Sunday Times Rich List 2026: Who Topped Britain’s Wealth Rankings?

The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 crowned Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family as Britain’s wealthiest people once again, with an estimated fortune of £38 billion.

The latest rankings revealed major shifts in the UK’s billionaire landscape, with fintech founders, hedge fund managers, property tycoons, and retail entrepreneurs dominating the list. Several new entrants joined the rankings, while technology and financial services recorded some of the biggest wealth increases of the year.

Key Takeaways::

• The Hinduja family retained the number one position in Britain
• Revolut founder Nik Storonsky recorded one of the largest wealth gains
• Finance, technology, and property remained the strongest wealth sectors
• Christopher Harborne became the highest new entrant on the list
• Celebrities including David Beckham, Ed Sheeran, and JK Rowling featured prominently
• The rankings highlighted the growing influence of fintech and AI-driven businesses in the UK economy

Who Topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2026?

The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 was topped once again by Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family, who retained the number one position with an estimated fortune of £38 billion.

Their wealth, generated through the multinational Hinduja Group, strengthened their place as Britain’s richest family despite changing economic conditions across the UK and global markets.

The 2026 rankings highlighted several major trends, including the continued rise of technology entrepreneurs, hedge fund billionaires, retail tycoons, and property investors.

New entrants such as Christopher Harborne and major wealth surges from figures like Nik Storonsky and Alex Gerko reflected the growing influence of fintech and global finance in Britain’s billionaire landscape.

Key Points From the Sunday Times Rich List 2026

• Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja remained Britain’s richest family
• Revolut founder Nik Storonsky recorded one of the largest wealth increases
• Technology, hedge funds, and retail dominated the rankings
• Several celebrities and sports figures appeared on the list
• New billionaires entered through fintech, software, and investment sectors
• Property wealth continued to play a major role in Britain’s economy

What Are the Biggest Highlights From the Sunday Times Rich List 2026?

The latest edition of the Sunday Times Rich List 2026 revealed how Britain’s wealthiest individuals adapted to economic uncertainty, inflation pressures, and global investment shifts. While some fortunes declined, many billionaires experienced significant gains due to technology, finance, artificial intelligence, and retail expansion.

One of the biggest stories was the dramatic rise of fintech entrepreneurs. Revolut’s continued international growth pushed Nik Storonsky into the top 10 after his wealth increased by more than £9 billion.

At the same time, established industrial and property dynasties remained firmly positioned near the top of the rankings. Families connected to retail giants, construction, shipping, and investment firms continued to dominate Britain’s wealth rankings.

What Is the Full Sunday Times Rich List 2026 Ranking?

