The UK now has a record number of billionaires with 177, according to the new Sunday Times Rich List.
That’s up six from 2021 – and the combined wealth of the UK’s billionaires stands at £653bn, up more than £55bn (9.4%) on the total wealth of the billionaires in last year’s Rich List.
The London-based Hinduja brothers, Sri and Gopi, and family are the richest people in the UK with a £28bn fortune, which is up more than £11bn on last year.
It is the biggest fortune recorded in the 34 years of publication of the Rich List.
Overall, the richest 250 people in the UK this year are worth £710.723bn, compared to £658.089 billion in 2021, an 8% rise on last year.
Here are the top 10:
1. Sri and Gopi Hinduja and family – £28.472bn
2. Sir James Dyson and family – £23bn
3. David and Simon Reuben and family – £22.265bn
4. Sir Leonard Blavatnik – £20bn
5. Guillaume Pousaz – £19.259bn
6. Lakshmi Mittal and family – £17bn
7. Christoph Henkel and family – £15bn
8. Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family – £13.5bn
9. Kirsten and Jorn Rausing – £12bn
10. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho – £11.421bn
The full list can be found on The Sunday Times website.
