They build huge palaces, run car parks and buy expensive paintings at auctions. Their children study abroad, their wives own restaurants and salons, and their mothers-in-law have expensive real estate on the ocean. Millionaires are used to living in a big way and surprising the world with their new purchases. Some of them earned a fortune through hard work, others with a quirky mind and ingenuity, and others simply stole from the state. Be that as it may, they actually run the country, investing their money in the development of enterprises, opening new banks and becoming a sponsor of election campaigns. You will find out the rating of the richest people in Ukraine just now.
Rinat Akhmetov
A well-known Ukrainian businessman specializing in metallurgy and fuel and energy complex, the owner of the Shakhtar football club, takes first place. In 2014, his fortune was estimated at $11.2 billion. Like all the richest people in Ukraine, because ofconflicts in the country last year, he lost some of the money. For example, in 2008, his fortune brought in three times more profit.
Rinat Akhmetov started his career in the family of a simple miner in Donetsk. According to him, he earned the first million doing private business in the 90s, after the collapse of the USSR. Also in 1995, he was one of the founders of Dongorbank. Slowly increasing momentum, he topped the list of the 10 richest people in Ukraine.
In our time, more than 90 different businesses bring him income. First of all, these are the huge Azovstal plant and the Shakhtar football club. In addition, the Khartsyzsk Pipe Plant, the Mariupol Iron and Steel Works, the ASKA insurance company, and a number of other institutions and companies give millions in profits.
Viktor Pinchuk
This well-known businessman is also included in the top of the richest people in Ukraine. Just like Akhmetov, his professional interests are focused on the field of metallurgy. But besides that, he owns a lot of media in this country. Earned $3 billion in 2014.
Viktor Pinchuk was born in Kyiv. He graduated from the metallurgical institute and became a candidate of technical sciences. He started working as a laboratory assistant and a researcher, simultaneously mastering new business areas. In 1990, he stood at the origins of the creation of the research and investment group "Interpipe". Over the years, Pinchuk's success has grown, and today he is a major industrialist and media mogul.
BNowadays, Interpipe has retrained into a financial and industrial group. Under his control are several dozen enterprises (Dneprospetsstal, Nizhnedneprovsky pipe-rolling and Novomoskovsk pipe plants). He also owns such Ukrainian TV channels as STB, ICTV, Novy, M1, and the Facts and Comments newspaper. In January 2008, he sold Ukrsotsbank to Austrian partners for $2 billion.
Gennady Bogolyubov
The richest people in Ukraine love publicity. But this cannot be said about Gennady Bogolyubov, who always remains closed to the press. In 2014, he earned $2 billion. Invariably remains a partner of another millionaire - Igor Kolomoisky.
Back in the 90s, they together organized the Sentosa company, which sold computer equipment. Gradually developing and opening new projects, he "put together" a large fortune. Today, under the wing of Bogolyubov, PrivatBank, the chemical enterprise Dneproazot, foreign assets in the mining and processing of manganese ore. The oligarch owns many enterprises and factories.
He often does charity work. For example, it was Bogolyubov who sponsored the excavations of archaeologists at the Wailing Wall. He also donated a whole million dollars to purchase prayer books for the Jews who pray at this sacred building. On the Wailing Wall hangs a carpet that says "Gift fromBogolyubov". The Ukrainian is the only one who had such an honor.
Igor Kolomoisky
He directly follows his partner Bogolyubov, just a little behind. In 2014, his income fluctuated at the level of 1.8 billion. He has been working in the field of finance since 1985. For 20 years, he managed to build a huge, powerful financial and economic empire in Ukraine.
Kolomoisky is considered the leader of the Privat group. It is his opinion that is taken into account in the first place when making the most important decisions. The assets of this association include industrial plants, combines, fuel and energy companies and banks. Among the most famous structures, one should mention PrivatBank, which has more than 2 thousand branches throughout the country, as well as UkrNafta, Neftekhimik Prykarpattya and others.
Like all the richest people in Ukraine, he appears in business scandals from time to time. For example, everyone remembers his lawsuit with Pinchuk for the Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant. Or litigation with one of the owners of the 1 + 1 TV channel, Rodnyansky, regarding ownership of this lucrative media business.
Vadim Novinsky
Residents of Kyiv, Lvov, Donetsk, Odessa and other cities probably know the one hundred richest people in Ukraine. And this list of popular oligarchs is not complete without the name of Novinsky, who is engaged in metallurgy and mechanical engineering. His income is estimated at 1.4 billion dollars. He is a citizen of Ukraine, although he was born in the Novgorod region(Russia).
In the late 80s, he held a position in the Petrozavodsk aviation squadron. Then he went headlong into business: he brought newsprint from Karelia and sold it several times more expensive in Bulgaria. The money he received was spent on buying cars of the Zaporozhets brand in his homeland, which he sold in Karelia. This is the cycle of business in nature.
Today he is the honorary president of the Sevastopol football club. Owns a patent for Ukrainit explosives. In 2011, he bought from the Russian VTB its subsidiary financial institution in Ukraine, the Bank of Moscow. He is the owner of a solid stake in the Nikolaevsky, Chernomorsky and Kherson shipyards.
