Sunday Times Rich List 2015

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The Sunday Times Rich List 2015 is the 27th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times on 26 April 2015.{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231113409/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2010|title=2015 Rich List|work=thesundaytimes.co.uk|accessdate=9 October 2015 |editor1=Beresford, Philip |editor1-link=Philip Beresford |date=26 April 2015}}

The Guardian reported that the collective wealth of Britain’s 1,000 richest people had more than doubled in the last 10 years with a combined fortune of just over £547bn and a fortune of £100m was now required to qualify for the list.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/apr/26/crisis-what-crisis-britains-richest-double-their-wealth-in-10-years |title=Richest Double wealth |work=The Guardian |location=United Kingdom |date=26 April 2015 |accessdate=26 April 2015 }}

This year's list marked the first year Queen Elizabeth II was not among the list's top 300 most wealthy since the list began in 1989.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/the-queen-drops-off-the-top-end-of-the-sunday-times-rich-list-for-the-first-time-since-its-inception-10204588.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/the-queen-drops-off-the-top-end-of-the-sunday-times-rich-list-for-the-first-time-since-its-inception-10204588.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=The Queen drops off the top end of the Sunday Times Rich List for the first time since its inception|date=26 April 2015|author=Helen Nianias|newspaper=The Independent|accessdate=17 December 2015}} In the Sunday Times Rich List 1989, the Queen had been ranked number one in the United Kingdom, with a net worth of £5.2 billion, which included state assets that were not hers personally,{{Cite news|date=2013-04-18|title=Rich List: Changing face of wealth|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-22188762|access-date=2020-07-23}} (approximately £{{Formatprice|{{Inflation|UK|5200000000|1989|r=-6}}}} in today's value).{{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}

Top 15 fortunes

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" !colspan=2\|2015 !rowspan=2\|Name !rowspan=2\|Citizenship !rowspan=2\|Source of wealth !colspan=2\|2014{{cite news\|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231113409/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=December 31, 2010\|title=2014 Rich List\|work=thesundaytimes.co.uk\|accessdate=June 11, 2016 \|editor1=Beresford, Philip \|editor1-link=Philip Beresford \|date=18 May 2014}}
Rank !Net worth {{GBP}} bn ! Rank ! Net worth {{GBP}} bn
align=center\|1 {{profit}} \|align=right\|£13.18 {{profit}} \| Leonard Blavatnik \| {{US}} \| Industry \|align=center\|4 \|align=right\|£11.00
align=center\|2 {{loss}} \|align=right\|£13.00 {{profit}} \| Sri and Gopi Hinduja \| {{IND}} \| Industry and finance \|align=center\|1 \|align=right\|£11.90
align=center\|3 {{profit}} \|align=right\|£11.00 {{profit}} \| Galen Weston and George G. Weston and family \| {{CAN}} \| Retailing \|align=center\|11 \|align=right\|£7.30
align=center\|4 {{loss}} \|align=right\|£9.80 {{loss}} \| Alisher Usmanov \| {{RUS}} \| Mining and investment \|align=center\|2 \|align=right\|£10.65
align=center\|5 {{profit}} \|align=right\|£9.70 {{profit}} \| David and Simon Reuben \| {{GBR}} \| Property and internet \|align=center\|7 \|align=right\|£9.00
align=center\|6 {{loss}} \|align=right\|£9.45 {{loss}} \| Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli \| {{SUI}} & {{GBR}} \| Pharmaceuticals \|align=center\|5 \|align=right\|£9.75
align=center\|7 {{loss}} \|align=right\|£9.20 {{loss}} \| Lakshmi Mittal and family \| {{IND}} \| Steel \|align=center\|3 \|align=right\|£10.25
align=center\|8 {{steady}} \|align=right\|£8.70 {{loss}} \| Kirsten Rausing and Jörn Rausing \| {{SWE}} \| Inheritance and investment (Tetra Pak) \|align=center\|8 \|align=right\|£8.80
align=center\|9 {{profit}} \|align=right\|£8.56 {{profit}} \| The Duke of Westminster \| {{GBR}} \| Property \|align=center\|10 \|align=right\|£8.50
align=center\|10 {{loss}} \|align=right\|£7.29 {{loss}} \| Roman Abramovich \| {{RUS}} \| Oil and industry \|align=center\|9 \|align=right\|£8.52
align=center\|11 {{loss}} \|align=right\|£7.24 {{loss}} \| John Fredriksen and family \| {{CYP}} \| Shipping and oil services \|align=center\|6 \|align=right\|£9.25
align=center\|12 {{steady}} \|align=right\|£7.15 {{profit}} \| Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho \| {{NED}}{{cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/charlene-de-carvalho-heineken/\|title=Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken\|author=Fontevecchia, Agustino\|work=Forbes\|accessdate=9 October 2015}} \| Inheritance, banking, brewing (Heineken) \|align=center\|12 \|align=right\|£6.36
align=center\|13 {{profit}} \|align=right\|£6.50 {{profit}} \| Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay \| {{GBR}} \| Property, media, retailing \|align=center\|16 \|align=right\|£6.00
align=center\|14 {{profit}} \|align=right\|£6.40 {{profit}} \| Hans Rausing and family \| {{SWE}} \| Packaging (Tetra Pak) \|align=center\|17 \|align=right\|£5.90
align=center\|15 {{loss}} \|align=right\|£5.94 {{loss}} \| Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber and family \| {{SAU}} \| Property, hotels (MBI Group) \|align=center\|13 \|align=right\|£6.16

