Sunday Times Rich List 2022

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The Sunday Times Rich List 2022 is the 34th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times online on 20 May 2022 and in print on 22 May 2022. [1]

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The list was edited by Robert Watts who succeeded long-term compiler Philip Beresford in 2017. He noted of the 2022 list: "While many of us are experiencing the greatest cost of living squeeze we can remember, the super-rich have had another record year."

The list was widely reported by other media. [2] [3]

Top 10 fortunes

2022 [1] NameCitizenshipSource of wealth2021 [4]
Rank Net worth
£ bn
RankNet worth
£ bn
01 Increase2.svg£28.50 Increase2.svg Sri and Gopi Hinduja Flag of India.svg  India Industry and finance3£17.00
02 Increase2.svg£23 Increase2.svg Sir James Dyson and familyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Industry (Dyson)4£16.30
03 Decrease2.svg£22.265 Increase2.svg David and Simon Reuben and familyFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Property and Internet2£21.465
04 Decrease2.svg£20.00 Decrease2.svg Sir Len Blavatnik Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States & Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Investment, music and media1£23
05 Increase2.svg£19.26 Increase2.svg Guillaume Pousaz Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Payments (Checkout.com)33£5.54
06 Steady2.svg£17 Increase2.svg Lakshmi Mittal and familyFlag of India.svg  India Steel5£14.68
07 Increase2.svg£15 Increase2.svg Christoph Henkel and familyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Chemicals (Henkel)120£1.4
8 Increase2.svg£13.5 Increase2.svg Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada & Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Retailing10£11
09 Decrease2.svg£12.00 Decrease2.svg Kirsten Rausing and Jörn Rausing Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Inheritance and investment (Tetra Pak)7£13
10 Decrease2.svg£11.421 Decrease2.svg Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Inheritance, banking, brewing (Heineken)9£12.01

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References

  1. 1 2 Watts, Robert, ed. (20 May 2022). "The Sunday Times Rich List 2022". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. "Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty make Sunday Times Rich List with £730m fortune". The Independent. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. "Sri and Gopi Hinduja named UK's richest people, with £28.5bn fortune". The Guardian. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  4. Watts, Robert, ed. (21 May 2021). "The Sunday Times Rich List 2021". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 May 2021.