Igor Rybakov
{{Short description|Russian entrepreneur (born 1972)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Igor Rybakov
| image = Igor V Rybakov TN 02.jpg
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| caption = Rybakov in 2020
| native_name = {{nobold|Игорь Рыбаков}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1972|05|16}}
| birth_place = Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Oblast, Soviet Union
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| native_name_lang = ru
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| alma_mater = Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
| known_for = Co-owner of Technonicol
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Igor Vladimirovich Rybakov ({{langx|ru|Игорь Владимирович Рыбаков}}; born 16 May 1972) is a Russian entrepreneur. He co-owns Technonicol, a producer of roofing, waterproofing, and thermal insulation materials.{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-10-17/russia-roofing-billionaires-seen-among-country-s-youngest|title=Russia Roofing Billionaires Seen Among Country's Youngest|newspaper=Bloomberg |date=18 October 2013 |publisher=bloomberg.com}}{{cite news|url=https://www.ft.com/content/590d6156-7bc1-11e9-81d2-f785092ab560 |title=Entrepreneurs target greener path to success | newspaper=Financial Times |date=24 May 2019 |language=en}}
As of June 2025, Rybakov is ranked #1568 on Forbes' Billionaires List, with a net worth of $2.4 billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/igor-rybakov/#1fe18183749d |title=#1580 Igor Rybakov | website=forbes.com |language=en}}
Career
In 1988, while still in high school, Rybakov earned 1,400 Soviet rubles working with a student construction brigade-an amount comparable to an engineer's annual salary at the time.{{cite web |title=ЖАЖДА |url=https://ru.bookmate.com/books/m3YV4SKF |website=Букмейт |language=ru}}
In 1992, he co-founded Technonicol{{cite news |date=18 October 2013 |title=Russia Roofing Billionaires Seen Among Country's Youngest |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-10-17/russia-roofing-billionaires-seen-among-country-s-youngest |newspaper=Bloomberg |language=en}} with his classmate Sergei Kolesnikov.{{cite web |title=Forbes #1990 Sergei Kolesnikov |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/sergei-kolesnikov/#6f4a4c456688 |website=Forbes.com |language=en}}
In November 2018, Rybakov and Kolesnikov received the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Russia. {{cite web |title=EY Entrepreneur of the Year - National awards magazine 2019 |url=https://assets.ey.com/content/dam/ey-sites/ey-com/en_us/topics/eoy/eoy-magazine-2019.pdf |website=EY.com |language=en}}{{cite web |title=TECHNONICOL presented Russian business at the "Entrepreneur of the Year" competition in Monaco |url=https://technonicol.com/upload/iblock/107/Entrepreneur-of-the-Year-Monako.pdf |website=Technonicol.com |language=en}} They attended the gala awards ceremony in Monaco in June 2019.{{cite web |title=He shelters over 500,000,000 people! - Interview with BILLIONAIRE Igor Rybakov |url=https://www.scoop.it/topic/family-office-by-enzo-calamo/p/4109271518/2019/07/25/he-shelters-over-500-000-000-people-interview-with-billionaire-igor-rybakov |website=Scoop.it |language=en}}
= Business =
In 2019, Technonicol Corporation had $1.7 billion (103.7 billion rubles) in revenue.{{cite web |title=Выручка ТехноНИКОЛЬ выросла на 10,3% в 2019 году |url=http://www.mrcplast.ru/news-news_open-367702.html |website=mrcplast.ru |language=en}} The corporation has 53 manufacturing facilities in 7 countries (Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany), 22 offices in 18 countries, 18 training centers, and 6 research centers.{{cite news |date=18 October 2013 |title=Russia Roofing Billionaires Seen Among Country's Youngest |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-10-17/russia-roofing-billionaires-seen-among-country-s-youngest |newspaper=Bloomberg |language=en}} The business started as a trading company: young entrepreneurs purchased raw materials, delivered them to factories, and resold products produced at affiliate factories. The first office in Moscow opened in 1993. From 1994 to 1999, they expanded into various regions of Russia and other CIS countries. Today, the company has 90 sales offices in Russia and the CIS countries. The company's products can be purchased in 150 countries.