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Bulat Utemuratov

Bulat Utemuratov

Bulat Utemuratov (#779)

Global Rank #779
Country Rank #7
Country Kazakhstan

Bulat Utemuratov is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 5 B
  • Mining, banking, hotels
  • Kazakhstan
  • M
  • 68 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #779
Country Rank #7
Net Worth $5.4B
Previous Worth $5.4B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Kazakhstan
Industry Mining, banking, hotels
Age 68 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 10 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Astana, Kazakhstan
World Billionaires List Kazakhstan Billionaires Mining, banking, hotels

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Personal Stats

Age 68
Source Of Wealth Mining, banking, hotels, Self Made
Residence Astana, Kazakhstan
Citizenship Kazakhstan
Marital Status Married
Children 3
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $5.4B
Current Net Worth $5.4B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Bulat Utemuratov is a Kazakhstani investor whose investment portfolio includes holdings in the hotel sector and mobile phone companies Kar-tel and Kyrgyzstan's Sky Mobile. In 2012, he led the sale of mineral company Kazzinc to commodities firm Glencore for $1.4 billion in cash and shares, which he sold in 2021. Utemuratov purchased 88% of Kazakhstan's Forte Bank for $400 million in 2014. In 2025, the businessman sold The Ritz-Carlton Vienna hotel, the gold mining company RG Gold in Kazakhstan, the Burger King franchise in Kazakhstan, and Sky Mobile LLP in Kyrgyzstan (a mobile operator). One of his biggest transactions was the 2007 sale of Kazakhstan's ATF Bank to Italian bank UniCredit for a reported $2.2 billion

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $5.4B (May 4, 2026)

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