Pavel Durov makes his debut in Bloomberg Billionaires Index
Pavel Durov, the founder of Telegram, has been included in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for the first time, reports Kazinform News Agency correspondent. He is ranked 279th (17th among Russians) with a net worth of $9.15 billion.
Elon Musk leads the wealth rankings with a net worth of $241 billion, followed by Jeff Bezos at $207 billion and Bernard Arnault at $182 billion. Mark Zuckerberg holds fourth place with $177 billion, and Bill Gates rounds out the top five with $157 billion.
Among notable figures from Kazakhstan, Vladimir Kim ranks 374th with $7.47 billion, having gained $10 million in the past day and $311 million over the past year through commodities.
Vyacheslav Kim is 420th with $6.71 billion, experiencing a daily loss of $211 million but an annual gain of $1.55 billion in the finance sector.
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index is a daily ranking of the world’s 500 richest people. The data is updated at the end of each trading day in New York.