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Vladimir Potanin
Vladimir Potanin founded the holding company Interros in 1990, acquired a stake in Norilsk Nickel in the 1990s privatizations and runs the company; his fortune is mostly his stake of just over a third of Norilsk Nickel.
- Forbes estimate
- $29.7B
- Forbes, 17 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 76
- 17 Oct 2026
- Stake in Interros
- 100%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $21.8B
- Bloomberg, 17 Oct 2026
- Born
- 3 Jan 1961
- Moscow, Russia
- Education
- Not stated
- Faculty of Economics, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), 1983
- Giving Pledge
- Signed in 2013
Where the fortune sits
Norilsk Nickel stock
Nornickel
nickel and palladium mining, founded 1935
Held through Interros and the Vladimir Potanin Foundation; Forbes says he owns just over a third
Company website, as read by Bloomberg, 13 Mar 2026
President and chairman of the management board
Interros
investment holding company, founded 1990
Forbes: sole owner since he and Mikhail Prokhorov split their business in 2007
Forbes report, undefined undefined 2015
Founder and president
Other holdings
T-Technologies
Interros is its largest shareholder with 41%, per Reuters
Yandex
9.95% stake, per Reuters
Rosa Khutor
Ski resort he developed for the 2014 Olympics; Forbes says he still has a stake
Where Vladimir stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Vladimir Potanin is outlined.
How the fortune started
Built it up
Built it up 8
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Metals and mining
Metals and mining 6
Technology 24
Finance 10
Several industries 9
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Signed
Signed 11
Not a signer 61
Not stated 1
Education
Not stated
Not stated 11
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Role today
Runs the company
Runs the company 32
Chair, board or owner 25
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 3 Jan 1961Moscow, Russia
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Lives in
- Not stated
- Education
- Not statedFaculty of Economics, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), 1983
- Parents
- Father was a trade diplomat and mother a doctor
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Signed in 2013
- Foundation
- Vladimir Potanin FoundationGrant-making foundation created in 1999
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- Runs the companyPresident and chairman of the management board of Nornickel; president of Interros
- Successor
- Not stated
- Public office
- First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, 1996-1997
- Legal record
- 2022, UK governmentDesignated under UK sanctions with a full asset freeze (UK Sanctions List reference RUS1466).
