[Forbes 2023 Russian Billionaires list: total Wealth rebounds to more than $500 billion Fertilizer tycoons become richest] the Forbes Russian version of the 2023 Russian billionaires list has a total of 110 people, an increase of 22 over last year, and total wealth increased from US $353 billion to US $505 billion. In 2021, the total wealth of Russian billionaires on the Forbes list was $606 billion. Russian fertilizer tycoon Andrei Melnitchenko is listed by Forbes as Russia's richest man, with a fortune estimated at $25.2 billion, more than double that of last year. Vladimir Potanin, chairman of Noni, ranked second with a fortune of $23.7 billion. Vladimir Lissin, chairman of New Lipetsk Steel and listed by Forbes as Russia's richest man last year, ranked third with a fortune of $22.1 billion. (Reuters)