{{cite web |title=С миру по черепице |url=https://expert.ru/expert/2005/31/31ex-krysha_6608/ |website=expert.ru |language=ru}}{{cite web |date=14 February 2021 |title=История успеха Игоря Рыбакова: от установки кровли до создания глобального бизнеса – корпорации "Технониколь" |url=https://moneymakerfactory.ru/spravochnik/istoriya-uspeha-igorya-ryibakova/ |website=moneymakerfactory.ru |language=en}} In November 2018, Rybakov and Kolesnikov won the 2018 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Russia.{{cite web |title=Подведены итоги национального этапа конкурса EY "Предприниматель года 2018" в России |url=https://www.vedomosti.ru/press_releases/2018/11/22/podvedeni-itogi-natsionalnogo-etapa-konkursa-ey-predprinimatel-goda-2018-v-rossii |website=vedomosti.ru |language=ru}} They attended the gala awards ceremony in Monaco in June 2019 together.{{cite web |title=He shelters over 500,000,000 people! - Interview with BILLIONAIRE Igor Rybakov |url=https://www.scoop.it/topic/family-office-by-enzo-calamo/p/4109271518/2019/07/25/he-shelters-over-500-000-000-people-interview-with-billionaire-igor-rybakov |website=scoop.it |language=en}} In 2019, Technonicol was included in Forbes' list of the top 200 largest Russian private companies, ranking 114th.{{cite web |title=200 КРУПНЕЙШИХ ЧАСТНЫХ КОМПАНИЙ РОССИИ - ТЕХНОНИКОЛЬ |url=https://www.forbes.ru/profile/tehnonikol |website=forbes.ru |language=ru}}
= Literary works=
In 2017, Rybakov published The Thirst, a book detailing his business philosophy and the founding of Technonicol. In 2018, it was awarded second place in PwC's "Business Book of the Year" competition.{{cite web |title=PwC announces the winners of the Business Book of the Year in Russia award |url=https://www.pwc.ru/en/press-releases/2018/business-book-award-results.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327121423/https://www.pwc.ru/en/press-releases/2018/business-book-award-results.html |archive-date=March 27, 2020 |website=PWC.ru |language=en}}
= Music and production=
In 2019, Rybakov released his first music album Summer Has Been Going Away (Russian: «Уходило лето»).{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-13/one-of-russia-s-richest-men-has-become-a-trip-hop-music-artist |title=One of Russia's Richest Men Has Become a Trip-Hop Music Artist | newspaper=Bloomberg |date=13 September 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/09/13/one-of-russias-richest-men-has-become-a-trip-hop-music-artist-a67273 |title=One of Russia's Richest Men Has Become a Trip-Hop Music Artist| website=themoscowtimes.com|date=13 September 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://flipboard.com/@bloomberg/one-of-russia%E2%80%99s-richest-men-has-become-a-trip-hop-music-artist/f-3838fe15d5%2Fbloomberg.com |title=One of Russia's Richest Men Has Become a Trip-Hop Music Artist | website=flipboard.com|language=en}} “Music stimulates intellectual activity that helps me to search and discover new business opportunities,” Rybakov said in a phone interview for Bloomberg.{{cite web|url=https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/09/13/one-of-russias-richest-men-has-become-a-trip-hop-music-artist-a67273 |title=One of Russia's Richest Men Has Become a Trip-Hop Music Artist | website=themoscowtimes.com |date=13 September 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://flipboard.com/@bloomberg/one-of-russia%E2%80%99s-richest-men-has-become-a-trip-hop-music-artist/f-3838fe15d5%2Fbloomberg.com |title=One of Russia's Richest Men Has Become a Trip-Hop Music Artist | website=/flipboard.com |language=en}} The same year, he produced a short film titled "Fair Play".{{cite web|url=https://www.sochifilmawards.com/uploads/programme_and_booklet/programme_2019_en.pdf |title=Schedule Open Russian-British Sochi International Film Festival and Awards (SIFFA) 2019 | website=sochifilmawards.com|language=en}}
Philanthropy
