£198,082 a day

JK Rowling

THE Harry Potter creator earns money from the books, films, theme parks, merchandise and the stage show, as well as her new writing projects. Forbes’ latest rich list suggests she made £72.3 m over the year — nearly £200,000 a day.

HOW SHE SPENDS IT: She lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children and reportedly has bought her neighbour’s home for £1 m to make a bigger garden. She’s also sold the family yacht and bought a place in Australia — the perfect antidote to Scottish weather.