BUSINESSPEOPLE from Kazakhstan

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Kazakhstani Businesspeople of all time. This list of famous Kazakhstani Businesspeople is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.

1. Arkady Volozh (b. 1964)

With an HPI of 52.56, Arkady Volozh is the most famous Kazakhstani Businessperson.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.

Arkady Yuryevich Volozh (Russian: Аркадий Юрьевич Волож; born 11 February 1964) is a Russian businessman, technology entrepreneur, computer scientist, investor and philanthropist. His work includes developing search and navigation technology as well as intelligent products and services powered by machine learning. He is the founder and CEO of Nebius Group, and earlier co-founded several IT enterprises, including CompTek, Arkadia, InfiNet and Yandex. As of January 2025, he has a net worth of $1.5 billion, according to Forbes.

2. Aliya Nazarbayeva (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 44.19, Aliya Nazarbayeva is the 2nd most famous Kazakhstani Businessperson.  Her biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Aliya Nursultanqyzy Nazarbaeva (Kazakh: Älia Nūrsūltanqyzy Nazarbaeva; born 3 February 1980) is a businesswoman who is the youngest daughter of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the first President of Kazakhstan.

3. Rauan Kenzhekhanuly (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 38.86, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly is the 3rd most famous Kazakhstani Businessperson.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.

Rauan Kenzhekhanuly (Kazakh: Рауан Кенжеханұлы, pronounced [ɾɑwˈɑn kenʑeχɑnʊˈlə]; born 1 May 1979) is a Kazakh entrepreneur and NGO activist who was named the first Wikipedian of the Year in August 2011 by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales at Wikimania.