Arkady Volozh
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Arkady Volozh Net Worth

Arkady Volozh is a Russian entrepreneur and the principal founder and largest individual shareholder of Yandex, Russia's Google. He studied applied mathematics at Gubkin University of Oil and Gas and started working on search in 1989. That same year he founded CompTek, now one of the largest distributors of network and telecom equipment in Russia. In 2013, his cofounder Ilya Segalovich passed away due to cancer. In 2016, Volozh co-founded Turkish food delivery outfit Getir and became an investor and board member in Israeli firm NeuroSteer, a brain monitoring and neurofeed technology firm.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 11, 1964
Birth Place Moscow, Russia, Russia
Age 60 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Pisces
Residence Moscow, Russia
Citizenship Russian, Maltese
Alma mater Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas
Occupation Entrepreneur
Known for Principal founder of Yandex
Spouse(s) Married
Children 3

💰 Net worth: $1.1 Billion (2024)

Arkady Volozh is a prominent figure in the Russian media and entertainment industry, and his net worth is predicted to reach an impressive $1.1 billion by 2024. As the co-founder and CEO of Yandex, a leading technology company in Russia, Arkady has had a significant impact on the digital landscape of the country. Yandex is best known for its search engine, but it also offers a wide range of online services, including maps, news, and e-commerce. With his entrepreneurial vision and business acumen, Arkady Volozh has successfully positioned Yandex as a key player in the Russian media and entertainment sector.

2013 $1.15 Billion
2014 $1.7 Billion
2017 $1.1 Billion
2018 $1.7 Billion

Biography/Timeline

1986

He attended Republican School of Physics and Mathematics in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and then studied applied mathematics at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, graduating in 1986.

1989

Volozh co-founded CompTek in 1989. He also started working on search in 1989, which led to him establishing Arkadia Company in 1990. The company was developing search software. In 1993, Arkady Volozh and Ilya Segalovich developed a search engine for "non-structured information with Russian morphology".

1997

Arkady co-founded Yandex in 1997, later leaving his position as CEO of CompTek International to become the CEO of Yandex in 2000.

2016

In early 2016 Volozh purchased the Maltese citizenship even though he has no ties to Malta. Since Malta is in the European Union this automatically qualifies Volozh as a citizen of the European Union. As of 2013, he is worth an estimated US$1.15 billion.

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