Position	Previous Rank (2025)	Billionaire / Family	Estimated Fortune	Wealth Change	Main Business or Industry
1	1	Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family	£38bn	+£2.696bn	Hinduja Group – Industry and Finance
2	2	David and Simon Reuben and family	£27.971bn	+£1.108bn	Reuben Brothers – Property and Internet
3	3	Sir Leonard Blavatnik	£26.852bn	+£1.127bn	Access Industries – Investment, Music and Media
4	5	Idan Ofer	£24.481bn	+£4.36bn	Israel Corporation – Shipping and Industry
5	6	Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family	£18.939bn	+£1.193bn	Primark – Retail
6	New	Christopher Harborne	£18.177bn	New Entry	Tether – Finance, Aviation and Technology
7	27	Nik Storonsky	£16.411bn	+£9.433bn	Revolut – Financial Services
8	20	Alex Gerko	£16.006bn	+£7.261bn	XTX Markets – Finance
9	7	Sir Jim Ratcliffe	£15.194bn	+£1.852bn	Ineos – Chemicals
10	10	Igor and Dmitry Bukhman	£14.26bn	+£1.72bn	Playtrix – Gaming
11	11	Kirsten and Jorn Rausing	£12.6bn	+£86m	Tetra Laval – Inheritance and Investments
12	12	Michael Platt	£12.481bn	+£19m	BlueCrest Capital – Hedge Funds
13	4	Sir James Dyson and family	£12bn	-£8.8bn	Dyson Group – Technology
14	15	Lord Bamford and family	£10.318bn	+£868m	JCB – Construction Equipment
15	13	Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho	£10.215bn	+£125m	Heineken – Brewing and Banking
16	18	Barnaby and Merlin Swire and family	£9.736bn	+£482m	Swire Group – Industry, Transport and Property
17	16	Denise, John and Peter Coates	£9.728bn	+£283m	Bet365 – Gambling
18	14	The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family	£9.677bn	+£207m	Grosvenor Group – Property
19=	24	Moshe Kantor	£8.888bn	+£1.227bn	Acron Group – Chemicals
19=	19	Marit, Lisbet, Dame Sigrid and Sir Hans Rausing	£8.888bn	+£200m	Tetra Laval – Inheritance
21	28	Stephen Rubin and family	£8.75bn	+£2.089bn	Pentland and JD Sports – Sportswear
22	21	Sir Chris Hohn	£8.556bn	+£411m	TCI Fund Management – Hedge Funds
23	23	Anders Holch Povlsen	£8.287bn	+£583m	Bestseller and Asos – Fashion
24	22	Daniel Kretinsky	£8.185bn	+£395m	Royal Mail and J Sainsbury – Energy, Telecoms and Media
25	17	Carrie and François Perrodo and family	£8.074bn	-£1.226bn	Perenco – Oil, Gas and Wine
26	26	Tom Morris and family	£8.061bn	+£1.072bn	Home Bargains – Discount Retail
27	46	Ben and Adam Keswick and family	£6.755bn	+£3.289bn	Jardine Matheson – Property, Hotels and Retail
28	31	Sri Prakash Lohia	£6.444bn	+£416m	Indorama Corp – Textiles and Plastics
29	30	Earl Cadogan and family	£6.418bn	+£279m	Cadogan Estates – Property
30	35	Hilton Schlosberg	£6.36bn	+£903m	Monster Beverage – Drinks
31	33	Joe Lewis	£5.83bn	+£56m	Tavistock Group – Investments
32	34	Ian and Richard Livingstone	£5.686bn	+£46m	London and Regional – Property and Gambling
33	43	Leonie Schroder and Claire Fitzalan Howard and family	£5.611bn	+£1.678bn	Schroders – Finance
34	40	Sir Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman	£5.481bn	+£1.046bn	Sequoia – Internet Investments
35=	48	Navin Engineer and family	£5bn	+£1.6bn	Chemidex – Pharmaceuticals
35=	32	Mohsin and Zuber Issa	£5bn	-£1bn	EG Group and ASDA – Fuel and Supermarkets
37	38	Mark Scheinberg	£4.889bn	+£192m	PokerStars – Gambling
38	36	Andy Currie	£4.762bn	+£576m	Ineos – Chemicals
39	29	Glenn Gordon and family	£4.745bn	-£1.653bn	William Grant & Sons – Spirits
40	37	John Reece	£4.744bn	+£572m	Ineos – Chemicals
41	58	Alki David and the Leventis family	£4.587bn	+£1.689bn	Coca Cola HBC – Drinks and Media
42	60	Sir Anwar Pervez and family	£4.159bn	+£1.444bn	Bestway – Cash and Carry
43	25	Anil Agarwal	£3.852bn	-£3.648bn	Vedanta Resources – Mining
44	44	Laurence and François Graff	£3.75bn	+£100m	Graff Diamonds – Luxury Jewellery
45	45	Eddie and Sol Zakay	£3.7bn	+£100m	Topland – Property
46	57	Fred and Peter Done	£3.612bn	+£697m	BetFred – Gambling
47	47	Mark Pears and family	£3.451bn	No Change	William Pears Group – Property
48	52	Mike Ashley	£3.437bn	+£317m	Frasers Group – Sportswear and Fashion
49	49	Baron Howard de Walden and family	£3.357bn	+£113m	Howard de Walden Estate – Property
50	50	Alan Parker and family	£3.29bn	+£50m	Duty-Free Shopping
51	56	Clive Calder	£3.25bn	+£250m	Zomba – Music
52	55	Sammy Tak Lee and family	£3.111bn	+£46m	Langham Estate – Property
53	53	John Bloor	£3.11bn	+£9m	Bloor Homes and Triumph Motorcycles
54	64=	Sir Dennis and Lady Gillings	£3.095bn	+£495m	IQVIA – Pharmaceuticals
