Alisher Usmanov became the richest Russian thanks to Facebook, Zynga and Groupon

The Russian oligarch and co-owner of DST (Digital Sky Technologies), Alisher Usmanov, has become the richest Russian.



According to Bloomberg , the state of Usmanov is now estimated at $ 20 billion, which is several billion more than the nearest candidate for this title, Vladimir Lisin, who was valued at only $ 18.9 billion. According to the agency, Usmanov owns about 80% of the fund DST, and it is investments in popular Internet projects that have led to such rapid growth.
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DST invested in fast-growing projects before they reached the IPO. The fund owns shares in Twitter, Facebook, Zynga, Groupon and dozens of other companies. In the case of Facebook entering the stock exchange with a capitalization of $ 100 billion, the DST share in this social network alone is estimated at $ 4 billion. The company also actively invests in Russian startups and projects - for example, Mailman Group owns 25% of Usmanov.