Rich List 2026: Who are the wealthiest people in the UK?

Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja top the list following the death of their father Gopichand Hinduja, the patriarch behind Indian Conglomerate Hinduja Group.Sir Jim RatcliffePA ArchiveThe number of billionaires recorded by the list has increased to 157, up from 156 a year ago after a recent period of decline.According to the list, Sir David Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman, after he and wife Lady Victoria doubled their wealth in the last year.The Beckhams now have a combined fortune of £1.185 billion, compared to the £500 million estimated net worth they had on the 2025 list.David and Victoria Beckham PA ArchiveThis significant increase in wealth is attributed to Sir David’s investments in the US, as the signing of Lionel Messi to Inter Miami until 2028 has lifted the value of his stake in the club, while revenues at Lady Beckham’s fashion line have topped £100 million.Here are the 20 richest people and families in the UK, according to the list:1. Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family – £38 billion2. David and Simon Reuben and family – £27.971 billion3. Sir Leonard Blavatnik – £26.852 billion4. Idan Ofer – £24.481 billion5. Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family – £18.939 billion6. Christopher Harborne – £18.177 billion7. Nik Storonsky – £16.411 billion8. Alex Gerko – £16.006 billion9. Sir Jim Ratcliffe – £15.194 billion10. Igor and Dmitry Bukhman – £14.26 billion11. Kirsten and Jorn Rausing – £12.6 billion12. Michael Platt – £12.481 billion13. Sir James Dyson and family – £12 billion14. Lord Bamford and family – £10.318 billion15. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho – £10.215 billion16. Barnaby and Merlin Swire and family – £9.736 billion17. Denise, John and Peter Coates – £9.728 billion18. The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family – £9.677 billion=19. Moshe Kantor – £8.888 billion=19. Marit, Lisbet, Dame Sigrid and Sir Hans Rausing – £8.888 billion