Birth Day | February 11, 1964 |
Birth Place | Moscow, Russia, Russia |
Age | 60 YEARS OLD |
Birth Sign | Pisces |
Residence | Moscow, Russia |
Citizenship | Russian, Maltese |
Alma mater | Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Known for | Principal founder of Yandex |
Spouse(s) | Married |
Children | 3 |
Arkady Volozh is a prominent figure in the Russian media and entertainment industry, and his net worth is predicted to reach an impressive $1.1 billion by 2024. As the co-founder and CEO of Yandex, a leading technology company in Russia, Arkady has had a significant impact on the digital landscape of the country. Yandex is best known for its search engine, but it also offers a wide range of online services, including maps, news, and e-commerce. With his entrepreneurial vision and business acumen, Arkady Volozh has successfully positioned Yandex as a key player in the Russian media and entertainment sector.
He attended Republican School of Physics and Mathematics in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and then studied applied mathematics at Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas, graduating in 1986.
Volozh co-founded CompTek in 1989. He also started working on search in 1989, which led to him establishing Arkadia Company in 1990. The company was developing search software. In 1993, Arkady Volozh and Ilya Segalovich developed a search engine for "non-structured information with Russian morphology".
Arkady co-founded Yandex in 1997, later leaving his position as CEO of CompTek International to become the CEO of Yandex in 2000.
In early 2016 Volozh purchased the Maltese citizenship even though he has no ties to Malta. Since Malta is in the European Union this automatically qualifies Volozh as a citizen of the European Union. As of 2013, he is worth an estimated US$1.15 billion.