Yevgeny Prigozhin Net Worth, spouse, young children, awards, movies

$1,000,000,000

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a famous Russian oligarch, has a net worth of $1 billion. He is known for his close association with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his involvement in a network of companies, including the paramilitary organization Wagner Group and companies accused of interfering in the 2016 and 2018 US elections.

Key facts:

Yevgeny Prigozhin is a Russian oligarch known for his close association with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

He runs a network of companies that include the paramilitary organization Wagner Group and several businesses accused of interfering in the US elections in 2016 and 2018.

Prigozhin opened a successful network of hog dog joints and co-founded the first casinos in St. Petersburg after his release from prison.

He founded Concord Catering and a number of restaurants, where he personally served food to political leaders like Vladimir Putin and Jacques Chirac.

Since 2014, Prigozhin has been a leader of the Wagner Group, a paramilitary organization involved in conflicts around the world, including war crimes and alleged involvement in the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

He has been tied to the Russian online propaganda organization called the Internet Research Agency, which is accused of interfering in the 2016 US presidential election and 2018 midterms.

Prigozhin and his companies have faced numerous sanctions and criminal charges, including being indicted by a US grand jury for funding and orchestrating operations to undermine the US electoral process.

He is married to Lyubov Valentinovna and they have a daughter named Polina. They live on a compound in St. Petersburg and own several luxury businesses.

Basic Information About Yevgeny Prigozhin

Category	Business › Billionaires
Professions	Businessman
Net worth	$1,000,000,000
Date of birth	1961-06-01 (63 years old)
Place of birth	Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russia (1991-present)
Social Media	↗︎ Wikipedia

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References & Fact Checks ✅

1/ Filename: vladimir-putin-25-may-2002-15-9Xc504ag.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 05:14:44)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_25_May_2002-15.jpg
Original Source: Russia-US Summit - Российско-американская встреча на высшем уровне
Author: Presidential Press and Information Office
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: Taken on 25 May 2002

2/ Filename: vladimir-putin-tours-yevgeny-prigozhin-s-concord-food-catering-factory-01-I07cQL65.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 05:14:45)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vladimir_Putin_tours_Yevgeny_Prigozhin%27s_Concord_food_catering_factory_01.jpg
Original Source: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin tours the new factory Concord, which supplies pre-prepared meals to schools
Author: Government of the Russian Federation
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Date taken: 20 September 2010

3/ Filename: bakhmut-during-the-battle-2023-04-05-frame-16531-5l8ai4or.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 05:14:46)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bakhmut_during_the_battle_(2023-04-05),_frame_16531.jpg
Original Source: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=210526464933477, frame 16531
Author: State Border Guard Service of Ukraine
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Date taken: 5 April 2023

4/ Filename: sergei-shoigu-2022-01-13-c9fmBS10.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 05:14:46)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sergei_Shoigu_(2022-01-13).jpg
Original Source: Meeting with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu
Author: Presidential Executive Office of Russia
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
Date taken: 13 January 2022

5/ Filename: yegveny-prigozhin-s-expanding-network-per-us-treasury-department-hu9gb43R.jpg

Checked: ✅ Yes (2023-07-04 05:14:48)
Source URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:%22Yegveny_Prigozhin%27s_expanding_network%22_per_US_Treasury_Department.png
Original Source: https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0126
Author: Unnamed artist working for US Treasury Department
Date taken: 15 April 2021