The top 20 wealthiest people and families in Britain and Ireland, 2016
David and Simon Reuben, Indian-born brothers, were named as the wealthiest people in Britain, with their assets estimated at $18.9 billion (13.1 billion pounds). The Reubens’ fortune increased by 3.4 billion pounds over the past year, said the compilers of the Sunday Times rich list, 2016.
Publicity-shy Reuben brothers, who also own London Oxford Airport and London Heliport, were born in India to a wealthy Iraqi-Jewish family before moving to Britain in the 1950’s and built their wealth in metals and property.
Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja – also brothers – finished a close 2nd with 13 billion pounds, followed by Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik at 11.59 billion pounds.
The 1,000 richest people and families listed are worth a total of 576 billion pounds, up from 547 billion pounds in 2015. There are also a record 125 women on this year’s top 1,000 list.
The top 20 wealthiest people and families in Britain and Ireland, 2016:
| Rank | Name | Wealth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | David and Simon Reuben | 13.1 billion pounds |
| 2 | Sri and Gopi Hinduja | 13 billion pounds |
| 3 | Len Blavatnik | 11.6 billion pounds |
| 4 | Galen and George Weston and family | 11 billion pounds |
| 5 | Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli | 9.78 billion pounds |
| 6 | The Duke of Westminste | 9.35 billion pounds |
| 7 | Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho | 9.15 billion pounds |
| 8 | Kirsten and Jorn Rausing | 8.7 billion pounds |
| 9 | Hans Rausing and family | 8.6 billion pounds |
| 10 | Alisher Usmanov | 7.58 billion pounds |
| 11 | Lakshmi Mittal and family | 7.12 billion pounds |
| 12 | Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay | 7 billion pounds |
| 13 | Roman Abramovich | 6.4 billion pounds |
| 14 | John Fredriksen and family | 6.3 billion pounds |
| 15 | Mohamed Bin Issa Al Jaber and family | 5.84 billion pounds |
| 16 | Earl Cadogan and family | 5.7 billion pounds |
| 17 | Sir James Dyson and family | 5 billion pounds |
| 18 | Nicky Oppenheimer and family | 4.83 billion pounds |
| 19 | Sir Richard Branson and family | 4.52 billion pounds |
| 20 | John Grayken | 4.42 billion pounds |
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