55	64=	Chris Rokos	£3bn	+£400m	Rokos Capital Management – Hedge Funds
56	59	Ben Lewis and family	£2.851bn	+£127m	River Island – Fashion and Property
57	62=	Maritsa Lazari and family	£2.8bn	+£150m	Lazari Investments – Property
58	61	Alejandro Santo Domingo and Lady Charlotte Wellesley	£2.741bn	+£80m	SAB Miller – Brewing and Investments
59	64=	John Christodoulou	£2.7bn	+£100m	Yianis Group – Property
60=	64=	Chris and Sarah Dawson	£2.65bn	+£50m	The Range – Discount Retail
60=	62=	Inna Gudavadze	£2.65bn	No Change	Inheritance
62	69	Simon, Bobby and Robin Arora	£2.554bn	+£24m	B&M – Discount Retail
63	64=	Benzion Freshwater and family	£2.547bn	+£53m	Daejan Holdings – Property
64	87	Jean-François Decaux and family	£2.5bn	+£578m	JCDecaux Group – Media and Advertising
65=	71	Alan Howard	£2.444bn	+£56m	Brevan Howard – Hedge Funds
65=	New	Warren Stephens	£2.444bn	New Entry	Stephens Inc – Investments
67	72	Sir Richard Branson and family	£2.4bn	+£19m	Virgin – Transport, Finance and Fitness
68	73	Peter Hargreaves	£2.325bn	+£25m	Hargreaves Lansdown – Finance
69	76	John Gore	£2.25bn	+£69m	John Gore Organization – Entertainment
70	77	Henry Moser and family	£2.178bn	+£23m	Together – Finance
71	89=	Tony Langley	£2.144bn	+£244m	Langley Holdings – Engineering
72	116	Lord Choudrey and family	£2.14bn	+£774m	Bestway – Cash and Carry
73	70	Geoffrey Warren	£2.1bn	-£452m	Cargiant – Car Sales and Property
74	78	Georg and Emily von Opel	£2.083bn	No Change	Opel – Finance and Property
75	86	Simon Nixon	£2.05bn	+£750m	DMGT – Media
76	124=	Viscount Rothermere and family	£2.05bn	+£100m	Moneysupermarket – Internet and Property
77	153	Ranjit and Baljinder Boparan and family	£2.03bn	+£1.013bn	2 Sisters Food Group – Food and Restaurants
78	80	Lord Hintze	£2.026bn	+£24m	CQS – Hedge Funds
79=	245	Jeremy Coller	£2bn	+£1.387bn	Coller Capital – Private Equity
79=	81=	Bernie Ecclestone and family	£2bn	No Change	Formula One – Motorsport
79=	74	Farhad Moshiri	£2bn	-£258m	Investments and Everton FC
82	157	Alex Beard	£1.93bn	+£939m	Glencore – Commodities
83	99	Andrey Andreev	£1.926bn	+£232m	Bumble – Internet
84	89	Viscount Portman and family	£1.9bn	No Change	Portman Estates – Property
85	88	Sir Ian Wood and family	£1.876bn	+£38m	Wood Group – Oil Services and Fishing
86=	161=	Suneil Setiya	£1.86bn	+£880m	Quadrature Capital – Hedge Funds
86=	161=	Greg Skinner	£1.86bn	+£880m	Quadrature Capital – Hedge Funds
88	92	Mark and Lindy O’Hare	£1.836bn	No Change	Preqin – Data Services
89	96	Kristo Käärmann	£1.806bn	+£65m	Wise – Financial Technology
90	94	Peter Harris and family	£1.787bn	+£4m	Butlins – Hotels and Caravan Parks
91	108	Stefan Olsson	£1.778bn	+£246m	Stena Line – Shipping
92	95	Jonas and Mathias Kamprad	£1.777bn	+£3m	Ikea – Retail
93	93	Sir Will Adderley and family	£1.754bn	+£51m	Dunelm – Home Furnishings
94	164	Richard Caring	£1.75bn	+£775m	The Ivy – Restaurants and Property
95	102	Lady Philomena Clark and family	£1.733bn	+£77m	Arnold Clark – Car Sales
96	98	James and John Martin and family	£1.73bn	+£31m	Martin-Baker – Aviation Equipment
97	101	Surinder Arora and family	£1.7bn	+£30m	Arora Group – Hotels
98	100	Michael Flacks	£1.681bn	No Change	Flacks Group – Investments and Property
99	117	Caspar MacDonald-Hall and family	£1.654bn	+£299m	Proudreed – Property
100=	165=	Strive Masiyiwa	£1.63bn	+£662m	Econet – Telecommunications
100=	79	Jim and Sally Thompson	£1.63bn	-£386m	Crown Worldwide – Logistics
102	97	Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and family	£1.628bn	+£79m	easyJet – Aviation
103	75	Sunder Genomal and family	£1.607bn	-£643m	Page Industries – Fashion
104	105	John Caudwell	£1.569bn	+£31m	Phones4u – Mobile Phones
105	106	Adam Fleming and family	£1.559bn	No Change	Stonehage Fleming – Finance
106	129	Sir Gerald Ronson and family	£1.552bn	+£310m	GMR Capital – Property and Fuel Distribution
107	151=	Vlad Yatsenko	£1.547bn	+£522m	Revolut – Financial Services
108	109	Lord Ashcroft and family	£1.507bn	+£9m	Impellam Group – Business Services
109	81=	John Whittaker and family	£1.5bn	-£500m	Peel Group – Property
110	110	Poju and Anita Zabludowicz	£1.495bn	No Change	Tamares – Property and Hotels
111	104	Robert Miller, Princess Marie-Chantal and family	£1.481bn	-£132m	Duty Free Shoppers Group – Retail and Finance
112	111	Sandy and James Easdale	£1.47bn	+£10m	McGill’s – Transport and Property
