Gymshark co-founder Ben Francis has been ranked as the fourth richest under-35 millionaire in the UK. He joins the likes of England football captain Harry Kane and musician Dua Lipa who also feature on the prestigious list.
The 30-year-old, who has a home in the Cotswolds, is now worth an eye-watering £900million. The gymwear entrepreneur has already bought himself a Cotswold farm to retire to when the strains of business life get too much for him.
In an interview with The Times, Mr Francis previously said despite being 'a skinny lad' himself, he was adamant Gymshark's clothing should be for all shapes and sizes and he encouraged 'body positive' influencers to promote the brand."
His wealth has increased by a staggering £200million in one year. Of the 35 on the list aged under 35, only nine were born into money.
Four were born outside the UK. About half attended state schools, and at least a third didn’t go on to further education. Five were friends at the same school, South Bromsgrove High School.
Robert Watts, compiler of The Sunday Times Rich List, said: “Our new 35 Under 35 list includes men and women who have quickly built fortunes from fashion, vodka, lingerie and perfume.
“Many of these young guns are already employing hundreds of people and some will go on to be the future of the British economy.”
Royals topped the list, with the Duke of Westminster sticking at the top spot on the list, with Lady Charlotte Wellesley in second place. Entrepreneur and billionaire Johnny Boufarhat (£2.06bn)came third and Ben in fourth.
Here's the full list:
- 1. Duke of Westminster - £9.878billion
- 2. Lady Charlotte Wellesley - £2.167billion
- 3. Johnny Boufarhat - £1.714billion
- 4. Ben Francis - £900million
- 5. India Rose James - £758million
- 6. Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham - £455million
- 7. Ed Sheeran - £300million
- 8. Rory McIlroy - £200million
- 9. Adele - £165million
- 10. Timothy Goodwin - £163million
- 11. Lewis Morgan - £160million
- 12. Dan and Melanie Marsden - £151million
- 13= David Campbell - £150million
- 13= Anthony Joshua - £150million
- 13= Harry Styles - £150million
- 16. Christian Owens - £101million
- 17. Vishal Karia - £98million
- 18. Daniel Radcliffe - £92million
- 19= Reece Wabara - £83million
- 19= Charlie Wilson - £83million
- 21. Dua Lipa - £75million
- 22. Gareth Bale - £70million
- 23. Raheem Sterling - £61million
- 24= Reiss and Kris Edgerton - £60million
- 24= Josh Stevens - £60million
- 24= Emma Watson - £60million
- 27= Charlie Morgan - £55million
- 27= Jackson Quinn - £55million
- 29= Niall Horan - £54million
- 29= Ayman Rahman and Fateha Begum - £54million
- 29= Louis Tomlinson - £54million
- 32. Harry Kane - £51million
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