Sir David Beckham has become the UK’s first billionaire sportsman, and Oasis brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher have made it onto the annual Sunday Times Rich List of the UK’s 350 richest individuals and families for the first time.
The collective wealth of Sir David and his wife, Lady Beckham, is estimated at £1.2bn, while the Gallaghers are thought to be worth £375m.
Topping the list for the fifth consecutive year are Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja with a combined fortune of £38bn. The brothers run the Hinduja Group, with global interests in oil, gas, banking, and transport.
This year’s biggest risers are Nik Storonsky, co-founder of fintech company Revolut, and trading entrepreneur Alex Gerko.
Who are the UK’s richest people?
1. Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family (£38bn)
2. David and Simon Reuben and family (£27.9bn)
3. Sir Leonard Blavatnik (£26.8bn)
4. Idan Ofer (£24.4bn)
5. Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family (£18.9bn)
6. Christopher Harborne (£18.1bn)
7. Nik Storonsky (£16.4bn)
8. Alex Gerko (£16bn)
9. Sir Jim Ratcliffe: (£15.1bn)
10. Igor and Dmitry Bukhman: (£14.2bn)
The Sunday Times Rich List calculates that there are now 157 UK billionaires, 20 less than four years ago.
King Charles’ estimated wealth has grown by £40m to £680m, pushing the monarch up to number 230 in the list.
This means he now surpasses former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty, who are also on the list with an estimated worth of £563m.
Sir David and Lady Beckham have doubled their wealth in the last 12 months, and he has become the UK’s first billionaire sportsman.
The biggest fallers this year include inventor Sir James Dyson – £12bn, down £8.8bn on last year – and Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe – down from £17bn to £15.19bn.
Dyson’s fall in revenue can be partly blamed on US tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump, the Sunday Times said.
