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The annual Sunday Times Rich List has revealed Britain’s wealthiest individuals and families, and how much they are worth.
The billionaire Hinduja family tops the high-profile list for the fourth consecutive year, following the death of Gopichand Hinduja, the patriarch behind Indian Conglomerate Hinduja Group, who died last year.
His children Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and their family now inherit the top spot, with the list putting their wealth at £38 billion, up from £35.3 billion last year.
Other high-profile billionaires, including Sir James Dyson and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, were also fixtures on the list once again.
The number of billionaires recorded by the list increased to 157 for the year, nudging up from 156 a year ago after a recent period of decline.
Christopher Harborne, who has broken records for his political donations to Reform, was a new entrant on the 2026 list.
The entrepreneur and investor came in at sixth place with an estimated wealth of £18.2 billion.
Rich List 2026
These are the 20 richest people and families in the UK, according to the Rich List:
Robert Watts, compiler of the Sunday Times Rich List, said: “Many foreign billionaires who have been living in the UK have dropped out because they have moved away.
“We have also seen a sharp rise in the number of British nationals now resident in Dubai, Switzerland and Monaco. As UK nationals these people remain on our Rich List – wherever they now live.
“These two exoduses pose challenges for the UK economy and its public finances.
“Will more of the wealthy now set up or grow their ventures overseas and in doing so create fewer jobs here? How much tax – if any – will Rachel Reeves’ Treasury be able to extract from those affluent Brits who have now left the country.”
Britain’s first billionaire sportsman
According to the Sunday Times Rich List, Sir David Beckham is Britain’s first billionaire sportsman after he and wife Lady Victoria doubled their wealth in the last year.
The celebrity couple now have a combined fortune of £1.185 billion, a significant increase from the £500 million estimated net worth they had on the 2025 list.
The major uptick in wealth is attributed to Sir David’s investments in the US, as the signing of Lionel Messi to Inter Miami until 2028 has lifted the value of his stake in the club, and a vast property development adjoining Inter’s home has provided another windfall.
Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher are newcomers to the rich list, thanks to their sell-out tour last year.
The pair have an estimated joint wealth of £375 million as a result of the 41 shows they performed with the band between July and November.
While fans were excited at the reunion, some were outraged after some standard tickets in the UK and Ireland jumped from £148 to £355.
Musicians Sir Elton John, Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Sir Brian May, theatre impresario Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber, author JK Rowling, make-up guru Charlotte Tilbury and racing driver Sir Lewis Hamilton are also among the household names who appear in the annual survey.
The King also appears on the list, with an estimated wealth of £680 million.
