Vladimir Potanin (born 1961)
Born 1961 CE.
Vladimir Olegovich Potanin (Russian: Владимир Олегович Потанин; born 3 January 1961) is a Russian businessman, billionaire and statesman. He is the founder and president of Interros, which holds stakes in MMC Norilsk Nickel, Rosa Khutor, Rosbank, Yandex and TCS Group Holding. President of Norilsk Nickel, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the State Hermitage Museum, founder of the Vladimir Potanin Charitable Foundation. Forbes twice ranked him as the richest person in Russia — in 2015 and 2020. And across the 2021–2026 interval, Potanin consistently remained within the top five Russian billionaires. In the 2026 Forbes ranking, Vladimir Potanin reasserted his position as the second-ranking Russian billionaire, a status he had not occupied since 2023. Globally, he was situated at rank 79. According to Bloomberg Billionaires Index—dated 31 March 2026—Potanin is positioned fourth among Russian billionaires and 94th globally, with a recalibrated net worth of US$24.9 billion. The index records a year-to-date contraction of US$1.55 billion. Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have imposed sanctions on Potanin.
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