113=	131=	Andrew Law	£1.45bn	+£250m	Caxton Associates – Hedge Funds
113=	112	Niklas Zennstrom	£1.45bn	No Change	Skype – Internet and Software
115	114	Jon Hunt	£1.447bn	+£20m	Foxtons Group – Estate Agency and Property
116	115	Peter Jones and family	£1.432bn	+£49m	Emerson Group – Property
117	107	Douglas and Dame Mary Perkins and family	£1.409bn	-£130m	Specsavers – Opticians
118	124=	Sir Cameron Mackintosh	£1.4bn	+£100m	Cameron Mackintosh Limited – Entertainment
119	113	Christopher Thomson and family	£1.384bn	+£62m	DC Thomson – Media
120	122	Richard Desmond	£1.363bn	+£38m	Northern & Shell – Media and Property
121	118	The Shepherd family	£1.35bn	No Change	Portakabin – Modular Buildings
122	123	Sir Tony Gallagher	£1.345bn	+£25m	Gallagher Estates – Property
123=	231=	Piotr Dabkowski	£1.333bn	+£668m	ElevenLabs – Technology
123=	231=	Mati Staniszewski	£1.333bn	+£668m	ElevenLabs – Technology
125	119=	Sir Terry Matthews	£1.33bn	+£8m	Mitel – Telecommunications
126	New	Gary Lubner	£1.3bn	New Entry	Belron – Car Services
127	148	John Murphy and family	£1.292bn	+£209m	J Murphy and Sons – Construction and Property
128	250=	Peter Stephenson and family	£1.266bn	+£675m	Able UK – Coastal Property and Marine Services
129	84	Jasminder Singh and family	£1.265bn	-£716m	Edwardian Hotels
130	126	Anna Margaret Smedvig, Julia Smedvig Hagland and family	£1.253bn	+£1m	Smedvig Capital – Shipping and Oil Services
131	127=	Steve Lansdown	£1.25bn	No Change	Hargreaves Lansdown – Finance
132	131=	Nadhmi Auchi	£1.247bn	-£3m	General Mediterranean Holding – Finance
133	140	Christoph Henkel and family	£1.234bn	+£71m	Henkel AG – Chemicals
134	135	Yan Huo	£1.225bn	+£27m	Capula Investment Management – Hedge Funds
135	119=	Charles Cayzer and family	£1.222bn	-£116m	Caledonia Investments – Finance
136	147	Mark Coombs	£1.221bn	+£132m	Ashmore Group – Finance
137	139	John Armitage	£1.22bn	+£50m	Egerton Capital – Hedge Funds
138	131=	Sir Rocco Forte, Olga Polizzi and family	£1.204bn	+£4m	Rocco Forte Hotels
139=	131=	Lord Grantchester	£1.2bn	No Change	Littlewoods – Retail and Football Pools
139=	131=	Elisabeth Murdoch	£1.2bn	No Change	Media Investments
141	273=	Sir David and Victoria Beckham	£1.185bn	+£685m	Beckham Brand Holdings – Fashion, Football and Music
142	184	Lord and Lady Cruddas	£1.156bn	+£290m	CMC Markets – Trading
143=	141	Lord Kirkham and family	£1.14bn	No Change	DFS – Furniture and Investments
143=	192	Helene and Marianne Odfjell and family	£1.14bn	+£311m	Odfjell Group – Oil Services
145	138	Lord Spencer of Alresford	£1.139bn	+£38m	ICAP – Finance
146	145	Lord Sugar	£1.138bn	+£37m	Amshold – Property
147	142	Howard Shore	£1.125bn	No Change	Shore Capital – Finance
148	136	Henning Conle and family	£1.119bn	-£73m	Sirosa – Property
149=	146	Eugene Shvidler	£1.1bn	No Change	Evraz – Oil, Gas and Investments
149=	143	David Sullivan and family	£1.1bn	+£18m	West Ham – Property, Football and Media
151	New	Paul Hamilton	£1.081bn	New Entry	Halo – Software
152	151	Sir Paul and Lady Nancy McCartney	£1.055bn	+£30m	The Beatles – Music and Transport
153	150	Sir Peter, James and Steve Rigby	£1.041bn	No Change	Rigby Group – Computers, Aviation and Hotels
154	Re-entry	Barry and Eddie Hearn	£1.035bn	Re-entry	Matchroom Sports – Entertainment
155	159	Roy Richardson and family	£1.03bn	+£45m	Richardson – Property
156	155	Ursula and Till Bechtolsheimer and family	£1.02bn	+£13m	Tschuggen – Inheritance and Hotels
157	195	Sir Roger and Peter De Haan	£1.009bn	+£197m	Saga – Travel and Insurance
158	130	Paul Coulson and family	£996m	-£243m	Ardagh – Packaging
159	168	JK Rowling	£975m	+£30m	Harry Potter – Novels and Films
160	273=	Matthew Riley	£957m	+£457m	Technology Investments
161=	188=	Sir Paul Marshall	£950m	+£45m	Wise – Finance
161=	188=	Ian Wace	£950m	+£100m	Marshall Wace – Hedge Funds
161=	175=	Taavet Hinrikus	£950m	+£100m	Financial Technology Investments
164	171	Luke and Brian Comer	£946m	+£16m	Comer Group – Property
165=	161=	Henry Engelhardt and Diane Briere de l’Isle	£935m	+£45m	Admiral – Insurance
165=	158	Steve Morgan	£935m	-£53m	Redrow – Construction
167=	173	Mark Dixon	£931m	+£10m	IWG – Serviced Offices
167=	177	Charles Gallagher and family	£931m	+£28m	Abbey – Construction
167=	170	The Sir Ken Morrison family	£931m	+£1m	Morrisons – Supermarkets
170	183	John Jakes	£926m	+£57m	Acorn Mobility – Stairlifts
