UK · 15 May 2026
David Beckham is now Britain's first billionaire athlete.
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The 2026 Sunday Times Rich List shows the UK's wealthiest people, with some fortunes changing notably. The Hinduja family now tops the ranking at £38 billion, after their patriarch Gopichand Hinduja died last year. This year's list recorded 157 billionaires, up from 156 a year ago, and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's fortune fell.
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