Sir James Dyson is the wealthiest person in Britain, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2020.
The inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner saw his wealth grow by 拢3.6billion over the past year - up to 拢16.2billion.
Sir James, who announced he was moving Dyson's HQ from Wiltshire to Singapore last year, topped the list for the first time.
In February, it was expected the number of billionaires would rise to nearly 160, but it fell by four to 147 as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, the Sunday Times said.
A record 25 female billionaires made the list, which also showed the overall wealth of the 1,000 richest people in the 海角视频 was down by 拢29billion on 2019.
Robert Watts, who compiled the list, said: 鈥淓ver since the financial crisis of 2008-9, Britain鈥檚 wealthiest people have become richer and richer.
鈥淐ovid-19 has called time on their golden period. This year鈥檚 rich list paints a picture of Britain on the brink of calamity 鈥 two months after lockdown and already billions of pounds have been wiped out.
鈥淵ou may not like the super-rich, but it is hard to deny that our economy will need the jobs they create and the taxes they and their companies pay if we are to escape a prolonged recession that causes further misery to millions.鈥
Top 10 richest people in 海角视频
1. Sir James Dyson and family, household goods and technology, 拢16.2billion
2. Sri and Gopi Hinduja and family, industry and finance, 拢16billion
3. David and Simon Reuben, property and internet, 拢16billion
4. Sir Leonard Blavatnik, investment, music and media, 拢15.78billion
5. Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos chemical giant, 拢12.15billion
6. Kirsten and Jorn Rausing, inheritance and investment, 拢12.1billion
7. Alisher Usmanov, mining and investment, 拢11.68billion
8. Guy, George and Galen Jr Weston and family, retail, 拢10.53billion
9. Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho, inheritance, brewing and banking, 拢10.3billion
10. The Duke of Westminster and the Grosvenor family, property, 拢10.29billion
The full list covering the wealthiest 1,000 people in the 海角视频 was published on Sunday (May 17) in a 136-page edition of The Sunday TimesMagazine.
