海角视频 billionaires have seen their fortunes soar by more than a fifth as they shook off the financial toll of the pandemic, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List.
The list revealed that there are now a record 171 billionaires in the 海角视频, with Ukranian-born Sir Leonard Blavatnik topping the pile as the richest person in the country.
The number of billionaires jumped by 24%, in stark contrast with the wider economic turmoil of the pandemic which saw millions enter furlough and the rate of unemployment lift to its highest in almost five years.
Wealth among billionaires increased by 21.7% over the year, rising by 拢106.5bn to 拢597.2bn.
Robert Watts, compiler of the rich list, said: 鈥淭he global pandemic created lucrative opportunities for many online retailers, social networking apps and computer games tycoons.
鈥淭he fact many of the super-rich grew so much wealthier at a time when thousands of us have buried loved ones and millions of us worried for our livelihoods makes this a very unsettling boom.鈥
The annual index of the country鈥檚 wealthiest residents showed that oil and media investor Mr Blavatnik saw his fortune surge by 拢7.2bn to around 拢23bn during the pandemic-hit year.
His business interests include Warner Music, which he sold a 拢1.37bn stake in when it listed in the US last year.
He took the title of 海角视频鈥檚 richest man from Sir James Dyson, who slipped back to fourth in the table after his wealth only increased by 拢100bn to 拢16.3bn.
The electricals entrepreneur was also beaten by property investors David and Simon Reuben, who reached the second spot after their wealth increased by 拢5.46bn to 拢21.46bn.
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Meanwhile, Sri and Gopi Hinduja, who run the Mumbai-based conglomerate Hinduja Group, saw their fortune rise by 拢1bn to clinch the third spot.
Other notable billionaires to feature in the top 10 included Alisher Usmanov, who saw his wealth rise by 拢1.7bn after selling his 30% stake in Arsenal football club.
Chelsea owner and fellow Russian Roman Abramovich also saw his fortune climb, rising by 拢1.9bn to 拢12.1bn for the year.
The 10 richest people in the 海角视频
Sir Leonard Blavatnik 鈥 拢23bn
David and Simon Reuben 鈥 拢21.46bn
Sri and Gopi Hinduja and family 鈥 拢17bn
Sir James Dyson and family 鈥 拢16.3bn
Lakshmi Mittal and family 鈥 拢14.68bn
Alisher Usmanov 鈥 拢13.4bn
Kirsten and Jorn Rausing 鈥 拢13bn
Roman Abramovich 鈥 拢12.1bn
Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken and Michel de Carvalho 鈥 拢12.01bn
Guy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family 鈥 拢11bn