171	179=	Philip Gabriel and family	£922m	+£22m	Gabriel International – Property
172	174	Duke of Devonshire	£915m	+£5m	Land and Art Holdings
173	144	Peter Kelly	£913m	-£202m	Softcat – Software
174	175	Sir Philip and Lady Green	£905m	No Change	Arcadia – Retail
175	182	Patricia Thompson and family	£902m	+£28m	Hillsdown – Food and Horse Racing
176	178	Malcolm Healey and family	£901m	No Change	Wren Kitchens – Kitchens and Property
177	188=	Christopher Whiteside	£900m	+£50m	AJW Group – Aviation
178	172	Lady Ballyedmond and family	£898m	-£25m	Norbrook – Pharmaceuticals
179	187	Lord Edmiston	£897m	+£42m	IM Group – Car Sales and Property
180	165=	Tom Sandell	£889m	-£79m	Investment Management
181	181	The Duke of Bedford	£882m	+£2m	Bedford Estates – Land and Art
182	197	Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag	£878m	+£73m	Stagecoach – Transport
183=	185	Bill, Will and Richard Ainscough	£877m	+£18m	Wain Group – Property
183=	193	The Kirkland family	£877m	+£49m	Bowmer and Kirkland – Construction
185	160	Chris Sheppard and family	£869m	-£114m	EMR – Scrap Metal
186	233	Edoardo Mercadante	£846m	+£183m	Parvus Asset Management – Hedge Funds
187=	212	Andy Hill and family	£845m	+£121m	The Hill Group – Construction
187=	149	Sir Mo Ibrahim	£815m	-£233m	Celtel – Mobile Phones
187=	240	Tim and Kit Kemp	£810m	+£172m	Firmdale – Hotels
190	156	The Earl of Iveagh and the Guinness family	£807m	-£49m	Brewing and Property
191=	199=	Sir Charles Dunstone	£800m	No Change	Mobile Phone Retail
191=	211	Ben Francis	£800m	+£74m	Gymshark – Fashion
191=	199=	Michael Tabor and family	£800m	No Change	BetVictor and Global Radio
194	225	Daren Whitaker	£797m	+£99m	Renaker Build – Property
195	198	Sir Peter Wood	£795m	+£9m	esure – Insurance
196	202	Manfred Gorvy and family	£789m	+£4m	Hanover Acceptances – Property and Food
197	216	William Lloyd and family	£782m	+£76m	Lloyd’s Animal Feeds – Agriculture
198	203=	Ruth Parasol and family	£780m	No Change	PartyGaming – Gambling
199=	213	Tony Bloom	£779m	+£58m	Gambling, Football and Property
199=	217=	Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham	£779m	+£75m	Technology and Digital Services
201=	207	Tim Knowles	£775m	+£40m	FI Real Estate Management – Property
201=	205=	Paul Sykes	£775m	No Change	Highstone Group – Property
203	137	Mike Danson	£772m	-£410m	GlobalData – Media
204	266	Michael Loughran and family	£770m	+£240m	LCC Group – Fuel Distribution
205	247	Jonathan Warburton and family	£762m	+£160m	Warburtons – Baking
206	217=	John Coulter and Ann Jones	£754m	+£50m	Warren James Jewellers – Retail and Property
207	Re-entry	Donald Mackenzie	£750m	Re-entry	CVC – Private Equity
208	196	Thor Bjorgolfsson	£741m	-£65m	WOM – Finance and Investments
209	208	Lord Vestey and family	£739m	+£8m	Vestey Holdings – Meat Industry
210	220=	Richard Harpin and family	£735m	+£35m	Homeserve – Insurance and Repair Services
211	New	Laurent Cadji	£733m	New Entry	Union Maritime – Shipping
212	154	Graham King	£726m	-£283m	Clearsprings – Business Services
213	209=	Lord Laidlaw	£725m	+£5m	IIR – Conferences
214=	Re-entry	Sir Lloyd Dorfman and family	£721m	Re-entry	Travelex – Foreign Exchange
214=	229	Bhupendra Kansagra and family	£721m	+£41m	Solai Holdings – Fuel, Chemicals and Shipping
216	201	Freddie Linnett and the Murphy family	£720m	+£77m	Charles Street Buildings – Property
217	205=	Martin Hughes	£718m	+£37m	Toscafund – Hedge Funds
218=	237	Robert and William Barnett and family	£715m	+£68m	W&R Barnett – Food Distribution and Packaging
218=	215	Kirsty Bertarelli	£715m	No Change	Songwriting and Divorce Settlement
220	219	Alastair and Michael Powell	£713m	+£12m	Cleveland Cable Company – Cables and Property
221=	220=	Paul Day and family	£700m	No Change	Turners (Soham) – Transport and Park Homes
221=	220=	Sir Tom Hunter	£700m	No Change	West Coast Capital – Retail and Property
221=	220=	Mike Jatania and family	£700m	No Change	Toiletries, Fashion and Property
221=	220=	May Makhzoumi and family	£700m	No Change	Future Pipe Industries – Manufacturing
225	214	Fawn and India Rose James and family	£689m	-£29m	Soho Estates – Property
226	228	Thomas Hartland-Mackie	£684m	No Change	CEF Holdings – Electrical Goods
227=	227	James Benamor	£683m	+£25m	Wilson Bowden – Construction
227=	234=	David Wilson and family	£683m	+£2m	Amigo Loans – Finance
228	338	Emma Hindle and family	£681m	+£26m	Brookhouse Group and Lancet Homes – Property
