title: Korrespondent
text: # Korrespondent
  
  Korrespondent (Russian: Корреспондент; Ukrainian: Кореспондент; literally: Correspondent) is a weekly printed magazine published in Ukraine in the Russian and Ukrainian languages. It is part of United Media Holding group, created by Boris Lozhkin and owned by Serhiy Kurchenko.
  
  ## History and profile
  
  Korrespondent was established in 2002. The Korrespondent.net is its sister project - an influential Ukrainian and Russian-language online newspaper launched in 2000 and publishing part of the magazine's content online for free.
  
  Korrespondent is a member of Ukrainian Association of Press Publishers (UAPP).
  
  ## Korrespondent rankings
  
  Korrespondent was the first Ukrainian media to compose and publish various rankings of the society. Most popular among them are the annually updated "TOP 100 Most influential Ukrainians", "Rating of the richest people in Ukraine" Archived 2013-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Personality of the Year and "10 best cities for living In Ukraine".
  
  ### Top 100
  
  Since 2003 Korrespondent ranks the 100 most influential individuals who significantly influenced economic, business, political or societal development in Ukraine during the year. The list is published in the late August issue of the magazine. The people that have been ranked number one on Korrespondent's are:
  
  | Year | Ranked number 1 | Age | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 2003 | Leonid Kuchma | 65 | Prime minister of Ukraine (1992–1993), President of Ukraine (1994–2005). |
  | 2004 | Leonid Kuchma | 66 | Prime minister of Ukraine (1992–1993), President of Ukraine (1994–2005). |
  | 2005 | Viktor Yushchenko | 51 | Prime minister of Ukraine (1999–2001), President of Ukraine (2005–2010). |
  | 2006 | Rinat Akhmetov | 40 | Ukrainian businessman and president of SCM Holdings. |
  | 2007 | Viktor Yanukovych | 57 | Prime minister of Ukraine (2002–2005 and 2006–2007), the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine (since 2010). |
  | 2008 | Yulia Tymoshenko | 48 | Prime minister of Ukraine (2005 and 2007–2010); the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. |
  | 2009 | Yulia Tymoshenko | 49 | Prime minister of Ukraine (2005 and 2007–2010); the leader of the All-Ukrainian Union "Fatherland" party and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. |
  | 2010 | Viktor Yanukovych | 60 | Prime minister of Ukraine (2002–2005 and 2006–2007), the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine (since 2010). |
  | 2011 | Viktor Yanukovych | 61 | Prime minister of Ukraine (2002–2005 and 2006–2007), the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine (since 2010). |
  | 2012 | Viktor Yanukovych | 62 | Prime minister of Ukraine (2002–2005 and 2006–2007), the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine (since 2010). |
  | 2013 | Viktor Yanukovych | 63 | Prime minister of Ukraine (2002–2005 and 2006–2007), the leader of the Party of Regions, President of Ukraine (since 2010). |
  
  ### Rating of the richest people in Ukraine
  
  Since 2006, Rinat Akhmetov has always been declared Ukraine's richest person. Ihor Kolomoyskyi has always been ranked as either No.2 or No.3.
  
  