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Tatyana Kim
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- E-commerce
- Industry
- Fashion & Retail
- Residence
- Moscow region
- Education
- State University of Management (Bachelor of Science)
- Marital Status
- Divorced
- Children
- 7
Biography
Tatyana Kim, formerly Tatyana Bakalchuk, is a former English teacher and mother of seven, who started e-commerce retailer Wildberries in 2004.
She founded the business at age 28 in her Moscow apartment while on maternity leave.
Her husband, Vladislav Bakalchuk, an IT technician, soon joined her.
In the early years, she resold clothes from German retailer Otto.
About
Kim is the richest woman in Russia and one of only four woman billionaires from the nation.
In January 2024 a huge fire burned down Wildberries' warehouse in St. Petersburg, which houses about 10% of goods.