229	281	Jon and Susie Seaton	£681m	+£195m	Twinkl – Educational Technology
230	238=	The King	£680m	+£40m	British Monarchy
231	257	Matt and Jodie Moulding	£675m	+£102m	THG – Internet Retailing
232	253	Dame Margaret and Helen Barbour	£674m	+£94m	Barbour – Fashion
233	261	Nigel Spokes and family	£663m	+£113m	Thrifty – Car Hire
234	234=	Christopher Moran	£658m	No Change	Chesterlodge – Insurance, Property and Energy
235	241	Bill Holmes and family	£630m	No Change	Radius Payments – Financial Services
236	320	Lord Iliffe and family	£622m	+£229m	Yattendon Group – Media and Property
237	246	Leo Noé and family	£610m	No Change	Noe Group – Property and Investment
238	248=	Paddy McNally	£600m	No Change	Allsport – Advertising and Hospitality
239	254	Will Roseff	£591m	+£12m	Investments
240	258	Michael Shanly	£590m	+£22m	Shanly Homes – Construction
241	297	Alex Kendall	£583m	+£144m	Wayve – Driverless Cars
242	242	Philip Meeson	£579m	+£47m	Jet2 – Aviation
243	203=	Herman Narula	£578m	+£202m	Improbable Worlds – Technology
244	244	Mahmud Kamani and family	£576m	+£41m	Boohoo – Internet Retail
245	256	Tom Bruce-Jones and family	£573m	+£1m	James Jones & Sons – Timber
246	259	Andrew Nisbet and family	£572m	+£30m	Nisbets – Catering Supplies and Property
247	268	The Hoare family	£571m	+£47m	C Hoare & Co – Finance
248	238=	Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty	£563m	-£77m	Infosys – Technology and Hedge Funds
249	280	Andy Bell	£553m	+£63m	AJ Bell – Financial Services
250=	260	David Pearlman	£550m	+£19m	Westcoast – Consumer Goods
250=	265	Joe Hemani	£550m	+£4m	Structadene – Property
252	269	The Duke of Northumberland and family	£544m	+£27m	Land and Art Holdings
253	262	The Gibbon family	£542m	No Change	GMS Estates – Property
254	263=	Chrissie Rucker and Nick Wheeler	£540m	No Change	The White Company and Charles Tyrwhitt – Retail
255	243	Tej Lalvani and family	£525m	-£100m	Vitabiotics – Health Supplements
256	Re-entry	Timothy Goodwin and family	£524m	Re-entry	Goodwin PLC – Industry
257	272	Dame Marit Mohn Westlake	£520m	+£16m	Frank Mohn AS – Industry
258	267	Lawrence Tomlinson	£519m	+£6m	LNT Homes – Construction
259	Re-entry	Julian Dunkerton and Jade Holland Cooper	£518m	Re-entry	Fashion and Retail
260	273=	Lord Lloyd-Webber	£516m	+£16m	Really Useful Group – Entertainment
261	263=	Richard Smith and family	£513m	+£27m	PFD Food Services – Food Distribution
262	New	Martin Kissinger	£511m	New Entry	Lendable – Finance
263	271	Michael Clarke and family	£510m	No Change	Le Masurier – Property
264	325	John Deer	£509m	+£127m	Renishaw – Engineering
265	277	Charlotte Townshend	£507m	+£9m	Ilchester Estates – Inheritance
266	282	Nick Capstick-Dale	£505m	+£20m	UK Real Estate – Property
267	270	Steve Parkin	£503m	+£12m	Clipper – Logistics
268=	Re-entry	Masao Asai	£500m	Re-entry	Capula Investment Management – Hedge Funds
268=	300	Greg Jackson	£500m	+£65m	Octopus – Renewable Energy
268=	248=	Ross Turner	£500m	-£100m	Pelham Capital – Hedge Funds
271	286	Roderick Evans and family	£497m	+£25m	Evans Property Group – Property
272	312=	Graeme and Yvonne Brooks	£491m	+£91m	Avtrade – Aviation
273	250=	Dame Irene Hays and family	£488m	+£103m	Hays Travel – Travel
274	284=	Gordon Sanders and family	£485m	+£11m	Runwood – Care Homes
275	278	Chris Oglesby and family	£483m	+£11m	Bruntwood – Property
277	283	Sir Elton John	£480m	+£5m	Music
278	Re-entry	Sir David Harding	£477m	Re-entry	Sandell Asset Management – Hedge Funds
278	279	Mark Fenwick and family	£464m	+£27m	Fenwick – Department Stores and Property
279	288	Berish Berger and family	£463m	+£5m	Investments
280	287	Eoin McCann and family	£462m	No Change	FP McCann – Construction Materials
281=	293	Iris Gibbor and family	£461m	+£17m	CP Holdings – Industry and Hotels
281=	310	Lord Sainsbury of Turville	£461m	+£59m	Sainsbury’s – Retail
283	312=	Sir John Timpson and family	£460m	+£60m	Timpsons – Retail
284=	291=	Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson	£450m	No Change	Film Production
284=	295=	Sir Mick Jagger	£450m	+£10m	The Rolling Stones – Music
284=	295=	Keith Richards	£450m	+£10m	The Rolling Stones – Music
287	291=	Tom and Ruth Chapman	£445m	+£5m	Matchesfashion – Fashion
288	294	Tony Matharu	£444m	+£3m	Grange Hotels – Property and Hospitality
289	305	Dai and Richard Walters	£441m	+£23m	Walters Group – Construction
