The 76-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine details the wealth of the 350 richest people in Britain, reveals the largest fall in the billionaire count in the guide’s 37-year history, from a peak of 177 in 2022 to 156 this year. The minimum entry for the list of 350 this year is £350 million.
Robert Watts, compiler of the Sunday Times Rich List, said: “The Sunday Times Rich List is changing. Our billionaire count is down and the combined wealth of those who feature in our research is falling. We are also finding fewer of the world’s super rich are coming to live in the UK.
“Our research continues to find a wide variety of self-made entrepreneurs building fortunes not just from artificial intelligence, video games and new technologies but also mundane, everyday items such as makeup, radiators and jogging bottoms.”
Yorkshire’s rich list includes, Leeds-born delivery tycoon Steve Parkin, and Mark Healey, whose father Eddie built Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Take a look below at the 10 richest people in Yorkshire and their net worth...
7. Philip Meeson - £626 million
An RAF pilot in his youth, Philip Meeson later transformed a small freight business into Jet2. The Leeds-based outfit is now the UK's third largest airline. His net worth is estimated at £626m - a drop of £92m from 2024. | Simon Hulme
8. Lawrence Tomlinson - £525 million
Born in Batley, Lawrence Tomlinson’s Leeds-based LNT Group aims to have built its 300th care home by 2026. He started the developer after taking over a care home run by his parents when he was 23. His net worth is estimated at £525m - a en-entry from 2024. | Simon Hulme
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9. Steve Parkin - £515 million
Leeds-born Steve Parkin was inspired by an advert for Yorkie chocolate bars to become a truck driver, and eventually set up the delivery firm Clipper. He banked £139m from the company's £1bn sale a little over two years ago. His net worth is estimated at £515m - no change from 2024. | Simon Hulme
10. Jon and Susie Seaton - £486 million
Married couple Jon and Susie Seaton started Twinkl from their kitchen table in Sheffield and have sold a stake valuing the teaching aides business at £500 million. Their net worth is estimated at £486m - a rise of £1m from 2024. | Simon Hulme