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!colspan=2|2015

!rowspan=2|Name

!rowspan=2|Citizenship

!rowspan=2|Source of wealth

!colspan=2|2014{{cite news|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231113409/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2010|title=2014 Rich List|work=thesundaytimes.co.uk|accessdate=June 11, 2016 |editor1=Beresford, Philip |editor1-link=Philip Beresford |date=18 May 2014}}

Rank

!Net worth
{{GBP}} bn

! Rank

! Net worth
{{GBP}} bn

align=center|1 {{profit}}

|align=right|£13.18 {{profit}}

| Leonard Blavatnik

| {{US}}

| Industry

|align=center|4

|align=right|£11.00

align=center|2 {{loss}}

|align=right|£13.00 {{profit}}

| Sri and Gopi Hinduja

| {{IND}}

| Industry and finance

|align=center|1

|align=right|£11.90

align=center|3 {{profit}}

|align=right|£11.00 {{profit}}

| Galen Weston and George G. Weston and family

| {{CAN}}

| Retailing

|align=center|11

|align=right|£7.30

align=center|4 {{loss}}

|align=right|£9.80 {{loss}}

| Alisher Usmanov

| {{RUS}}

| Mining and investment

|align=center|2

|align=right|£10.65

align=center|5 {{profit}}

|align=right|£9.70 {{profit}}

| David and Simon Reuben

| {{GBR}}

| Property and internet

|align=center|7

|align=right|£9.00

align=center|6 {{loss}}

|align=right|£9.45 {{loss}}

| Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli

| {{SUI}} & {{GBR}}

| Pharmaceuticals

|align=center|5

|align=right|£9.75

align=center|7 {{loss}}

|align=right|£9.20 {{loss}}

| Lakshmi Mittal and family

| {{IND}}

| Steel

|align=center|3

|align=right|£10.25

align=center|8 {{steady}}

|align=right|£8.70 {{loss}}

| Kirsten Rausing and Jörn Rausing

| {{SWE}}

| Inheritance and investment (Tetra Pak)

|align=center|8

|align=right|£8.80

align=center|9 {{profit}}

|align=right|£8.56 {{profit}}

| The Duke of Westminster

| {{GBR}}

| Property

|align=center|10

|align=right|£8.50

align=center|10 {{loss}}

|align=right|£7.29 {{loss}}

| Roman Abramovich

| {{RUS}}

| Oil and industry

|align=center|9

|align=right|£8.52

align=center|11 {{loss}}

|align=right|£7.24 {{loss}}

| John Fredriksen and family

| {{CYP}}

| Shipping and oil services

|align=center|6

|align=right|£9.25

align=center|12 {{steady}}

|align=right|£7.15 {{profit}}

| Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho

| {{NED}}{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/charlene-de-carvalho-heineken/|title=Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken|author=Fontevecchia, Agustino|work=Forbes|accessdate=9 October 2015}}

| Inheritance, banking, brewing (Heineken)

|align=center|12

|align=right|£6.36

align=center|13 {{profit}}

|align=right|£6.50 {{profit}}

| Sir David Barclay and Sir Frederick Barclay

| {{GBR}}

| Property, media, retailing

|align=center|16

|align=right|£6.00

align=center|14 {{profit}}

|align=right|£6.40 {{profit}}

| Hans Rausing and family

| {{SWE}}

| Packaging (Tetra Pak)

|align=center|17

|align=right|£5.90

align=center|15 {{loss}}

|align=right|£5.94 {{loss}}

| Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber and family

| {{SAU}}

| Property, hotels (MBI Group)

|align=center|13

|align=right|£6.16

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20101231113409/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/public/richlist/ Sunday Times Rich List]

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Sunday Times Rich List 2015

Top 15 fortunes

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