290	New	Ross McMahon and family	£438m	New Entry	Kendal Nutricare – Baby Milk
291=	301=	Iain Anderson and family	£437m	+£7m	Gap Hire Solutions – Plant Hire
291=	298	Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones	£437m	No Change	L’Oréal – Beauty Products
293	225	Mark Creasy	£436m	-£139m	IGO – Mining
294	324	Sir Lewis Hamilton	£435m	+£50m	Mercedes and Ferrari – Motorsport
295	318	Jeff Smith	£434m	+£36m	Proudreed – Property
296	230	Sir Michael Gooley	£433m	-£246m	Trailfinders – Travel
297	301=	Simon Cowell	£430m	No Change	Syco – Entertainment
298	303	Terry Bramall and family	£429m	No Change	Keepmoat – Construction
299	311	Alex Langsam	£428m	+£27m	Property Investments
300	343	Andrew Killingsworth	£425m	+£69m	Yours – Retail
301	New	Sir Malcolm and Lord Walker of Broxton	£424m	No Change	Iceland – Supermarkets
302	327	Flure Grossart and family	£419m	+£41m	Noble Grossart – Finance
303	337	Paul and Johnny Caddick	£416m	+£50m	Caddick Group – Construction
304=	307	Jeremy Hitchins and family	£415m	+£6m	Robert Hitchins – Construction and Healthcare
304=	331	James Stephens	£415m	+£42m	Corona – Property and Office Equipment
306=	333=	Ed Sheeran	£410m	+£40m	Music
306=	306	Riccardo Zacconi	£410m	No Change	King – Video Games
308	Re-entry	Mark Hunter	£406m	Re-entry	BJSS – IT Services
309	308	Chris Woolridge and family	£406m	+£1m	Wedge Group – Industry
310	312=	Sam and Dan Houser	£405m	+£5m	Rockstar Games – Video Games
311	Re-entry	Richard Dick and family	£404m	Re-entry	Lucy Group – Electrical Components
312	312=	Sir Matthew Vaughn and Claudia Schiffer	£403m	+£3m	Marv Studios – Film Production
313	321=	John Guthrie and family	£402m	+£12m	Broadland Properties – Property
314=	New	Emily Eavis and family	£400m	New Entry	Glastonbury Festival – Events
314=	340=	Andrew Staley	£400m	+£40m	Marlborough – Fund Management
316	321=	Stephen Griggs and family	£398m	+£8m	Dr Martens – Footwear
317	319	Andrei Borodin and Tatiana Korsakova	£394m	-£3m	Vaara – Finance and Fashion
319	Re-entry	John Kelly and family	£389m	Re-entry	MV Kelly – Construction
320	323	Stephen Turner	£388m	No Change	Investments
321	326	David Clowes and family	£385m	+£5m	Clowes Developments – Property
322	Re-entry	Martin, Patrick and Paul Flannery and family	£384m	Re-entry	Flannery Plant Hire – Plant Hire
323	332	Eric Gadsden and family	£382m	+£10m	Michelmersh – Construction
324	309	Mark and Neil Radcliffe	£377m	-£27m	Victorian Plumbing – Plumbing
325=	New	Noel and Liam Gallagher	£375m	New Entry	Music
325=	Re-entry	Norman Grundon and family	£375m	Re-entry	Grundon – Waste Services
327	Re-entry	John Denholm and family	£374m	Re-entry	Denholm Group – Shipping
328	335	Cliff Cook	£373m	+£4m	Lifecare Residences – Care Homes and Milk
329	340=	Sir Christopher Nolan and Dame Emma Thomas	£370m	+£10m	Syncopy Inc – Film Production
330	333=	David and Lucy Wernick	£369m	+£1m	Wernick Group – Modular Buildings and Fashion
331	299	Kuljinder Bahia and family	£367m	-£69m	Southall Travel – Travel and Property
333	339	Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi	£363m	No Change	Television and Entertainment
334=	Re-entry	Sir Brian May	£360m	Re-entry	Music
334=	Re-entry	Roger Taylor	£360m	Re-entry	Music
335	342	Alisa Moussaieff and family	£357m	No Change	Moussaieff – Jewellery
336	Re-entry	Martin George and family	£356m	Re-entry	Whitworth Bros – Flour Industry
337=	New	Daniel Goodman and family	£355m	New Entry	Business Systems International – IT
337=	345=	Charlotte Tilbury and George Waud	£355m	+£5m	Charlotte Tilbury – Cosmetics
339	344	Keith and Maria Bastian	£354m	+£2m	Fischer Future Heat – Heating
340=	345=	Tom and Phil Beahon	£350m	No Change	Fashion and Retail
340=	345=	Euan Blair	£350m	No Change	Multiverse – Technology
340=	New	Michael Ferncombe and family	£350m	New Entry	Cappagh – Construction
340=	345=	John Hargreaves and family	£350m	No Change	Matalan – Retail
340=	New	Peter and Tilly Harrison	£350m	New Entry	Richard Mille – Jewellery
340=	252	Clinton, Spencer and John McCarthy	£350m	-£237m	Churchill Retirement Living – Construction
340=	290	Lior Shiff	£350m	+£101m	Tripledot Studios – Video Games
340=	Re-entry	Andrew Vincent	£350m	Re-entry	BJSS – IT Services
348	Re-entry	Frank Hester	£344m	Re-entry	TPP – IT
349	Re-entry	Alexander Marr and family	£343m	Re-entry	Andrew Marr International – Fishing
350	Re-entry	David and Heather Stevens	£340m	Re-entry	Admiral – Insurance

