Vladimir Potanin
Metals · Moscow
Net worth
$29.7B
Today
+$422+0.00%Past month
+$299K+0.00%As of Nov 11, 2026, 1:50 PM EST
Vladimir Potanin acquired a stake in Norilsk Nickel during Russia's privatization in 1995; today he owns just over a third of the company. Potanin served as deputy prime minister under Boris Yeltsin and maintains ties with President Vladimir Putin. Potanin spent $2.5 billion developing Rosa Khutor, a ski resort, snowboard park and freestyle skiing center for the 2014 Olympics; he still has a stake in it. In the spring of 2022, he bought Rosbank from Societe Generale, which stopped business in Russia after the invasion of Ukraine, and 35% of Tinkoff Bank from its founder Oleg Tinkov. Potanin and his Rosbank were sanctioned by U.S. in December 2022. Potanin and his ex-wife continue to battle over assets in UK Court in what could be one of the biggest divorce settlements in history.
Net worth over time
Principal holdings
4 positions| Company | Industry | Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Norilsk Nickel Mining & Metallurgica MICEX: GMKN-RU | Metals & Mining | 40.6% | $12.1B |
Private and other holdings | Metals & Mining | 38.6% | $11.5B |
TCS Group Holding (MICEX) | Metals & Mining | 16.7% | $5.0B |
Yandex (MICEX) | Metals & Mining | 4.1% | $1.2B |
Also known for
- Potanin split from early partner Mikhail Prokhorov, after the latter's highly publicized arrest on suspicion of trafficking prostitutes. (He wasn't charged.)
- Following Russia's attack on Ukraine, he stepped down from the board of the Guggenheim Museum foundation, on which he served for two decades.