ($2.1 billion), Vadym Novinsky ($1.4 billion), Kostiantyn Zhevaho ($1.3 billion) and Hennadiy Boholyubov ($1.1 billion) also made the rating.
According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index on November 9, 2023, Akhmetov is in 462nd place ($5.37 billion), Pinchuk did not make it to the list of the five hundred richest people in the world.
In mid-October, changes took place at the top of the ranking of billionaires – Bernard Arnault lost his position for the first time in a year.
At the beginning of November, the former assistant of Bill Gates became the fifth richest person in the world.