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Tatyana Vladimirovna Kim, formerly known as Tatyana Vladimirovna Bakalchuk, is a Russian entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Wildberries, the largest Russian online retailer, and the country's first self-made woman billionaire. In July 2026, Kim's net worth amounted to US$8.1 billion.
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business · Russian businesswoman (born 1975) · entrepreneur · also Tatjana Kim, Tatyana Kim, Tatyana Vladimirovna Bakalchuk, Tatyana Vladimirovna Kim, Tatyana Bakalchuk, Kim
Born 16 October 1975 · Q61788477
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Public attention spiked: 3,603 Wikipedia readers in one day, 32.2× the usual 112, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: Removed erroneous space and general fixes (task 1)
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Tatyana Kim was included in Forbes’ ranking of the world’s 50 richest self-made women (those who achieved success and wealth through their own efforts)
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Vladislav Bakalchuk stated that, in the event of a divorce settlement, he intended to claim 50% of the company stake
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Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of Chechnya, stated on his Telegram channel that Vladislav Bakalchuk had visited him and complained about "serious problems both within the family and with the family-founded business
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Kim was elected head of the Russian-Armenian Business Council
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade publicly stated that the online market Wildberries sells counterfeit products
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The sales turnover of Wildberries increased by 98%, amounting to 1
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The marketplace changed the name of its website to Yagodki for one day as part of a marketing campaign
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The government of Ukraine imposed sanctions over Tatyana Kim and Vladislav Bakalchuk and Wildberries for selling Russian military uniforms and anti-Ukrainian literature
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The Russian Ministry of Digital Development added four new categories (including e-commerce) to the list of preinstalled applications
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Kim acquired Standard-Credit Bank, which Samvel Karapetyan's Tashir Holding previously controlled
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The company's value was estimated at $1 billion, which made Kim the second woman in Russia to become a billionaire, and by 2020, she became the wealthiest woman in Russia, worth $1
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After giving birth to her first child, Kim launched Wildberries, which initially focused on reselling apparel from the Otto and Quelle catalogs
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The shopping center's address was listed in the contacts of the D-Luxe catalog published by Bakalchuk's and Fadeev's UT Design studio
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Studied at Moscow State University for Social Sciences and Humanities (1997).
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Born 1975-10-16.
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