25 Richest people in Britain Sunday Times Review
The collective wealth of Britain's richest people has more than doubled in the last ten years, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
This year's list found the wealthiest 1,000 individuals and families now have a combined fortune of £547.126 billion.
The figure has more than doubled since a total of £249.615 billion was recorded in 2005, despite the world economy being gripped by a punishing recession over much of the last decade.
Plain old millionaires increasingly struggle to count themselves among the mega-rich, with a fortune of £100 million now required to make it into the top 1,000.
That is £15m higher than last year's minimum, while in 1997 it took a personal wealth of 'just' £15 million to make the grade.
The rich list, which is published tomorrow, includes 117 billionaires, up from 104 last year. They account for a total wealth of £325.131 billion and 80 of them are based in London. It means the capital has more sterling billionaires than any other city in the world.
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London-based Ukrainian businessman Len Blavatnik, whose empire includes the Warner Music Group, is at the top this year, with an estimated fortune of £13.17 billion.
He jumped from fourth last year after seeing his wealth rise by more than £3 billion, according to the list.
Mr Blavatnik took over top spot from brothers Sri and Gopi Hinduja, who were nudged into second despite their fortune rising by £1.1 billion to £13 billion.
Galen and George Weston and family, who run a retail empire including Selfridges and Primark, enjoyed a particularly prosperous year, with their wealth soaring by £3.7 billion to £11 billion.
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Not all those in the top 25 have seen their bank balances bulge, however.
Steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal and Chelsea Football Club chairman Roman Abramovich saw their fortunes fall by £1.05 billion and £1.23 billion respectively, the list claimed.
However, neither are likely to be sweating too much over their finances. Mittal and family are still worth an estimated £9.20 billion while researchers put Abramovich's fortune at £7.29 billion.
The list charts wealth including land, property, assets or significant shares but excludes bank accounts.
Here is a list of Britain's wealthiest 25 people, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
1 Len Blavatnik £13.17 billion
2 Sri and Gopi Hinduja £13 billion
3 Galen and George Weston and family £11 billion
4 Alisher Usmanov £9.8 billion
5 David and Simon Reuben £9.7 billion
6 Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli £9.45 billion
7 Lakshmi Mittal and family £9.2 billion
8 Kirsten and Jorn Rausing £8.7 billion
9 The Duke of Westminster £8.56 billion
10 Roman Abramovich £7.29 billion
11 John Fredriksen and family £7.24 billion
12 Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho £7.145 billion
13 Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay £6.5 billion
14 Hans Rausing and family £6.4 billion
15 Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber and family £5.935 billion
16 Carrie and Francois Perrodo and family £5.8 billion
17 Nathan Kirsh £5.06 billion
18 Earl Cadogan and family £4.8 billion
19 Nicky Oppenheimer and family £4.55 billion
20 Sir Richard Branson and family £4.1 billion
21 Bruno Schroder and family £3.76 billion
22= Mike Ashley £3.5 billion
22= Sir James Dyson and family £3.5 billion
22= Sir Philip and Lady Green £3.5 billion
25 Sir Henry Keswick and family £3.275 billion
source:Mirror
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