20 WEALTHIEST IN BRITAIN
1. GOPI HINDUJA AND FAMILY, £37.2bn
Britain’s richest family made its fortune from the Mumbai-based conglomerate Hinduja Group, which spans banking and finance, media and entertainment, and energy. It has about 200,000 staff around the world. The family’s fortune is the largest ever recorded in the list.
2. SIR LEONARD BLAVATNIK, £29.25bn
Second-richest is a Ukrainianborn business magnate and philanthropist who built up his fortune in Russia. He took Warner Music public in June 2020 after buying it in 2011.
3. DAVID AND SIMON REUBEN AND FAMILY, £24.98bn
The brothers made their money through property and tech with their private equity firm Reuben Brothers. The pair were born in Mumbai and raised in the UK.
4. SIR JIM RATCLIFFE, £23.52bn
Manchester-born Sir Jim is founder and chair of global chemicals firm Ineos.
In February he bought a minority stake in Manchester United and now controls football operations.
He fell from second on the list after his wealth plunged by more than £6billion.
5. SIR JAMES DYSON AND FAMILY, £20.8bn
Founder of tech firm Dyson and inventor of the cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner in the 1970s. He has since moved into the beauty industry.
6. BARNABY AND MERLIN SWIRE AND FAMILY, £17.2bn
The Swire family’s fortune stems from Swire Group, a global business spanning property, transport and industrials.
Eton-educated chairman Barnaby is a sixth-generation descendant of the group’s founder.
7. IDAN OFER, £14.96bn
Israeli businessman Idan is son of late shipping magnate Sammy. He has interests in shipping, energy, plus a stake in Spanish football club Atletico Madrid.
8. LAKSHMI MITTAL AND FAMILY, £14.92bn
Indian-born Lakshmi is chair of ArcelorMittal, the vast international steel manufacturer. He is also a co-owner of Queen’s Park Rangers football club.
9. GUY, GEORGE, ALANNAH AND GALEN WESTON AND FAMILY, £14.49bn
Garfield Weston founded Associated British Foods in 1935. It now owns Primark, produces sugar – and George is CEO.
10. JOHN FREDRIKSEN AND FAMILY, £12.87bn
John is a Norway-born shipping magnate who owns oil tankers and investments in fish farming, dry bulkers and deepwater drilling rigs.
11. KIRSTEN AND JORN RAUSING, £12.63bn
Kirsten and brother Jorn inherited a stake in their grandfather’s firm Tetra Laval, whose cartons revolutionised the storage of drinks. Swedish-born Kirsten is involved in racing.
12. ALEX GERKO, £12.05bn
The Moscow-born mathematician founded algorithmic trading company XTX Markets in 2015, which grew rapidly in the UK and has offices in New York, Paris and Mumbai.
13. MICHAEL PLATT, £12bn
The Preston-born financier is the co-founder and chief executive of successful hedge fund BlueCrest Capital Management.
14. CHARLENE DE CARVALHO-HEINEKEN AND MICHEL DE CARVALHO, £11.75bn
Charlene is a Dutch businesswoman who inherited nearly a quarter stake in beer giant Heineken from her late father Freddy Heineken.
Her husband and former Olympic skier Michel de
Carvalho sits on the board.
15. THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER AND THE GROSVENOR FAMILY, £10.13bn
Hugh Grosvenor, 33, is the seventh duke and became a billionaire on inheriting his title and the Grosvenor Estate in 2016. He is the richest person under 40.
16. MARIT, LISBET AND SIGRID RAUSING, £9.19bn
Marit is the widow of Hans Rausing, who built up the Tetra Pak packaging business founded by his dad in 1944. Lisbet and Sigrid are their children.
17. CARRIE AND FRANCOIS PERRODO AND FAMILY, £9.17bn
Singapore-born Carrie inherited oil company Perenco after the death of husband Hubert Perrodo in 2006. Her son, amateur racing driver Francois, is now the chairman.
18. NICKY OPPENHEIMER AND FAMILY, £7.94bn
Nicky sold his family’s stake in diamond giant De Beers in 2012. He was the third generation of the family to run it, taking the company private in 2001.
19. LORD BAMFORD AND FAMILY, £7.65bn
Lord Bamford runs JCB, the construction equipment manufacturer he took over from his dad, Joseph Cyril Bamford, in the 1970s. A major political donor, he is also a director of the Centre for Policy Studies think tank.
19. DENISE, JOHN AND PETER COATES, £7.47bn
Denise is co-founder and majority owner of online gambling giant Bet365. Her family ran betting shops in Stoke-on-Trent. Peter is her dad and John is her brother and, with Denise, joint chief executive.