The Sunday Times Rich List has been published, with the top 10 sports people in the UK revealed
Lewis Hamilton is on the Sunday Times Rich List(Image: NurPhoto, NurPhoto via Getty Images)
F1 business mogul Bernie Ecclestone is the richest sports person in Britain with an astonishing fortune of £2bn, the new Sunday Times Rich List has revealed.
Ecclestone, who transformed motorsport in the 1980s tops the list by some distance, but is joined in having billionaire status by David Beckham this year.
Boxing and snooker promoters Barry and Eddie Hearn are third on the list with a joint fortune of just over a billion. Other big names on the list include Lewis Hamilton (£435m), Rory McIlroy (£325m) and Anthony Joshua (£240m).
England football captain Harry Kane makes the top 10 in 2026, alongside Andy Murray, with both men’s worth said to be £110m.
Others on the list are Castore sportswear founders Tom and Phil Beahon (£350m) and Gymshark founder Ben Francis (£800m).
The top 10 sports people on the Sunday Times Rich ListBernie Ecclestone and family £2bnSir David and Victoria Beckham £1.185bnBarry and Eddie Hearn £1.035bnBen Francis £800mSir Lewis Hamilton £435mTom and Phil Beahon £350mRory McIlroy £325mAnthony Joshua £240mTyson Fury £162mHarry Kane £110m / Sir Andy Murray £110m