Russia unveils richest IT businessman

The richest IT businessman in Russia, according to Tadviser analysts, is the owner and founder of Kaspersky Lab Evgeny Kaspersky.

His capital is estimated at $1.8 million, Lenta reports.

The rating was compiled for the first time based on an assessment of the value of IT assets as of January 1 this year, 20 people were included in the list.

In second place - the owner of the developer of the systems for enterprise management 1C Boris Nuraliev ($1.7 million) and the owner of the Lanit group Philippe Gens ($99.87 billion dollars).

Alisher Usmanov was on the eighth line.

When assessing the stocks and shares of entrepreneurs in companies operating in the field of information technology, owned by them as of the beginning of the year, were taken into account.

Yachts, aircraft, real estate, land and other personal property were not taken into account.