Sunday 26 April 2009

Sunday Times Rich List 2009

The Sunday Times Rich List for 2009 is headed by steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal, with a fortune estimated to be worth £10.8 billion.

 

By Sean Rayment 
Last Updated: 7:48PM BST 25 Apr 2009

Lakshmi Mittal, owner of the most expensive home in Britain, saw his fortune more than halve, down from $25.7bn to $19.3bn.
Lakshmi Mittal saw his fortune more than halve, down from $16.9bn to $10.8bn

But despite being Britain's wealthiest man, he lost more money - £17 billion - than any other individual or company in the UK in the past year.

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich took second place in the list, with a fortune worth £7 billion. But the oligarch also saw his personal wealth plummet by 40 per cent, or £4.7 billion.

 

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The economic down-turn has had a withering effect on the entire top 10 of The Sunday Times Rich List for 2009, who all saw their fortunes fall by several billion pounds.

The Duke of Westminster, who was third on the list with a property empire worth £6.5 billion, suffered loses of £500 million.

The Sunday Times Rich List for 2009:

1. Lakshmi Mittal and family. Steel. worth £10,800m (Down 16.9bn)

2. Roman Abramovich. Oil and industry. £7,000m(Down £4.7bn)

3. The Duke of Westminster. Property. £6,500m(Down £500m)

4. Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli. Pharmaceuticals. £5,000m (Down £650m)

5. Hans Rausing and family. Packaging. £4,000m (Down £1.4bn)

6. Sir Philip and Lady Green. Retailing. £3,830m (Down £500m)

7. Charlene and Michel Carvalho. Inheritance, brewing, and banking. £2,960m (Down £670m)

8. Sammy and Eyal Ofer. Shipping and Property. £2,677m (Down £659m)

9. =John Fredriksen. Shipping. £2,500m (Down £2.15bn)

9. =Joe Lewis. Foreign exchange and investment. £2,500m (Down £300m)

9. =Kirsten and Jorn Rausing. Inheritance and investment. £2,500m (Down £1bn)

9. =David and Simon Reuben. Property. £2,500m (Down £1.8bn)

13. Sean Quinn and family. Property and Insurance. £2,295m (Down £1.435bn)

14. Earl Cadogan and family. Property. £2,000m (Down £930m)

15. Alan Parker. Duty - free shopping. £1,800m (Down £286m)

16. Sir Ken Morrison and family. Supermarkets. £1,610m (Up £160m)

17. Roddie Fleming and family. Finance. £1,550m (Down £350m)

18. = Mahdi al-Tajir. Metals, oil and water. £1,500m (Down £700m)

18. = Nicky Oppenheimer. Diamonds and mining. £1,500m (Down 1.37bn)

18. = Mark Pears and family. Property. £1,500m

18. = Alisher Usmanov. Steel and mines. £1,500m (Down £4.226bn)

18. = Poju Zabludowicz. Property and hotels. £1,500m (Down £500m)

18. = Eddie and Sol Zakay. Property. £1,500m

24. = Bernie Ecclestone. Motor Racing. £1,466m (Down £934m)

25. = John Caudwell. Mobile Phones. £1,400m (Down £200m)

25. = Ian and Richard Livingstone. Property. £1,400m (Down £480m)

27. Eddie and Malcolm Healey. Property and kitchens. £1,350m (Down £550m)

28. = Clive Calder. Music. £1,300m.

28. = Sir Adrian and Sir John Swire and family. Transport, property, trade. £1,300m (Down 300m)

28. = John Whittaker. Property. £1,300m (Down £200m)

  

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