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Michael Platt (financier)
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US$20.9bn. Platt cofounded BlueCrest Capital Management. The firm moved away from outside investors to managing partners' and employees' capital, making proprietary investment returns central to the business behind his fortune.
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Nik Storonsky
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US$18.8bn. Storonsky cofounded Revolut, building a financial-services business around a mobile app. His retained stake connects the estimate to private-company valuations, which can change when investors transact.
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Jim Ratcliffe
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US$18.4bn. Ratcliffe founded INEOS in 1998 after an earlier career in chemicals. Buying and operating industrial businesses built the fortune; his prominent sports investments came later.
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James Dyson
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US$15bn. Dyson turned bagless vacuum-cleaner technology into a global consumer-appliance company. His route combines invention with ownership of the business that brought the products to market.
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Dmitry Bukhman
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US$13.6bn. Dmitry Bukhman founded Playrix with his brother Igor. Starting with PC games sold online, they developed a mobile-games business while retaining majority ownership without external funding.
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Igor Bukhman
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US$13.6bn. Igor Bukhman built Playrix with his younger brother Dmitry. The source attributes an equal individual fortune to each, linking both entries to the same privately owned games developer.
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David Reuben
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US$13.3bn. David Reuben began in metals trading before developing a broad investment business with his brother Simon. Property and data centres became important parts of their later portfolio.
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Simon Reuben
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US$13.3bn. Simon Reuben started in the carpet trade and moved into property before joining forces with David. Their separately attributed fortunes are equal, despite the different starting points in their careers.
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Alex Gerko
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US$12bn. Gerko founded XTX Markets after a career in trading. A mathematical background and an electronic market-making business distinguish his route from the property and manufacturing fortunes elsewhere here.
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Chris Hohn
US$11.8bn. Hohn founded The Children's Investment Fund Management in 2003. His hedge-fund business and activist investing underpin the fortune, while the similarly named charitable foundation is a separate organisation.
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Denise Coates
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US$8.1bn. Coates built bet365 into a large online gambling business and became its majority shareholder. Her personal estimate is separate from that of her brother John, who also helps lead the company.
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Joe Lewis (businessman)
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US$7bn. Lewis developed an investment portfolio through Tavistock Group. His longstanding association with Tottenham Hotspur should not be confused with a current personal holding: ENIC ownership moved to a family trust in 2022.
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Clive Calder
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US$6.9bn. Calder built Zomba Music Group, whose businesses included Jive Records. Bertelsmann completed its purchase of Zomba in 2002 for US$2.74bn, a defining transaction in the creation of this music-industry fortune.
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Andrew Currie (businessman)
US$6.1bn. Currie is a co-owner of INEOS and has been a director since 1999. Experience at BP Chemicals and Inspec preceded his role in the industrial group, putting operational expertise behind his ownership stake.
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Tom Morris (businessman)
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US$6.1bn. Morris founded Home Bargains in Liverpool. His fortune demonstrates the scale available in discount retail, selling everyday products rather than relying on a luxury brand or a technology platform.
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John Reece
US$6.1bn. Reece joined INEOS as finance director in 2000 after working as a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers. His entry illustrates how a senior finance executive's ownership stake can produce wealth far beyond a salary.
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Mike Ashley (businessman)
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US$5.7bn. Ashley founded Sports Direct, which developed into Frasers Group. A retail business built around sportswear and later acquisitions provided the foundation of his fortune.
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Ian Livingstone (property developer)
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US$5.3bn. Ian Livingstone cofounded London & Regional Properties with his brother Richard after a career that included running optician shops. Their property investments extend into hotels and large development projects.
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Richard Livingstone (businessman)
US$5.3bn. Richard Livingstone built London & Regional Properties with Ian. His background as a chartered surveyor complements his brother's earlier retail experience; the source assigns equal fortunes to the two owners. The image is a symbolic illustration of his industry.
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John Caudwell
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US$4.2bn. Caudwell founded mobile-phone retailer Phones 4u and subsequently invested in property and other businesses. The fortune originated in selling communications products rather than operating a mobile network.
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Peter Hargreaves
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US$3.7bn. Hargreaves cofounded Hargreaves Lansdown with Stephen Lansdown and later became a partner in Blue Whale Capital. Investment services for other savers were the starting point for his own business wealth.
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Alan Howard (hedge fund manager)
US$3.3bn. Howard cofounded Brevan Howard, a hedge-fund management firm. His entry sits alongside former founding partner Chris Rokos's, showing how one investment business can produce several separately attributed fortunes.
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John Coates (businessman)
US$3.1bn. John Coates is joint chief executive of bet365 and chairman of Stoke City. The online gambling business connects his wealth to his sister Denise's, although their individual estimates differ substantially.
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Richard Branson
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US$2.8bn. Branson's Virgin business began with a magazine and mail-order records before expanding into music, aviation and other sectors. The variety of businesses contrasts with fortunes attached to one industrial company.
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