{{Short description|Russian businessman (born 1972)}} {{BLP sources|date=October 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2025}}{{Infobox person | name = Igor Rybakov | image = Igor V Rybakov TN 02.jpg | alt = | 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 | death_date = | death_place = | native_name_lang = ru | other_names = | alma_mater = Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | known_for = Co-founder of Technonicol | spouse = Ekaterina Rybakov | children = 4 | awards = }}
'''Igor Vladimirovich Rybakov''' ({{langx|ru|Игорь Владимирович Рыбаков}}; born 16 May 1972) is a Russian businessman and co-founder of Technonicol, a manufacturer of construction materials.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In September 2025, Rybakov held 1,513th position on the Forbes ''Real-Time Billionaires'' list, with an estimated net worth of $2.4 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=#1633 Igor Rybakov |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/igor-rybakov/ |website=forbes.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Career ==
=== Business === Rybakov began his career in the construction industry in 1988 as a member of a student construction brigade during high school. While studying at the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, he continued working as a roofer with his roommate and classmate, Sergey Kolesnikov. In 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the two co-founded Technonicol, a company that produces and distributes construction materials.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
==== Technonicol ==== Technonicol was founded in 1993 as a trading company, supplying raw materials to factories and distributing finished products. The company opened its first office in Moscow and expanded throughout Russia and other CIS countries between 1994 and 1999.<ref name="auto8">{{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}}</ref>
By 2024, Technonicol reported a revenue of US$2.99 billion (256.4 billion rubles).<ref>{{cite web |title=Tadvisor |url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Company:TechnoNIKOL#:~:text=Performance%2520indicators-,2024:%2520Revenue%2520growth%252021%2525%2520to%2520%E2%82%BD256%2520billion,shown%2520by%2520thermal%2520insulation%2520materials.%2520%2522 |website=mrcplast.ru |language=en}}</ref> The company operates 53 manufacturing sites in seven countries, namely, Russia, Belarus, Lithuania, the Czech Republic, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Germany. It also maintains 22 offices in 18 countries, as well as 18 training centers and six research centers.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
Technonicol's sales network includes 90 offices across Russia and CIS countries, with its products distributed in 150 countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=С миру по черепице |url=https://expert.ru/expert/2005/31/31ex-krysha_6608/ |website=expert.ru |language=ru}}</ref><ref name="auto8" />
In 2018, Rybakov and Kolesnikov received the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Award in Russia.<ref>{{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}}</ref> They attended the international awards ceremony in Monaco in June 2019.<ref>{{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}}</ref> That same year, Forbes listed Technonicol among the 200 largest private companies in Russia, ranking it 114th.<ref>{{cite web |title=200 КРУПНЕЙШИХ ЧАСТНЫХ КОМПАНИЙ РОССИИ - ТЕХНОНИКОЛЬ |url=https://www.forbes.ru/profile/tehnonikol |website=forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
=== Literary works=== Rybakov is the author of ''The Thirst'' (2017), a book about his business experiences. The book was recognized in PwC's "Business Book of the Year" competition in 2018.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
=== Music and production=== In 2019, Rybakov released a music album titled ''Summer Has Been Going Away'' ({{Langx|ru|Уходило лето|italic=yes}})<ref name="auto11">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> and produced a short film called "Fair Play".<ref>{{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 |publisher=SIFFA|language=en |access-date=2020-06-22 |archive-date=2020-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623121850/https://www.sochifilmawards.com/uploads/programme_and_booklet/programme_2019_en.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> He later released a second album, ''Audio Films'', in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Music Project |url=https://rybakovigor.com/en/music |access-date=2025-08-26 |website=rybakovigor.com}}</ref>
== Philanthropy == In 2015, Rybakov and his wife, Ekaterina, established the Rybakov Family Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports educational initiatives.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web |title=About Rybakov Foundation |url=https://evpa.eu.com/members/rybakov-foundation |website=evpa.eu.com |language=en |access-date=2020-06-22 |archive-date=2020-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622234504/https://evpa.eu.com/members/rybakov-foundation |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UNESCO IITE Participates in Selection Committee of Rybakov Prize 2020 for Philanthropists in Education |url=https://iite.unesco.org/news/unesco-iite-rybakov-prize-2020/ |website=iite.unesco.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Winners of the Rybakov Prize – the largest award for philanthropists in education – announced |url=https://iite.unesco.org/news/rybakov-prize-winners-2/ |website=iite.unesco.org |language=en}}</ref> The foundation created the Rybakov Prize, an award recognizing philanthropists in education, and set up endowment services to ensure long-term funding for educational causes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Initiatives |url=https://rybakovigor.com/en/projects |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=rybakovigor.com}}</ref> The foundation established the Rybakov Playschool, which focuses on early childhood education<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rybakov Playschool |url=https://www.cheburdesign.com/rybakov-playschool |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=CHEBURDESIGN |language=en}}</ref> and the X10 Academy, which offers programs for entrepreneurs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Манифест Х10 Движения |url=https://x10movement.ru/manifest/ |access-date=2025-06-24 |website=X10 |language=ru}}</ref>
Other acts of philanthropy include the creation of an endowment for his former school with a US$1 million donation and the sponsoring of a monument honoring healthcare workers treating COVID-19 by the artist Alexey Sergienko.<ref name="auto4">{{cite web |date=24 April 2020 |title=The author "a portrait Vladimir Putin in camomiles" announced competition on a monument to doctors heroes |url=https://news.myseldon.com/en/news/index/228415868 |website=news.myseldon.com |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Igor and his wife, Ekaterina, have four children. Their first child, a daughter, was born in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Igor Rybakov |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/igor-rybakov/ |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Igor Rybakov |url=https://rybakovigor.com/en |access-date=2025-08-28 |website=rybakovigor.com}}</ref>
Rybakov runs a YouTube channel where he publishes content related to business and education.<ref>{{cite web |title=Мысли миллиардера |url=https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrRrkvN7WGtf80Sf0-RWkzhqQV3_EWF4X |website=outube.com |language=ru}}</ref>
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