# Igor Rybakov

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{{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](/source/Magnitogorsk), [Chelyabinsk Oblast](/source/Chelyabinsk_Oblast), Soviet Union
| death_date         = 
| death_place        = 
| native_name_lang   = ru
| other_names        = 
| alma_mater         = [Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology](/source/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](/source/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](/source/student_construction_brigade) during high school. While studying at the [Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology](/source/Moscow_Institute_of_Physics_and_Technology), he continued working as a [roofer](/source/roofer) with his roommate and classmate, [Sergey Kolesnikov](/source/Sergei_Kolesnikov_(businessman)). In 1992, after the dissolution of the [Soviet Union](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Commonwealth_of_Independent_States) 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](/source/revenue) of US$2.99 billion (256.4 billion [rubles](/source/Russian_ruble)).<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](/source/Russia), [Belarus](/source/Belarus), [Lithuania](/source/Lithuania), the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic), [Italy](/source/Italy), the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom), and [Germany](/source/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](/source/Ernst_%26_Young_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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Rybakov_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](/source/Financial_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](/source/COVID-19_pandemic) by the artist [Alexey Sergienko](/source/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](/source/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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