FX.co ★ Top 5 wealthiest women in Russia

Elena Baturina

The fortune of the ex-wife of the well-known mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, totals $1,300 million. She managed to increase her capital significantly by selling the Inteco Management investment-construction company, as well as by conducting lucrative deals in the real estate market. Baturina is one of the largest investors in Russia's real estate market. Nevertheless, presently, she prefers to establish her foundations in Europe and the United States. Being a versatile person, Elena is always open to a new interesting project. In 2019, she decided to go into the cheese business. Elena Baturina was able to multiply her capital by $100 million over the year. In a Forbes interview, she said: "I don’t think that women need any kind of preference because preferences are for the weak. But we women are not weak."

Tatiana Bakalchuk

Tatiana is one more example of a successful female billionaire in Russia. She is the founder of the country's largest online store, WildBerries. The idea of creating such a large-scale project came to Bakalchuk when she was on maternity leave. By 2019, the online store has already had a five-thousand-order pick-up point. The crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic did not affect her business. On the contrary, it was a blessing in disguise that opened up new horizons for growth. WildBerries started its work in Europe. The range of goods in WildBerries includes almost 2.6 million items. Every day, 7 million customers visit the website, and the number of orders per day reaches 750,000. No wonder, Tatiana generated $100 million over the year with her capital amounting to $1.1 billion.

Elena Baturina

The fortune of the ex-wife of the well-known mayor of Moscow, Yuri Luzhkov, totals $1,300 million. She managed to increase her capital significantly by selling the Inteco Management investment-construction company, as well as by conducting lucrative deals in the real estate market. Baturina is one of the largest investors in Russia's real estate market. Nevertheless, presently, she prefers to establish her foundations in Europe and the United States. Being a versatile person, Elena is always open to a new interesting project. In 2019, she decided to go into the cheese business. Elena Baturina was able to multiply her capital by $100 million over the year. In a Forbes interview, she said: "I don’t think that women need any kind of preference because preferences are for the weak. But we women are not weak."

Ekaterina Fedun

Ekaterina Fedun first appeared in the ranking of the richest women in Russia. Interestingly, she managed to occupy third place immediately. Her fortune reaches $700 million. Ekaterina is the daughter of Leonid Fedun, the co-owner of oil company LUKOIL. In 2018, her famous father gave his children about 2% of the company's shares, which was a truly generous gift. The market value of these equities is currently valued at $ 1.2 billion. In addition, she has 12.46 million receipts for LUKOIL shares. As a rule, oil companies pay off their shareholders quite high dividends. For instance, last year they totaled 242.5 billion rubles. The company paid 6 billion rubles in dividends to Katerina and her brother.

Tatiana Bakalchuk

Tatiana is one more example of a successful female billionaire in Russia. She is the founder of the country's largest online store, WildBerries. The idea of creating such a large-scale project came to Bakalchuk when she was on maternity leave. By 2019, the online store has already had a five-thousand-order pick-up point. The crisis triggered by the coronavirus pandemic did not affect her business. On the contrary, it was a blessing in disguise that opened up new horizons for growth. WildBerries started its work in Europe. The range of goods in WildBerries includes almost 2.6 million items. Every day, 7 million customers visit the website, and the number of orders per day reaches 750,000. No wonder, Tatiana generated $100 million over the year with her capital amounting to $1.1 billion.

Tatiana Kovalchuk

Tatiana Kovalchuk is the wife of Yuri Kovalchuk, a Russian billionaire from Saint Petersburg. According to the media, Kovalchuk's husband belongs to the closest circle of the Russian President. Tatiana and Yuri hold 49.9% of the shares of Bolshoy Dom 9, which controls 32.3% of the shares of SOGAZ, one of the largest insurance companies in Russia. What is more, VTB and Gazprom are also the co-owners of SOGAZ. Tatyana Alexandrovna's fortune is estimated at about $600 million.

Ekaterina Fedun

Ekaterina Fedun first appeared in the ranking of the richest women in Russia. Interestingly, she managed to occupy third place immediately. Her fortune reaches $700 million. Ekaterina is the daughter of Leonid Fedun, the co-owner of oil company LUKOIL. In 2018, her famous father gave his children about 2% of the company's shares, which was a truly generous gift. The market value of these equities is currently valued at $ 1.2 billion. In addition, she has 12.46 million receipts for LUKOIL shares. As a rule, oil companies pay off their shareholders quite high dividends. For instance, last year they totaled 242.5 billion rubles. The company paid 6 billion rubles in dividends to Katerina and her brother.

Elena Rybolovleva

Rybolovleva appeared in the list of the richest women in Russia in 2016. She received all her patrimony after a seven-year divorce process with her now ex-husband Dmitry Rybolovlev, who was ranked seventeenth in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia. Her fortune consists of those payments made to her by her ex-husband after they reached an amicable settlement of their divorce. Elena occupied second place in the rating back then. Presently, she is in fifth place with the fortune totaling $600 million.

Tatiana Kovalchuk

Tatiana Kovalchuk is the wife of Yuri Kovalchuk, a Russian billionaire from Saint Petersburg. According to the media, Kovalchuk's husband belongs to the closest circle of the Russian President. Tatiana and Yuri hold 49.9% of the shares of Bolshoy Dom 9, which controls 32.3% of the shares of SOGAZ, one of the largest insurance companies in Russia. What is more, VTB and Gazprom are also the co-owners of SOGAZ. Tatyana Alexandrovna's fortune is estimated at about $600 million.

Elena Rybolovleva

Rybolovleva appeared in the list of the richest women in Russia in 2016. She received all her patrimony after a seven-year divorce process with her now ex-husband Dmitry Rybolovlev, who was ranked seventeenth in the list of the richest businessmen in Russia. Her fortune consists of those payments made to her by her ex-husband after they reached an amicable settlement of their divorce. Elena occupied second place in the rating back then. Presently, she is in fifth place with the fortune totaling $600 million.