Sunday Times Rich List 2017
The Sunday Times Rich List 2017 is the 29th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times on 7 May 2017.[1]
The List was edited by Robert Watts who succeeded long-term compiler Philip Beresford this year.
The list was previewed in the previous week's Sunday Times and widely reported by other media.[2]
Top 15 fortunes
| 2017[1] | Name | Citizenship | Source of wealth | 2016[3] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Net worth £ bn |
Rank | Net worth £ bn | |||
01 
|
£16.20
|
Sri and Gopi Hinduja
|
 United Kingdom
|
Industry and Finance | 2 | £13.00 |
| 02
|
£15.98
|
Leonard Blavatnik
|
 United States
|
Investment, music and media | 3 | £11.59 |
03 
|
£14.00
|
David and Simon Reuben | United Kingdom
|
Property and Internet | 1 | £13.10 |
| 04
|
£13.22
|
Lakshmi Mittal and family |  India
|
Steel | 11 | £7.12 |
| 05
|
£11.79
|
Alisher Usmanov |  Russia
|
Mining and Investment | 10 | £7.58 |
| 06
|
£11.50
|
Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli |  Switzerland & United Kingdom
|
Pharmaceuticals | 5 | £9.78 |
| 07
|
£10.50
|
Galen Weston and George G. Weston and family |  Canada & United Kingdom
|
Retailing | 4 | £11.00 |
08 
|
£9.66
|
Kirsten Rausing and Jörn Rausing |  Sweden
|
Inheritance and investment (Tetra Pak) | 8 | £8.70 |
| 09
|
£9.52
|
The Duke of Westminster | United Kingdom
|
Property | 6 | £9.35 |
| 10
|
£9.30
|
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho |  Netherlands
|
Inheritance, banking, brewing (Heineken) | 7 | £9.15 |
| 11
|
£9.25
|
Hans Rausing and family | Sweden
|
Packaging (Tetra Pak) | 9 | £8.60 |
| 12
|
£8.06
|
John Fredriksen and family |  Cyprus &  Norway
|
Shipping and oil services | 14 | £6.30 |
| 13
|
£8.05
|
Roman Abramovich | Russia
|
Oil and industry | 13 | £6.40 |
| 14
|
£7.80
|
Sir James Dyson and family | United Kingdom
|
Industry (Dyson) | 17 | £5.00 |
| 15
|
£7.20
|
Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay | United Kingdom
|
Property, media, internet retailing | 12 | £7.00 |
See also
- Forbes list of billionaires
References
- ^ a b Watts, Robert, ed. (7 May 2017). "Rich List". thesundaytimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- ^ Independent: "Sunday Times Rich List: UK's 10 richest couples revealed"
- ^ Beresford, Philip; Watts, Robert, eds. (24 April 2016). "Rich List". thesundaytimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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