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The has been published today, with tech figures making up almost half of the 40 Under 40 list.

The 40 Under 40 list – which you can see further down – showcases British talent from music, sport, entertainment and business. AI developers, coders and data firms make up almost half the list, which is a subset of the main list which reveals the wealth of the 350 richest individuals and families in Britain. 

The combined wealth in the 37th annual edition is £772.8 billion — a sum larger than the annual GDP of Switzerland.

The list is topped by Dmitry Bukhman, 39, who along with his older brother, Igor, 43, taught himself to code as a child in Russia. The brothers, who received British citizenship this year, went on to create the mobile gaming giant Playrix, which now employs more than 3,000 people. 

Opposed to the war in Ukraine, the brothers, who have also taken Israeli citizenship, have homes in the same West London street.

The £12.54²ú²Ô that Dmitry Bukhman shares with his family amounts to more than a third of the list’s £36.2bn combined wealth.

Further analysis of the 40 Under 40 list reveals that the majority made millions on their own, but four were born into money.

Nine of the 40 have a nationality other than British. There are two Danes, two Poles, a New Zealander and a Bulgarian.

Many of the figures have been inspired to launch businesses as a result of their personal experiences. Ben Maruthappu (above), a doctor who struggled to find suitable care for his mother after she suffered a fall, founded Cera, a healthcare company whose use of technology is on target to save the NHS and local authorities about £2m a day. 

Stars of sport, stage and screen are scattered throughout the list, and fashion and sportswear makers continue to rise: see Ben Francis of Gymshark, Dan and Melanie Marsden, and Tom and Phil Beahon – the brothers behind Castore (below) who featured on ÀϾÅÆ·²èCloud’s Northern Leaders list last year.

It has been a good year for the Manchester brothers George and Mike Heaton, founders of the streetwear label Represent, whose £180 hoodies and £110 T-shirts have been worn by Kim Kardashian, Justin Bieber and Dua Lipa. They also made the Northern Leaders list.

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Robert Watts, compiler of The Sunday Times Rich List, said: “Our 40 under 40 list showcases many of the country’s brightest stars from the worlds of tech, fashion, music and sport. 

“Almost all of these people built their fortunes themselves and their number includes some who left school with few, if any, qualifications.  

“A third of our list didn’t attend university. At least 11 of our entries were born overseas, underlining the draw our country continues to hold for ambitious, talented young stars to build their reputations and businesses.

“We know many of our readers find the stories inspiring of how the entrepreneurs featured built their ventures. It will be fascinating to watch which of this year’s line-up will prosper in the years ahead.” 

You can see the full Sunday Times Rich List – which will be published in a special magazine bundled with the paper this weekend – online now.

2025 Sunday Times 40 Under 40

2025 Rank	Name	Source of Wealth	2025 Wealth	2024 Wealth
1	Dmitry Bukhman*	Video games	£12.54²ú²Ô	£6.349²ú²Ô
2	Duke of Westminster	Property	£9.884²ú²Ô	£10.127²ú²Ô
3	Lady Charlotte Wellesley*	Brewing	£2.661 bn	£2.2²ú²Ô
4	Herman Narula	Virtual worlds	£780³¾	£780³¾
5	Ben Francis	Fashion	£726³¾	£725³¾
6	Fawn and India Rose James*	Property	£718³¾	£750³¾
7	Oliver and Alexander Kent-Braham	Financial services	£704³¾	£455³¾
8	Thomas Hartland-Mackie	Electrical products	£684³¾	£684³¾
9=	Piotr Dabkowski	Technology	£665³¾	N/A
9=	Mati Staniszewski	Technology	£665³¾	N/A
11	Alex Kendall	Driverless cars	£439³¾	N/A
12	Georgia Toffolo*	Entertainment	£425³¾	N/A
13	Ed Sheeran	Music	£370³¾	£340³¾
14	Tom and Phil Beahon	Sport	£350³¾	£334³¾
15	Timothy Goodwin and family	Engineering	£308³¾	£245³¾
16	Ayman Rahman and Fateha Begum	Energy	£307³¾	£404³¾
17	Amar Shah	Driverless cars	£264³¾	N/A
18	Alex Loven	Sports retail	£262³¾	£200³¾
19	Rory McIlroy	Sport	£260³¾	£225³¾
20	Dan and Melanie Marsden	Lingerie	£253³¾	£151³¾
21	Chris Phillips	Technology	£250³¾	N/A
22	Harry Styles	Music	£225³¾	£175³¾
23	Martin Kissinger	Financial services	£200³¾	£200³¾
24	Anthony Joshua	Sport	£195³¾	£175³¾
25	James Asquith	Travel	£183³¾	£182³¾
26	Adele	Music	£170³¾	£170³¾
27	Tom Blomfield	Financial services	£166³¾	N/A
28	Barney Hussey-Yeo	Financial services	£161³¾	£128³¾
29	Peter Lipka	Virtual worlds	£128³¾	N/A
30	Ben Maruthappu	Healthcare	£123³¾	N/A
31	George and Mike Heaton	Fashion	£122³¾	£81³¾
32	Vishal Karia	Fragrances	£119³¾	£116³¾
33	Romina Savova	Financial services	£117³¾	N/A
34	Dua Lipa	Music	£115³¾
35=	Victor Riparbelli	Artificial intelligence	£110³¾	£85³¾
35=	Steffen Tjerrild	Artificial intelligence	£110³¾	£85³¾
35=	Sir Andy Murray	Sport	£110³¾	£100³¾
38=	Harry Kane	Sport	£100³¾	£75³¾
38=	Daniel Radcliffe	Films and TV	£100³¾	£90³¾
38=	Paige Williams	Cosmetics	£100³¾	N/A

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