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Richest Billionaires in Metals and Mining Industry (December 07, 2023)

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As of December 07, 2023, Germán Larrea Mota Velasco has a net worth of US$29.7 billion, making him the wealthiest person in the metals and mining industry. Follows Savitri Jindal in second place with $28.3 billion, while Gina Rinehart ranks third with $26.7 billion, and Andrey Melnichenko comes in fourth with $24.9 billion.

The fifth and sixth spots on the list are occupied by Vladimir Lisin, whose net worth is $24.8 billion, and Andrew Forrest, whose net worth is $22.3 billion. Vladimir Potanin is placed 7th with a net worth of $22.3 billion. Iris Fontbona ($22.0 billion) occupied the 8th position among the wealthiest people in the metals and mining industry, followed by Alexey Mordashov (No. 9) with $21.1 billion and Lakshmi Mittal (No. 10, $16.2 billion).

Richest Billionaires in Metals and Mining Industry, 2023

  1. Germán Larrea Mota Velasco & family: $29.7 billion
  2. Savitri Jindal & family: $28.3 billion
  3. Gina Rinehart: $26.7 billion
  4. Andrey Melnichenko & family: $24.9 billion
  5. Vladimir Lisin: $24.8 billion
  6. Andrew Forrest: $22.3 billion
  7. Vladimir Potanin: $22.3 billion
  8. Iris Fontbona & family: $22.0 billion
  9. Alexey Mordashov & family: $21.1 billion
  10. Lakshmi Mittal: $16.2 billion
  11. Alisher Usmanov: $14.5 billion
  12. Dang Yanbao: $12.4 billion
  13. Ivan Glasenberg: $8.8 billion
  14. Nicky Oppenheimer & family: $8.3 billion
  15. Pavel Tykac: $7.9 billion
  16. Andrei Skoch & family: $7.7 billion.
  17. Zheng Shuliang & family: $7.0 billion
  18. Iskander Makhmudov: $6.8 billion
  19. Wang Wenyin: $6.6 billion
  20. Alexander Abramov: $6.0 billion

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