Mikhail Prokhorov: Fabulous Life in Pictures

Mikhail Prokhorov is the third richest man from Russia and the 39th richest man in the world according to the 2010 Forbes list with a fortune estimated at $18 billion as per the Forbes Billionaire List. Despite being a billionaire, Mikhail Prokhorov only works two hours a day, the rest time he plays boxing, skiing and going to bed around 3am. Like most Russian leading industrialists, the youthful and Internet-savvy Mr. Prokhorov made his fortune in raw materials. While he was running Norilsk Nickel, this company became the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium in the early 1990s. He is currently chairman of Polyus Gold, Russia's largest gold producer, and President of ONEXIM Group which has weathered the crisis well. He owns the NBA's New Jersey Nets basketball team. He was No. 2 in last year's rankings.

                       The close-up of the party room in the billionaire’s Moscow hou

                              And here is the gym, completed with virtual ski machine

 Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has agreed to purchase the basketball team New Jersey Nets for a reported $200 million

Mikhail Prokhorov, the third richest man in Russia and 39th richest man in the world with an estimated fortune at $18 billion according to the Forbes magazine in 2010

                          His Moscow home has an indoor pool, party room, and massive gym

                        Mikhail Prokhorov always keeps a model of Solemar yacht in his home

         The scene of Prokhorov’s real yacht which reportedly costs $45 million is used for jet skiing

                  Mikhail Prokhorov also owns two private jets, a $45 million Gulfstream V...

                                                     and a $30 million Falcon 990

                                  His watch, a Pierre Kunz Red Gold Tourbillon costs $138,000

In 2010, Mikhail Prokhorov spent $150 million to launch Snob magazine, the new Russian-language luxury magazine

In March 2011, Mikhail Prokhorov bought North Island in the Seychelles chain, off the southeastern coast of Africa in the Indian Ocean for around $35 million