She founded the e-commerce retailer Wildberries in 2004 while on maternity leave from her job as an English teacher.
A Wildberries delivery point in St. Petersburg.
Bakalchuk told Bloomberg in 2018 that she used to make deliveries herself in the company's early days.
Bakalchuk owns 99% of the company, and her husband owns 1%.
In 2020, The Bell reported Vladislav Bakalchuk earned $5 million from selling stock in an internet provider, raising questions about Bakalchuk's status as a self-made billionaire.
Persons:
Artem Priakhin, Wildberries, Otto, Bakalchuk, Sergei Anufriev, Bell, Vladislav Bakalchuk
Organizations:
Wildberries, Getty, Bloomberg
Locations:
St . Petersburg, German, Moscow, Wildberries