The billionaire Hinduja family has topped the Sunday Times Rich List for the fourth consecutive year.
Gopi Hinduja and his family were Britain’s richest again after recording a wealth of £35.3 billion.
Inventor Sir James Dyson and Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe were also among the billionaires in the top tier of the annual list of wealthy Britons.
For the third year running, the list saw the number of billionaires fall from 165 to 156.
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Top 10 richest people in the UK:
1. Gopi Hinduja and family – £35.3 billion
Britain’s richest family made its fortune from the Mumbai-based conglomerate Hinduja Group, which spans business sectors including banking and finance, media and entertainment, and energy and has about 200,000 staff around the world.
The family did, however, see their fortune fall to £35.3 billion for the year from £37.2 billion.
2. David and Simon Reuben and family – £26.87 billion
The billionaire brothers made their money through property and technology with their private equity and investment business Reuben Brothers.
The brothers were born in Mumbai and raised in the UK.
3. Sir Leonard Blavatnik – £25.73 billion
The third-richest is a Ukrainian-born British-American business magnate and philanthropist who built up his fortune in Russia.
He took Warner Music public in the US in June 2020 after buying it in 2011.
4. Sir James Dyson and family – £20.8 billion
English inventor and entrepreneur Sir James Dyson is well known for founding technology firm Dyson and inventing the cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner in the 1970s.
He has since moved into the beauty industry, with his line of hair tools proving particularly popular.
5. Idan Ofer – £20.12 billion
Israeli billionaire businessman Idan Ofer is one of two sons of shipping magnate Sammy Ofer. His father, who died in 2011, was once Israel’s richest man.
He has interests in shipping, energy, and a roughly 30% stake in Spanish football club Atletico de Madrid.
6. Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family – £17.75 billion
The Weston family has developed most of its wealth through investing in retail. It owns a significant stake in Associated British Foods, which owns Primark and produces sugar, run by son George Weston.
The family saw their wealth rise by more than £3 billion over the past year.
7. Sir Jim Ratcliffe – £17.05 billion
Manchester United part-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe is the founder and chairman of global chemicals company Ineos, which was formed in 1998.
The Manchester-born businessman controls football operations at the club after acquiring a minority stake in February last year. He has faced criticism from fans over financial decisions at the club, including hundreds of job cuts.
8. Lakshmi Mittal and family – £15.44 billion
Indian-born Mr Mittal is the chairman of ArcelorMittal, a multinational steel company headquartered in Luxembourg and the largest steel manufacturer in Europe, North and South America.
He owns mansions in Kensington Palace Gardens, one of the most expensive streets in the world, and is a co-owner of Queen’s Park Rangers football club.
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9. John Fredriksen and family – £13.68 billion
John Fredriksen is a Norway-born shipping magnate who owns oil tankers and invests in fish farming, dry bulkers, and deepwater drilling rigs.
10. Igor and Dmitry Bukhman – £12.54 billion
After almost doubling their fortune, the Bukhman brothers are the biggest risers on this year’s list.
The Russian-born duo built a fortune on mobile games such as Gardenscapes and Fishdom.
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