The annual Sunday Times rich list has been released, naming who the wealthiest people, including families and individuals, in Britain are in 2026. Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and their family topped the 2026 rankings with an estimated fortune of £38 billion following the death of Hinduja Group patriarch Gopichand Hinduja last year.
The billionaire businessman died in London aged 85 and had overseen the global Indian conglomerate alongside his family for decades. The latest rich list also saw several familiar names retain places among the UK’s wealthiest figures, including billionaire businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe and vacuum cleaner entrepreneur Sir James Dyson.
A major new entrant to the list was entrepreneur and investor Christopher Harborne, who has made record political donations to Reform UK. Harborne entered the rankings in sixth place with an estimated wealth of £18.177 billion.
1)Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family – £38 billion
2) David and Simon Reuben and family – £27.971 billion
3) Sir Leonard Blavatnik – £26.852 billion
4) Idan Ofer – £24.481 billion
5) Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family – £18.939 billion
6) Christopher Harborne – £18.177 billion
7) Nik Storonsky – £16.411 billion
8) Alex Gerko – £16.006 billion
9) Sir Jim Ratcliffe – £15.194 billion
10) Igor and Dmitry Bukhman – £14.26 billion
11) Kirsten and Jorn Rausing – £12.6 billion
12) Michael Platt – £12.481 billion
13) Sir James Dyson and family – £12 billion
14) Lord Bamford and family – £10.318 billion
15) Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho – £10.215 billion
16) Barnaby and Merlin Swire and family – £9.736 billion
17) Denise, John and Peter Coates – £9.728 billion
18) The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family – £9.677 billion
19) Moshe Kantor – £8.888 billion
20) Marit, Lisbet, Dame Sigrid and Sir Hans Rausing – £8.888 billion
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