Korrespondent


Korrespondent is a weekly printed magazine published in Ukraine in the Russian and Ukrainian languages. It is part of United Media Holding group, created by Boris Lozhkin and owned by Serhiy Kurchenko.

History and profile

Korrespondent was established in 2002. The Korrespondent.net is its sister project - an influential Ukrainian and Russian-language online newspaper launched in 2000 and publishing part of the magazine's content online for free.
Korrespondent is a member of Ukrainian Association of Press Publishers.

''Korrespondent'' rankings

Korrespondent was the first Ukrainian media to compose and publish various rankings of the society. Most popular among them are the annually updated , , and "10 best cities for living In Ukraine".

Top 100

Since 2003 Korrespondent ranks the 100 most influential individuals who significantly influenced economic, business, political or societal development in Ukraine during the year. The list is published in the late August issue of the magazine. The people that have been ranked number one on Korrespondent's are:
YearRanked number 1AgeNotes
2003Leonid Kuchma65Prime minister of Ukraine, President of Ukraine.
2004Leonid Kuchma66Prime minister of Ukraine, President of Ukraine.
2005Viktor Yushchenko51Prime minister of Ukraine, President of Ukraine.
2006Rinat Akhmetov40Ukrainian businessman and president of SCM Holdings.
2007Viktor Yanukovych57Prime minister of Ukraine, the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine.
2008Yulia Tymoshenko48Prime minister of Ukraine ; the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.
2009Yulia Tymoshenko49Prime minister of Ukraine ; the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc.
2010Viktor Yanukovych60Prime minister of Ukraine, the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine.
2011Viktor Yanukovych61Prime minister of Ukraine, the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine.
2012Viktor Yanukovych62Prime minister of Ukraine, the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine.
2013Viktor Yanukovych63Prime minister of Ukraine, the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine.

Rating of the richest people in Ukraine

Since 2006, Rinat Akhmetov has always been declared Ukraine's richest person. Ihor Kolomoyskyi has always been ranked as either No.2 or No.3.