The Rybakov family collaborates with organizations such as UNESCO and the World Bank.{{cite web |url=https://iite.unesco.org/news/unesco-iite-rybakov-prize-2020/ |title=UNESCO IITE Participates in Selection Committee of Rybakov Prize 2020 for Philanthropists in Education
|website=iite.unesco.org |language=en}}{{cite web |url=https://iite.unesco.org/news/rybakov-prize-winners-2/ |title=Winners of the Rybakov Prize – the largest award for philanthropists in education – announced |website=iite.unesco.org |language=en}}{{cite journal |url=https://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/pdf/10.1596/31528 |title=Russia:Leading with 21st Century Skills |website=/elibrary.worldbank.org |year=2019 |doi=10.1596/31528 |s2cid=241684754 |language=en}}
The Rybakov Preschool focuses on early childhood education for preschool and kindergarten,{{cite web |url=https://www.educationdive.com/press-release/20190531-the-rybakov-foundation-and-the-university-of-childhood-will-present-an-in/ |title=The Rybakov Foundation and the "University of Childhood" will present an innovative gaming project at the largest conference on preschool education in the USA |website=educationdive.com |language=en}} incorporating a methodology developed by the UNICEF Education Development Bureau.{{cite web |title=Early childhood education Every child deserves access to quality early childhood education |url=https://www.unicef.org/education/early-childhood-education |website=unicef.org |language=en}}
The Rybakov X10 ACADEMY offers programs for entrepreneurs. Its course, Entrepreneur Yourself!, was the fourth most popular Coursera course among Russian learners in 2019 and was also listed among the top 10 most popular global courses launched that year.{{cite web|url=https://www.coursera.org/collections/top-courses-2019-russia |title=2019's Most Popular Courses in Russia | website=coursera.org |language=ru}}{{cite web|url=https://incrussia.ru/news/rybakov-o-biznes-molodosti/ |title=Игорь Рыбаков заявил о конце эпохи "Бизнес молодости" и запуске собственной школы для предпринимателей | website=incrussia.ru |date=27 August 2020 |language=ru}}
Rybakov established the non-profit Rybakov Family Foundation in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://evpa.eu.com/members/rybakov-foundation |title=About Rybakov Foundation | website=evpa.eu.com |language=en}}
In January 2020, he created an endowment for his former homeschool #56 with a $1 million donation.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXhajrKEL-I&feature=youtu.be |title=Миллиардер Игорь Рыбаков подарил школе Магнитогорска миллион долларов 74.RU| website=youtube.com|date=23 January 2020 |language=ru}}
In April 2020, Rybakov announced his sponsorship of a monument honoring healthcare workers treating COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://news.myseldon.com/en/news/index/228415868 |title=The author "a portrait Vladimir Putin in camomiles" announced competition on a monument to doctors heroes | website=news.myseldon.com |date=24 April 2020 |language=en}} The project is funded by Rybakov and artist Alexey Sergienko.
Personal life
Igor and Ekaterina Rybakov have a daughter, born in 2000.{{cite web |title=Миллиардер из Forbes вместо наследства выдает детям займы |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83MxhEwgVm4 |website=youtube.com |language=ru}}
Rybakov runs a YouTube channel with around 2.68 million subscribers.{{cite web |title=Youtube Stats & Analytics for Игорь Рыбаков |url=https://hypeauditor.com/youtube/igor_rybakov-UCdOUvNFp8y6KTkswzeu7naQ/ |website=hypeauditor.com |language=en}} A recurring segment, Billionaire’s Thoughts, features weekly discussions with guests on current events,{{cite web |title=Мысли миллиардера |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrRrkvN7WGtf80Sf0-RWkzhqQV3_EWF4X |website=outube.com |language=ru}} while Rybakov Talks focuses on the future of education.{{cite web |date=February 2020 |title=Rybakov Talks: встреча мировых лидеров образования в рамках премии Rybakov Prize |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8noH7AcViY |website=youtube.com |language=en}}
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