The Sunday Times has released its annual Rich List for 2026, detailing the wealthiest individuals and families in the United Kingdom. The list is topped by Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and their family, who have a combined fortune of £38 billion. This follows the passing of their father, Gopichand Hinduja, the patriarch of the Hinduja Group, an Indian conglomerate, who died last year.
Top 20 Richest People and Families in the UK
The list includes several familiar names, such as Sir James Dyson and Sir Jim Ratcliffe, both of whom remain fixtures among the wealthiest. The number of billionaires on the list has increased to 157, up from 156 a year ago, after a period of decline.
The 20 Wealthiest Individuals and Families
- Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family – £38 billion
- David and Simon Reuben and family – £27.971 billion
- Sir Leonard Blavatnik – £26.852 billion
- Idan Ofer – £24.481 billion
- Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family – £18.939 billion
- Christopher Harborne – £18.177 billion
- Nik Storonsky – £16.411 billion
- Alex Gerko – £16.006 billion
- Sir Jim Ratcliffe – £15.194 billion
- Igor and Dmitry Bukhman – £14.26 billion
- Kirsten and Jorn Rausing – £12.6 billion
- Michael Platt – £12.481 billion
- Sir James Dyson and family – £12 billion
- Lord Bamford and family – £10.318 billion
- Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho – £10.215 billion
- Barnaby and Merlin Swire and family – £9.736 billion
- Denise, John and Peter Coates – £9.728 billion
- The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family – £9.677 billion
- Moshe Kantor – £8.888 billion
- Marit, Lisbet, Dame Sigrid and Sir Hans Rausing – £8.888 billion
The list highlights the continued concentration of wealth among a small number of individuals and families, with many fortunes derived from industries such as finance, technology, manufacturing, and consumer goods.
