Prince George’s godfather, the Duke of Westminster, is top of the list at the age of 32 and with a real estate portfolio worth £9.87bn.
Stars such as Harry Styles, Adele and Dua Lipa sit among self-made entrepreneurs and aristocrats on The Sunday Times Young Rich List.
Top of the newspaper’s “35 richest people under 35” is the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor – Prince George‘s godfather.
The 32-year-old inherited his title and 300 acres of land across London’s Belgravia and Mayfair at the age of 25.
His Grosvenor Group real estate portfolio, which extends throughout 43 cities and 10 countries, is worth £9.87bn.
Image:Hugh Grosvenor’s Grosvenor Group real estate portfolio is worth £9.87bn
Nine of the 38 (some of their fortunes are equal) on the list have their families to thank for their wealth – but the rest earned it themselves.
The original Sunday Times Rich List has also been released for 2023, revealing that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty lost £500,000 a day last year – but are still worth an estimated £529m.
Top of the list for another year running is Gopi Hinduja and his family, who have seen their wealth increase £6.53bn to £35bn. It is the largest fortune ever recorded in the list and comes after the head of the family, 87-year-old Srichand Hinduja, died this week.
Popstars feature prominently on the Young List, with Ed Sheeran’s £300m fortune at seventh, followed by Adele at ninth with £156m.
Ed Sheeran makes the cut with a £300m fortune. Pic: AP
Harry Styles is at joint 13th with £150m. His latest album Harry’s House was the best selling UK album of 2022. He is still on his 170-date Love On Tour, which will see him pocket a quarter of ticket sales.
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His former One Direction bandmates Niall Horan and Louis Tomlinson feature lower down – both with £54m at 29th.
Singer Dua Lipa, who also models and stars in the recent Barbie film, appears 21st with an estimated worth of £75m at the age of 27.
She is joint youngest on the list, with gaming developer Daniel Knight (worth £50m) and AU Vodka founders Charlie Morgan (worth £55m) and Jackson Quinn (also worth £55m).
Gareth Bale is the highest-earning footballer with £70m
Sterling richer than his captain
Golfer Rory McIlroy, 34, is the highest-earning sport star, valued at £200m, followed by boxer Anthony Joshua at £150m.
England football captain Harry Kane ranks 32nd with a fortune of £51m, lower down the list than his teammate Raheem Sterling who has £61m to his name.
Image:Raheem Sterling is said to have £61m to his name
According to the newspaper, former Wales captain Gareth Bale, who stepped down from the role after they were knocked out of the Qatar World Cup, is the highest-earning footballer with £70m.
Meanwhile, Harry Potter stars Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson rank 18th and 24th respectively.
Five went to same Worcestershire school
Among the lesser-known names is 30-year-old Ben Francis who founded the sportswear brand Gymshark.
As chief executive and co-founder, he has a 71% stake, reportedly worth £1.5bn – gaining him fourth position on the list with a net worth of £900m.
His co-founder and school friend Lewis Morgan is 11th on the list with £160m.
Ben Francis has a net worth of £900m
Three of their peers from South Bromsgrove High School in Worcestershire also feature on the list.
Reiss and Kris Edgerton who founded a watch business instead of joining the army, and Reece Wabara a former under-20s England footballer who founded the fashion brand Maniere De Voir.
Joint twelfth is married couple Dan and Melanie Marsden.
They earned their £151m fortune with their Instagram lingerie brand Lounge Underwear. It prides itself on not airbrushing images and using a diverse range of models.
Here is the full list:
1. Duke of Westminster, £9.87bn
2. Lady Charlotte Wellesley, £2.17bn
3. Johnny Boufarhat, £1.71bn
4. Ben Francis, £900m
5. India Rose James, £758m
6. Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham, £455m
7. Ed Sheeran, £300m
8. Rory McIlroy, £200m
9. Adele, £165m
10. Timothy Goodwin, £163m
11. Lewis Morgan, £160m
12. Dan and Melanie Marsden, £151m
13= David Campbell, £150m
13= Anthony Joshua, £150m
13= Harry Styles, £150m
16. Christian Owens, £101m
17. Vishal Karia, £98m
18. Daniel Radcliffe, £92m
19= Reece Wabara, £83m
19= Charlie Wilson, £83m
21. Dua Lipa, £75m
22. Gareth Bale, £70m
23. Raheem Sterling, £61m
24= Reiss and Kris Edgerton, £60m
24= Josh Stevens, £60m
24= Emma Watson, £60m
27= Charlie Morgan, £55m
27= Jackson Quinn, £55m
29= Niall Horan, £54m
29= Ayman Rahman and Fateha Begum, £54m
29= Louis Tomlinson, £54m
32. Harry Kane, £51m
33= Cara Delevingne, £50m
33= Christian Facey, £50m
33= Daniel Knight, £50m
