The ''Sunday Times Rich List'' is a
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of the 1,000 wealthiest people or families
resident in the
United Kingdom
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ranked by
net wealth. The list is updated annually in April and has been published as a magazine supplement by
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national Sunday
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The Sunday Times
''The Sunday Times'' is a British Sunday newspaper whose circulation makes it the largest in Britain's quality press market category. It was founded in 1821 as ''The New Observer''. It is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of N ...
'' since 1989. The editorial decisions governing the compilation of the ''Rich List'' are published in the newspaper and online as its "Rules of engagement".
The ''Rich List'' is not limited to British citizens and it includes individuals and families born overseas but who predominantly work and/or live in Britain. This excludes some individuals with prominent financial assets in Britain.
The editors estimate subjects' wealth from a range of public information, based on values in January each year. They typically explain their actions by stating: "We measure identifiable wealth, whether land, property, racehorses, art or significant shares in publicly quoted companies. We exclude bank accounts—to which we have no access... We try to give due consideration to liabilities."
The 2015 list marked the first year
Queen Elizabeth II
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was not among the list's top 300 most wealthy since the list began in 1989.
She was number one on the inaugural ''
Sunday Times Rich List 1989''.
The
most recent list was published online on 16 May 2025 and in print on 18 May 2025.
Tax List
The ''Sunday Times Tax List'' was inaugurated on 27 January 2019 in the ''Sunday Times Magazine'', using data collected for the Rich List and edited by Robert Watts.
Giving List
Since 2005, as part of the ''Rich List'', The Sunday Times has produced an annual ''Giving List'', which tracks the most generous philanthropists in the UK as a proportion of their wealth. In 2018, it was reported that, of the 300 philanthropists listed in the ''Giving List'', a total of £3.207 billion was given away.
Jamie Cooper, the former wife of hedge fund manager
Sir Christopher Anthony Hohn, was ranked in first place with a giving index of 88.89%, which amounted to donations in 2018 of £299.6 million.
Book version
A fuller version of the ''Rich List'' is also published in a reference book edition, edited by
Philip Beresford. This list covers the top 5,000 richest people, rather than the top 1,000, and includes their business addresses:
*''Sunday Times Rich List 2006–2007'' was published by A & C Black in December 2006 ().
*''Sunday Times Rich List 2007–2008'' was due to be published by A & C Black in November 2007 () but no book appeared due to a deadlock between the publishers and ''The Sunday Times''. The publisher was keen to carry on but only if a CD version was attached to the book. ''The Sunday Times'' would not allow this as it would give competitors a chance to develop their own database and launch rival rich lists.
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See also
* Happy List
* ''Forbes'' list of billionaires
* List of music artists by net worth
* List of celebrities by net worth
References
External links
''Sunday Times Rich List''
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1989 establishments in the United Kingdom
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Lists of British people
Publications established in 1989
Wealth in the United Kingdom
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