About Dmitry Rybolovlev & family
- Rybolovlev' built his fortune in Uralkali, Russia's largest producer of potassium fertilizers, during the 1990s privatization era.
- He sold his stake in Uralkali for $6.5 billion in 2010 and doesn't appear to have any business in Russia these days.
- He has spent roughly $1 billion on property in Europe, including Greek island Skorpios and $400 million Monaco penthouse La Belle Epoque.
- After a nasty years-long divorce battle, Rybolovlev was ordered to pay his ex-wife $605 million. In Oct. 2015 they reached an undisclosed settlement.
- Rybolovlev sued art dealer Yves Bouvier, who had helped him buy 38 works for $2 billion. In December 2023 they reached a settlement, ending a nine-year feud.
- He went into business with his scientist father in 1990 after studying medicine at Russia's Perm Medical Institute.
- In November 2022 Rybolovlev was elected to the Ligue de Football Professionnel's (LFP) Board of directors. LFP runs two major football leagues in France.
Wealth History
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Forbes Lists
#432
Billionaires (2024)
Personal Stats
- Age
- 57
- Source of Wealth
- Fertilizer, Self Made
- Residence
- Monaco, Monaco
- Citizenship
- Russia
- Marital Status
- Divorced
- Education
- Medical Doctor, Perm Medical Institute
Did you know
Rybolovlev bought Maison de L'Amitie, Donald Trump's Palm Beach oceanfront mansion, for $95 million in 2008. He sold it off by 2019.
In November 2017, Rybolovlev sold the canvas of Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World) for a record $450.3 million.
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