Idan Ofer and Sir Jim Ratcliffe (Image: GETTY)
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 significant donations to Reform UK. Harborne entered the rankings in sixth place with an estimated wealth of £18.177 billion.
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Sir James Dyson again featured on the Sunday Times List with an estimated fortune of £12 billion (Image: Dave Benett/Getty Images for Stella McCartney)
Robert Watts, compiler of the Sunday Times Rich List, said: “Many foreign billionaires who have been living in the UK have dropped out because they have moved away. We have also seen a sharp rise in the number of British nationals now resident in Dubai, Switzerland and Monaco. As UK nationals, these people remain on our Rich List – wherever they now live.
“These two exoduses pose challenges for the UK economy and its public finances. Will more of the wealthy now set up or grow their ventures overseas and in doing so create fewer jobs here? How much tax – if any – will Rachel Reeves’ Treasury be able to extract from those affluent Brits who have now left the country.”
In recent years, a number of high-profile individuals have moved abroad, including property investors Ian and Richard Livingstone moving to Monaco, private equity businessman Jeremy Coller relocating to Switzerland and Revolut co-founder Nik Storonsky moving to Dubai.
The 20 richest people and families in the UK, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2026
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
Gopichand Hinduja died aged 85 last year (Image: PA)