Which Billionaires Saw the Biggest Rise in Wealth in 2026?

Several individuals recorded extraordinary gains during the year.

Nik Storonsky:

The Revolut founder experienced one of the largest increases on the list, with wealth rising by more than £9.4 billion. Revolut’s global expansion and fintech growth contributed heavily to this surge.

Alex Gerko:

The founder of XTX Markets gained over £7 billion, making him one of Britain’s most successful finance entrepreneurs.

Idan Ofer:

Strong global shipping performance helped Ofer’s fortune rise by £4.36 billion.

Ben and Adam Keswick:

The Jardine Matheson-linked family also saw substantial gains through retail and hotel investments.

Which New Entrants Joined the Sunday Times Rich List 2026?

Several names entered the rankings for the first time.

New Entrant	Wealth	Industry
Christopher Harborne	£18.177bn	Finance and tech
Warren Stephens	£2.444bn	Investment
Gary Lubner	£1.3bn	Car services
Paul Hamilton	£1.081bn	Software
Emily Eavis and family	£400m	Events
Ross McMahon and family	£438m	Baby milk

These additions reflected how technology, fintech, and specialist services continue to create massive wealth opportunities.

Which Industries Created the Most Wealth in Britain in 2026?

Finance and Hedge Funds

Finance remained one of the strongest sectors on the list. Hedge fund managers, traders, and fintech founders occupied many positions within the top 100.

Notable names included:

• Michael Platt
• Sir Chris Hohn
• Alan Howard
• Chris Rokos
• Andrew Law

Property and Real Estate

Property wealth remained deeply rooted in Britain’s economy. Families connected to major estates and development groups retained high rankings.

Technology and Software

Technology entrepreneurs gained momentum due to AI, fintech, and software growth. Companies linked to Revolut, ElevenLabs, Wayve, and Wise significantly boosted founder wealth.

Retail and Consumer Brands

Retail empires such as Primark, Home Bargains, Matalan, and The Range continued generating large fortunes.

How Did UK Tech Entrepreneurs Perform in the Sunday Times Rich List 2026?

Technology was one of the strongest-performing categories in the rankings.

Major Technology-Linked Names Included:

Entrepreneur	Company	Worth
Nik Storonsky	Revolut	£16.411bn
Kristo Käärmann	Wise	£1.806bn
Vlad Yatsenko	Revolut	£1.547bn
Piotr Dabkowski	ElevenLabs	£1.333bn
Mati Staniszewski	ElevenLabs	£1.333bn
Alex Kendall	Wayve	£583m

Artificial intelligence, fintech, and automation businesses increasingly shaped Britain’s wealth rankings.

Which Celebrities Appeared on the Sunday Times Rich List 2026?

The rankings also featured several famous musicians, athletes, and entertainment personalities.

Celebrity Names Included:

• Sir David and Victoria Beckham
• JK Rowling
• Sir Elton John
• Ed Sheeran
• Sir Paul McCartney
• Sir Lewis Hamilton
• Simon Cowell
• Noel and Liam Gallagher
• Barbara Broccoli
• Sir Christopher Nolan

These celebrity fortunes were largely built through licensing, touring, brand partnerships, production companies, and intellectual property rights.

What Does the Sunday Times Rich List 2026 Reveal About Britain’s Economy?

The rankings demonstrated that Britain continues to attract wealth from global industries including finance, technology, retail, and property.

Several patterns stood out:

• International billionaires continue using Britain as a business base
• Tech entrepreneurship is accelerating rapidly
• Traditional inherited wealth remains influential
• Hedge funds and financial services continue dominating upper rankings
• Property ownership still creates long-term wealth stability

The list also reflected increasing wealth concentration among a relatively small number of ultra-high-net-worth individuals.

Why Does the Sunday Times Rich List 2026 Matter to UK Readers?

The rich list is more than celebrity fascination. It offers insights into:

• Economic growth sectors
• Investment trends
• Entrepreneurial success stories
• Changes in UK business leadership
• Wealth generation patterns

Business owners and investors often analyse these rankings to identify growing industries and long-term market opportunities.

What Are the Main Takeaways From the Sunday Times Rich List 2026?

The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 confirmed that Britain’s billionaire landscape is evolving rapidly. While established industrial and property dynasties remain influential, technology and fintech entrepreneurs are rising faster than ever.

The Hinduja family maintained their lead at the top, but names connected to AI, digital banking, and software experienced some of the largest wealth increases.

Overall, the rankings highlighted how global investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship continue reshaping Britain’s wealth hierarchy.

Conclusion 

The Sunday Times Rich List 2026 showed how rapidly Britain’s wealth landscape is evolving, with fintech, AI, finance, and technology entrepreneurs driving some of the biggest gains. While established industrial and property dynasties remained dominant, rising digital businesses reshaped the rankings significantly.

The continued success of figures such as Nik Storonsky and Christopher Harborne highlighted the growing power of innovation-led wealth creation in the UK economy, alongside the enduring influence of traditional retail, property, and investment fortunes.

FAQs About the Sunday Times Rich List 2026

Who Is the Richest Person in the UK in 2026?

Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2026 with an estimated fortune of £38 billion.

What Is the Sunday Times Rich List?

It is an annual ranking published by The Sunday Times that estimates the wealth of the richest people and families connected to Britain.

How Is Wealth Calculated for the Rich List?

The rankings are based on identifiable wealth including property, businesses, investments, land, art, and other assets.

Which Family Topped the Sunday Times Rich List 2026?

The Hinduja family retained the number one position.

Who Was the Highest New Entrant in 2026?

Christopher Harborne was the highest-ranking new entrant with an estimated fortune of £18.177 billion.

Which Sectors Dominate Britain’s Wealth Rankings?

Finance, property, technology, retail, and industrial manufacturing dominate the rankings.

Are Celebrities Included in the Sunday Times Rich List?

Yes. Musicians, athletes, film producers, and entertainers are regularly included.

Why Do Some People Share the Same Rank?

Shared rankings usually happen when fortunes are equal or family wealth is grouped together.