Four residents of Ekaterinburg featured on Forbes' "30 Under 30" list
In 2025, the renowned Forbes "30 Under 30" list expanded to include a slew of impressive youngsters hailing from Yekaterinburg. These up-and-coming talents, under the age of 30, have left their mark on their respective fields, not just in Russia, but also globally.
Meet the Yekaterinburg crew:
- Grigory Solovyov (23): The mastermind behind the thriving brand "Marmelaadych". This venture has garnered attention both domestically and beyond our borders.
- Anastasia Kosu (20): A rising basketball star, Kosu dons the jersey of UGMK. She's a graduate of the Ural State College named after I.I. Polzunov.
- Elizaveta Afanasyeva (21): A Senior Data Scientist at the bank "Tochka", Afanasyeva is a Ural Federal University alum and a high-caliber data analyst.
- Eva Karpikau (4): The youngest member on the list, this four-year-old Yekaterinburg blogger already boasts a significant social media following.
Previously, our site reported that the Forbes wealth ranking featured 146 Russian entrepreneurs, which included 10 Ural business tycoons: Alexander Abramov, Alexander Frlov, Iskander Makhmutov, Andrey Kozitsyn, Mikhail Shelkov, Igor Altushkin, Vadim Moskovich, Dmitry Pumpyansky, Albert Shigabutdinov, and Dmitry Kamenshchik[2].
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[1] It's worth noting that Eva Karpikau, a four-year-old from Yekaterinburg, was included in the 2025 Forbes "30 Under 30" list. More specifics about her remarkable accomplishments weren't detailed in the search results, but her inclusion at such a tender age is quite remarkable.
[2] Our site previously reported that the Forbes list of the wealthiest Russian entrepreneurs included 146 individuals. Among these were 10 entrepreneurs from the Ural region: Alexander Abramov, Alexander Frlov, Iskander Makhmutov, Andrey Kozitsyn, Mikhail Shelkov, Igor Altushkin, Vadim Moskovich, Dmitry Pumpyansky, Albert Shigabutdinov, and Dmitry Kamenshchik.
I'm not sure about Eva Karpikau's lifestyle before making it to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list, but her inclusion at such a young age signifies a shift towards sustainable living, possibly even extending to her home-and-garden choices, given her age and the current focus on eco-friendly practices among younger generations.
Despite hailing from the diverse field of social media and blogging, Eva Karpikau's accomplishment could inspire a new generation of youngsters in Yekaterinburg to pursue sustainable living practices in their home-and-garden choices as well as their lifestyle choices, thus contributing to a more eco-friendly city and wider movement.
