Gavril Yushvaev Net Worth

Gavril Yushvaev has an estimated net worth of $2.1 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Gavril Yushvaev profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is up from $1.5 billion in 2019.

Gavril Yushvaev is a Russian-born Israeli businessman and investor who has built his fortune through a wide range of ventures. Born on 23 July 1957 in Makhachkala, Dagestan, he is best known as a cofounder of the dairy and juice company Wimm-Bill-Dann and as a former investor in Polyus Gold. Forbes counts him as self-made.

His business career took shape in Moscow in the early 1990s. He cofounded Trinity, a company that owned the Moscow dance club Metelitsa, one of the city's first casinos, along with car dealerships. In 1993 he and partner David Yakobashvili invested in the Lianozovo Dairy Plant, which later became Wimm-Bill-Dann. He has been certified by the Israeli Community of Porto as a descendant of Sephardic Jews.

How Gavril Yushvaev made his money

Wimm-Bill-Dann was the foundation of Yushvaev's wealth. The dairy and juice producer went public in 2002, and he remained its largest shareholder until 2010. That year he sold his 19.6% stake to PepsiCo for $1.1 billion. The sale turned years of investment in one of Russia's best-known food brands into cash he could put to work elsewhere.

He went on to make other large bets. In 2013 he and another Russian businessman bought a 38 per cent stake in Polyus Gold for $3.6 billion, and he sold his holding in 2015. He has also invested in tech, including Lyft, Delivery Hero, Humacyte and Domo. Together with Vladislav Doronin, he put $300 million into a large Moscow real estate development.

How his Forbes estimate has changed

Forbes estimated Yushvaev at $1.5 billion in 2019. His figure rose to $1.9 billion in 2020 and $2.2 billion in 2021, then fell to $1.4 billion in 2022. From 2023 through 2025, Forbes held him steady at $1.9 billion each year. Much of that value comes from precious metals and real estate, two areas where he has placed large bets over the years.

His estimate has crept higher since. On its 2026 World's Billionaires List, Forbes put him at $2 billion, and its real-time billionaires tracker showed $2.1 billion as of October 20, 2026. That makes his current figure the highest since 2021. He keeps a holding company in Cyprus to manage his investments, and he is married with eight children.