Tatyana Bakalchuk surpasses businesswoman Yelena Baturina, who had been at the top of the list since 2004.:
For the first time in more than a decade, businesswoman Yelena Baturina is no longer Russia’s wealthiest woman, Forbes Russia reported Thursday. That honor now goes to Tatyana Bakalchuk, 44, the founder and head of the private online clothing retailer Wildberries. Both Baturina and Bakalchuk cemented their status as Russia’s only women billionaires last year. Forbes estimated Bakalchuk’s net worth at $1.4 billion on Thursday, surpassing Baturina’s $1.2 billion. Bakalchuk, a former English teacher, earned an extra $400 million last year, Forbes said.