Alisher Usmanov (1st Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $17.6 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: steel, telecom, investments
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 60

Alisher Usmanov is the Richest man in Russia for year 2013. In the year 2009, his net worth was only $1.6 billion which has seen gigantic increase thanks to his successful investments and rise in stock prices of his companies. His majority of wealth comes from a company named Metalloinvest which specializes in mining and steel production. The richest man in Russia made his fortune in metals (iron and steel) and now has interests ranging from telecommunications. He also owns stakes in FC Arsenal.

Mikhail Fridman (2nd Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $16.5 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: Oil, Banking and Telecom
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 49

Mikhail Fridman is one of the Richest man in Russia. Mikhail Fridman’s fortune is self-made. Fridman derives his wealth from Alfa Group Consortium which he founded with college friends German Khan and Alexei Kuzmichev. Alfa Group is privately owned by these 3 men who are all rich men of Russia. It is an investment company with stakes in several other companies in Russia. Alfa Group sold its stake in cell operator Megafon to Russia's richest man, Alisher Usmanov. Meanwhile telecom provider VimpelCom, which Alfa controls, bought the telecom holdings of Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris to become the sixth-biggest telecom company in the world. Alfa Group help him to become the Richest man in Russia.

Leonid Mikhelson (3rd Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $15.4 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: gas, chemicals
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 58

Leonid Mikhelson owns stakes in energy sector companies. Leonid Mikhelson is the 3rd Richest man in Russia. This Russian richest man is the CEO of OAO Novatek which was founded by him in the year 1994. Novatek is the second largest gas producer in the nation of Russia and also one of the largest in the world. His wealth is because of his stakes worth billions in Novatek, SIBUR and First United Bank. Leonid Mikhelson cashed in $1 billion when he sold his shares in Novatek to Gazprom. He graduated from Kuybyshev Engineering and Construction Institute.

Viktor Vekselberg (4th Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $15.1 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: oil, metals
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 56

Viktor Vekselberg is the 4th Richest man in Russia. Viktor Vekselberg was tapped by the Russian government to head Skolkovo, the country's attempt to create a version of Silicon Valley. Vekselberg is founder and President of Renova Group. He owns the Group privately and it is involved in ownership of several oil, gas and metal companies. Renova Group owns stakes in international companies like UC Rusal, Integrated Energy Systems, Oerlikon and Sulzer. Russian billionaire Mikhelson owns several assets in billions spread over many countries across the globe. His oil, metal and gas companies makes him the Richest man in Russia.

Vagit Alekperov (5th Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $14.8 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: Lukoil
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 63

Vagit Alekperov  is the 5th Richest man in Russia. Vagit Alekperov is another Russian businessman who derives his wealth from oil industry. He is the President of Lukoil which is the second largest oil producing company in Russia. An estimated 21% stake in Lukoil is owned by Alekperov which puts his net worth in billions of Dollars. He remains its largest shareholder. ExxonMobil was the second-largest investor until it sold out in 2010. During ExxonMobil's sale Alekperov bought shares using borrowed money.

Andrey Melnichenko (6th Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $14.4 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: coal, fertilizers
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 41

On the list of top 10, Andrey Menichenko is the youngest Richest man in Russia. In March 2009, his net worth dropped to $1 billion which soon recovered after increase in stock prices of his companies. Melnichenko was born in Gomel, Belarus and studied from Plekhanov Russian Academy. His fortune of billions is because of his stakes in billion dollar companies like Eurochem, TMK, MDM Bank and SUEK. Eurochem is a mineral fertiziler company while SUEK is a coal producing company. And TMK is, according to its official website, Russia’s largest manufacturer and exporter of steel pipes and ranks among the global top three pipe producers. His coal and fertilizers makes him the 6th Richest man in Russia.

Vladimir Potanin (7th Vladimir Potanin Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $14.3 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: metals
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 52

Vladimir Potanin is another successful billionaire entrepreneur from Russia. As per the fresh Forbes billionaire list, he is the seventh Richest man in Russia with a fortune of $14.3 billion. Potanin holds stakes in several metal companies including Norilsk Nickel. He controls his investments in various business sectors through his private company Interros. He was born in Moscow in the year 1961. His father worked for Russian Ministry of Foreign Trade and this made him travel a lot during childhood. This rich Russian man is stakeholder in Rosbank, which is Russia’s largest private bank, 100% of Profmedia which owns TV, radio and internet assets including Rambler Media, Afisha magazine and MTV Russia and 40% in a real estate firm named Open Investments.

Vladimir Lisin (8th Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $14.1 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: steel, transport
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 57

Former steelworker Vladimir Lisin's fortune has come down by $1.8 billion in the past year. He holds stake in Novolipetsk Steel and has built one of the largest shooting complexes in Russia. He is a metallurgical engineer and holds degree of Doctorate from Russian Academy of Economics. He built one of Europe's largest shooting-range complexes in Lisya Nora, near Moscow. He is known as ‘steel magnate’ in his country and the 8th Richest man in Russia.

Gennady Timchenko (9th Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $14.1 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: oil & gas
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age:61

Gennady Timchenko is one of the most powerful and Richest man in Russia. He is a co-owner of the Gunvor Group, one of the largest international energy traders. He owns stakes in gas company Novatek, petrochemichal producer Sibur Holding, railway operator Transoil, coal company Colmar and a company called IG Seismic Services.

Mikhail Prokhorov (10th Richest man in Russia)

•  Net Worth: $13 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: investments
•  Citizen: Russia
•  Age: 48

Mikhail Prokhorov is the 10th Richest man in Russia. Mikhail Prokhorov has been, by turns, banker, athlete, metals mogul, playboy, investor, media player, politician, NBA owner (the Brooklyn Nets) and now, again, politician. He also formed a new party named Civic Party. This billionaire sold of his stakes in Polyus Gold and cashed in $3.6 billion.