In addition to withstanding geopolitical upheavals, Roman Abramovich’s wealth has changed, expanded, and repositioned. Abramovich contributed to Chelsea becoming a major force in the world by investing more than £1 billion in the team. Abramovich was one of the initial targets of concerted international sanctions after Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Abramovich has amassed museum-caliber pieces that serve as portable wealth repositories, ranging from Francis Bacon to Lucian Freud. Abramovich has escaped the fate of several other sanctioned oligarchs whose wealth vanished under Western scrutiny by using legal arbitrage.

Source: Forbes December 26, 2025 10:41 UTC