The Sunday Times Rich list has been revealed showing who the richest people and families in the UK are.
Failsworth born Sir Jim Ratcliffe - who is currently vying to take on ownership of Manchester United - is now the UK's second richest person, having previously been named the richest in 2018. The billionaire Hinduja family have topped the Sunday Times Rich List for the second year in a row as their fortune jumped by more than £6 billion.
Gopi Hinduja and his family, which is behind the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group, were named as Britain’s richest just days after Mr Hinduja’s brother Sri died.
Sir Leonard Blavatnik, a Ukrainian-born American-British business magnate and philanthropist, is now the third with a worth of £28.6bn. Sir James Dyson and family have come in fifth with a wealth of £23bn.
For the first time in 14 years the number of billionaires on the list fell, by six to 171. But those who stayed in the billionaires’ club still saw their wealth grow, by close to £31 billion.
These are the 20 richest people and families in the UK, according to the Rich List:
1. Gopi Hinduja and family – £35 billion
2. Sir Jim Ratcliffe – £29.7 billion
3. Sir Leonard Blavatnik – £28.6 billion
4. David and Simon Reuben and family – £24.4 billion
5. Sir James Dyson and family – £23 billion
6. Lakshmi Mittal and family – £16 billion
7. Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family – £14.5 billion
8. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho – £13.1 billion
9. Kirsten and Jorn Rausing – £12 billion
10. Michael Platt – £11.5 billion
11. The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family – £9.9 billion
12. Marit, Lisbet, Sigrid and Hans Rausing – £9.3 billion
13. Andy Currie – £9.2 billion
14. John Reece – £9.1 billion
15. Alex Gerko – £9.1 billion
16. Denise, John and Peter Coates and family – £8.8 billion
17. Anders Holch Povlsen £8.5 billion
18. Barnaby and Merlin Swire and family – £8.4 billion
19. John Fredriksen and family – £8.3 billion
20. Mikhail Fridman – £8.2 billion
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