Tatyana Bakalchuk


Tatyana Vladimirovna Bakalchuk is a Russian entrepreneur of Korean ethnicity.

Early life

Having graduated from Kolomna University, she began working as English teacher.

Career

In 2004, while on maternity leave, she founded Wildberries from her Moscow flat, using her savings of $700. In 2019, the company's value was estimated at $1 billion, which made Bakalchuk the second woman in Russia to become a billionaire. In 2020, Forbes magazine reported that she was worth $1.4bn, making her Russia's richest woman.

Personal life

She is married to Vladislav, an IT technician, they have four children, and live in Moscow.