Moscow has entered the top 10 cities in the world with the richest billionaires, according to Forbes. Despite facing sanctions and hostilities, Moscow has climbed from seventh to sixth place in terms of the number of billionaires. Additionally, Moscow’s billionaires have taken third place in terms of their combined wealth. The city is home to 61 billionaires with a total fortune of $307 billion, which is $92 billion more than in the previous year. Moscow is ahead of New York and Paris in terms of this indicator. The richest billionaire on the list is Vladimir Potanin, the head of Interros, with a fortune of $23.7 billion. New York leads the ranking with 101 billionaires and a total fortune of $616.8 billion, followed by Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and London.
Moscow entered the top 10 world cities with the richest billionaires, which presented Forbes April 9th. Over the year, the capital has risen from seventh to sixth place in terms of their number, the newspaper notes, despite the sanctions and hostilities. In terms of their combined wealth, Moscow billionaires took third place.
According to the published rating, 61 billionaires live in Moscow, whose total fortune is $307 billion, which is $92 billion more than in 2022. According to this indicator, the capital is ahead of New York, where the total capital of billionaires is almost 617 billion dollars, and Paris with 409 billion dollars.
The magazine calls the head of Interros Vladimir Potanin the richest billionaire with a fortune of $23.7 billion.
The leader in the ranking of cities is New York, where they counted 101 billionaires with a total fortune of 616.8 billion dollars. The second line is occupied by Hong Kong, home to 70 billionaires, whose total fortune is $286.8 billion. Third place belongs to Beijing (68 people, total fortune – 247.2 billion dollars). This is followed by Shanghai (65 billionaires, whose total fortune is $181.9 billion). London closes the top five, where 63 billionaires live with a total fortune of $ 294.9 billion.
In conclusion, despite the numerous challenges faced by Moscow, including sanctions and hostilities, the city has managed to climb the ranks and secure a spot in the top 10 world cities with the richest billionaires. With a total of 61 billionaires and a combined wealth of $307 billion, Moscow is soaring ahead and outpacing other major cities like New York and Paris. The presence of billionaires in Moscow highlights the city’s growing wealth and economic power, and it will be interesting to see how it continues to develop and prosper in the years to come.
