The 2026 edition of the annual Sunday Times Rich List has named the 10 richest people in Yorkshire.
This year’s 76-page special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine reveals the wealth of the 350 richest people in Britain, as well as The Sunday Times Giving List in association with the Charities Aid Foundation.
Sheffield-born billionaire businessman and technology investor Christopher Harborne tops the list for the north and Yorkshire, while Batley-born Lawrence Tomlinson, who is chairman of the LNT Group, rounded out the top 10.
Take a look below at the 10 richest people in Yorkshire and their net worth...
1. Christopher Harborne - £18.177 billion
Sheffield-born billionaire businessman and cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne tops Yorkshire's rich list with an estimated wealth of £18.177bn. Now-based in Thailand, Harborne is reported to have donated £22m to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. | Shutterstock
2. The Shepherd family - £1.35 billion
Creators of the Portakabin and the Portaloo, the York-based Shepherd family created the business in the 1960s as an offshoot to their construction firm. Their net worth is estimated at £1.35bn. | Graham Schofield
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3. Lord Kirkham and family - £1.14 billion
Bad O-levels forced Doncaster-born Lord Kirkham to ditch his dream of a life in the RAF, so he learnt how to make furniture and built DFS. His net worth is estimated at £1.14bn. | Simon Hulme
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4. The Sir Ken Morrison family - £931 million
The children of late “king of the tills” Sir Ken Morrison, did well from the private equity takeover of the Bradford-founded Morrisons supermarket chain. Their net worth is estimated at £931m. | Adobe Stock
5. John Jakes - £926 million
Born in Kirkstall, Leeds, John Jakes is the boss of Acorn Stairlifts. The Bradford-based firm is a leading manufacturer and installer of stairlifts and has seen consistent growth due to increasing demand. His net worth is estimated at £926m. | George Robertson/Stock
6. Malcolm Healey and family - £901 million
Wren Kitchens is Hull-born Malcolm Healey's third successful kitchens manufacturing outfit. His late father, Eddie, built Sheffield's Meadowhall Shopping Centre. Healey's net worth is estimated at £901m. | Iconic