Pyotr Poroshenko
The current President of Ukraine entered the list of the ten richest of his fellow citizens recently. Previously ranked 17th. In 2014, his profit rose to 1.3 billion, which moved him to the sixth position. His area of interest is the agro-industrial complex and the media. He has many factories and plants, insurance companies and media. Despite the fact that the president is not legally allowed to do business, Poroshenko does not sell his companies, as they are registered with his relatives and partners.
Usually the richest people in Ukraine have succeeded by saving money and by avoiding unnecessary waste. But the same cannot be said about Poroshenko. He is absolutely not greedy, especially in relation toto his subordinates. At his well-known confectionery factory "Roshen", a simple cleaning lady receives at least 4,000 hryvnias. This salary is much higher than the average in Ukraine. The middle manager earns the same amount. In general, colleagues characterize Poroshenko as a tough and adventurous businessman with intuition and a phenomenal memory.
Yuri Kosyuk
Just like Poroshenko, he has $1.3 billion in bank accounts. Born in the Cherkasy region of Ukraine, he is an engineer by profession. Worked as a broker. In 1995, he opened the "Business Center", which was engaged in the food industry. The company primarily exported grain and other food products, and also sold goods on the domestic market.
In the late 90s, he founded several popular enterprises: the Nasha Ryaba trademark, which sells chicken meat, and Mironovsky Khleboproduct. He is also actively involved in political activities: in 2014 he was appointed First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration.
Kosyuku's success as a businessman was brought about by his ability to keep track of prices, the cost of goods, and work on effective sales. He is not afraid of defeat, so he always goes forward. Believes that during a crisis in business, one can only survive through a he althy competitiveness.
Konstantin Zhevago
He is not just included in the list of the 100 richest people in Ukraine, but invariably occupies a leading position in it. In 2014, his fortune was estimated at 1.1 billion. Engaged in finance and metallurgy. He founded his business when he was barely 19 years old. By the age of 30 he became a Ukrainian oligarch. Konstantin Zhevago is the first in Ukraine and Russia who managed to bring his company Ferrexpo to the main floor of the world-famous stock exchange in London. Today he controls one of the largest financial and political groups in Ukraine, is a deputy and president of the Vorskla football club.
Zhevago's company focuses on the East. He opened a branch in Tokyo and controls 15% of the Japanese pellet market. The oligarch is also involved in charity work: he transfers his entire salary at Ferrexpo, which is 240 thousand dollars, to good deeds. It also has its own charitable foundation, which spent 17 million US dollars on the construction of school sports grounds last year alone.
Sergey Tigipko
The list of the richest people in Ukraine also includes this politician and entrepreneur. His area of interest is finance and engineering. Last year, the oligarch's profit increased to one billion dollars. Tigipko calls himself a democratic politician. His associates consider him a good partner, understandable and consistent. He once advised the second President of Ukraine, Kuchma, on financial matters, and worked closely with Kolomoisky.
Tigipko is the founder of the TAS group, he owns a large stake in this company. Firmspecializes in the banking sector, real estate, industry and venture projects. The oligarch is sure that in order to reach the heights, it is necessary to start small. Anyone who wants to be the head of an enterprise must first work as a simple manager. Novice businessmen are always advised to pay attention to the export of goods to the West, and not to the CIS markets. In business, he likes to be in charge: independently select personnel, approve the budget and make strategic decisions.
Alexander Yaroslavsky
This Ukrainian oligarch is investing. In 2014, his income rose to 930 million and continues to increase. He received his first money by exchanging oil from Ufa for pipes in his homeland. Since then, he believes that the fastest path to we alth lies through "black gold" and gas.
Yaroslavsky was also actively involved in trading operations. His main difference from his colleagues is that he never set himself the goal of becoming a tycoon, he just tried to live in abundance. His first major purchase was the Azot chemical plant in Cherkassy. He started with 30% of the shares, then gradually took over all the assets of the company. He later sold the plant to another oligarch, Firtash, for $350 million.
He makes friends with Russian oligarchs, like other richest people in Ukraine. Forbes, analyzing his activities, cites Yaroslavsky's contacts with Deripaska and Abramovich as an example. He has a reputation as a decisive person who always keeps promises and knows how to negotiate.
200 richest people in Ukraine
This list includes, in addition to the above persons, and other business representatives. For example, the same Firtash. He is in 19th place with $400 million. Among the first fifty are the names of Boyko, Kolesnikov and Khoroshkovsky. The first woman who earned 240 million is engaged in retail. This is Galina Gerega, she is in 38th position. In 40th place is the famous scandalous politician Nestor Shufrich and his 195 million, in 89th place is Igor Surkis. Irina Miroshnik closes the hundred, having received her 50 million from the chemical industry.
The list of two hundred Ukrainian oligarchs includes representatives of such companies as Western Dairy Group, Foxtrot, MTI, Asnova Holding and others. In their hands, in fact, the entire profitable business in Ukraine. Recently, many of them have aimed their interests at the media, as they understand that in our time, the media is a clear fourth power. By buying TV channels, Internet resources and print publications, they further expand the scope of their interests. And being under the constant supervision of the "yellow press", they often become the heroes of scandalous publications and reports.
