List of British billionaires by net worth explained

This is a list of British billionaires by net worth, based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled by Bloomberg,[1] The Sunday Times,[2] and by Forbes magazine.[3] The lists are incomplete.

2020 British billionaire list by Bloomberg Billionaires Index

World rank Name Net worth (USD) Source of wealth
54Sir James Dyson27.3 billion Consumer
61 25 billion Industrial
91 15 billion Diversified
171Duke of Westminster13.2 billionReal Estate
242Michael Platt9.91 billionFinance
247Denise Coates9.75 billionGambling
288Lord Bamford & family8.73 billionIndustrial
330Sir Richard Branson7.9 billionDiversified
339Andrew Currie7.7 billionIndustrial
340John Reece7.65 billion
367Earl Cadogan7.09 billionReal Estate
398 6.64 billion Diversified
410Simon Reuben6.43 billion
411David Reuben6.43 billion
448Laurence Graff6.04 billionConsumer
481Clive Calder5.65 billionEntertainment
497Tom Morris5.51 billionRetail

2019 British billionaire list by The Sunday Times

Net worth (GBP) Source of wealth
22 billion Industry and finance
18.2 billion Chemicals
14.4 billion Investment, music and media
James Dyson and family 12.6 billion Household goods and technology
12.3 billion Inheritance and investment
12 billion Inheritance, brewing and banking
11.3 billion Mining and investment
11.2 billion Oil and industry
10.9 billion Industry

2017 British billionaires list by Forbes magazine

World rank Name Net worth (USD) Source of wealth
18 32.0 billion oil and chemicals
64 19.8 billion diversified
65 15.3 billion investments, real estate
250 5.8 billion real estate
269 5.6 billion investments
315 5.1 billion banking
324 5.0 billion media, retail
324 5.1 billion Virgin Group Ltd
339 4.8 billion fashion retail
359 4.6 billion diamond jewellery
367 4.5 billion record label
367 4.5 billion hedge funds
414 4.2 billion vacuums
522 3.6 billion online gambling
660 3.0 billion chemicals
660 3.0 billion chemicals
693 2.9 billion construction equipment
693 2.9 billion Formula One
717 2.8 billion financial services
782 2.6 billion sports retailing
782 2.6 billion retail
867 2.4 billion diversified
896 2.3 billion fashion retailer
896 2.3 billion diversified
939 2.2 billion mobile phones
973 2.1 billion hedge fund
1030 2.0 billion real estate
1030 2.0 billion retail
1098 1.9 billion real estate
1161 1.8 billion online gambling
1161 1.8 billion finance
1161 1.8 billion sports apparel
1290 1.6 billion security
1376 1.5 billion mobile phones
1376 1.5 billion finance
1376 1.5 billion manufacturing
1376 1.5 billion energy drinks
1376 1.5 billion energy services
1468 1.4 billion mining, commodities
1468 1.4 billion publishing
1468 1.4 billion hedge funds
1468 1.4 billion real estate
1567 1.3 billion hotels
1678 1.2 billion diversified
1795 1.1 billion oil services
1795 1.1 billion Arnold Clark Automobiles
1795 1.1 billion office real estate
1795 1.1 billion communications
1795 1.1 billion textiles
1940 1.0 billion real estate, manufacturing
1940 1.0 billion consumer goods
1940 1.0 billion clothing retail
1940 1.0 billion manufacturing
1940 1.0 billion price comparison website

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Bloomberg Billionaires Index. en. Bloomberg.com. 2021-02-07. 2020-10-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017175401/https://www.bloomberg.com//billionaires/. live.
  2. News: Rich List 2019: Hinduja brothers top rankings for third time. BBC News . May 12, 2019. June 1, 2020. June 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200629101546/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-48240853. live.
  3. Web site: The World's Billionaires. Forbes. 13 April 2017. 4 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190304152923/https://www.forbes.com/billionaires/list/#version:static_header:position_country:United%20Kingdom. live.