The Sunday Times Rich List 2018 is the 30th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times on 13 May 2018.[1]
The list was edited by Robert Watts who succeeded long-term compiler Philip Beresford last year.
The list was previewed in the previous week's Sunday Times and widely reported by other media.[2]
Top 12 fortunes
edit| 2018[3] | Name | Citizenship | Source of wealth | 2017[4] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Net worth £ bn |
Rank | Net worth £ bn | |||
01 
|
£21.05
|
Sir Jim Ratcliffe |  United Kingdom
|
Industry (Ineos) | 18 | £5.75 |
02 
|
£20.64
|
Sri and Gopi Hinduja | United Kingdom
|
Industry and finance | 1 | £16.20 |
| 03
|
£15.26
|
Sir Len Blavatnik |  United States
|
Investment, music and media | 2 | £15.98 |
| 04
|
£15.09
|
David and Simon Reuben | United Kingdom
|
Property and Internet | 3 | £14.00 |
| 05
|
£14.66
|
Lakshmi Mittal and family |  India
|
Steel | 4 | £13.22 |
| 06
|
£11.10
|
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho |  Netherlands
|
Inheritance, banking, brewing (Heineken) | 10 | £9.30 |
| 07
|
£10.84
|
Kirsten Rausing and Jörn Rausing |  Sweden
|
Inheritance and investment (Tetra Pak) | 8 | £9.66 |
| 08
|
£10.55
|
Alisher Usmanov |  Russia
|
Mining and investment | 5 | £11.79 |
| 09
|
£10.05
|
Galen Weston and George G. Weston and family |  Canada & United Kingdom
|
Retailing | 7 | £10.50 |
| 10
|
£9.96
|
The 7th Duke of Westminster | United Kingdom
|
Inheritance and property | 9 | £9.52 |
| 11
|
£9.66
|
Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli |  Switzerland & United Kingdom
|
Pharmaceuticals | 6 | £11.50 |
| 12
|
£9.50
|
Sir James Dyson and family | United Kingdom
|
Industry (Dyson) | 14 | £7.80 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Watts, Robert, ed. (13 May 2018). "The Rich List: At last, the self-made triumph over old money". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ The Guardian: "Sunday Times Rich List: UK's wealthiest hedge fund manager now worth £3bn"
- ^ Watts, Robert, ed. (13 May 2018). "The Rich List: At last, the self-made triumph over old money". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Watts, Robert, ed. (7 May 2017). "Rich List". thesundaytimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.