{"id":36855,"date":"2026-05-15T06:22:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/36855\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T06:22:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T06:22:09","slug":"david-beckham-is-britains-first-billionaire-sportsman-according-to-rich-list-the-irish-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/36855\/","title":{"rendered":"David Beckham is Britain\u2019s first billionaire sportsman, according to rich list \u2013 The Irish News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sir David Beckham is Britain\u2019s first billionaire sportsman after he and wife Lady Victoria doubled their wealth in the last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.<\/p>\n

The celebrity couple now have a combined fortune of \u00a31.185 billion, a significant increase to the \u00a3500 million estimated net worth they had on the 2025 list.<\/p>\n

The major uptick in wealth is attributed to Sir David\u2019s investments in the US, as the signing of Lionel Messi to Inter Miami until 2028 has lifted the value of his stake in the club, and a vast property development adjoining Inter\u2019s home has provided another windfall.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile revenues at Lady Beckham\u2019s eponymous fashion line have topped \u00a3100 million.<\/p>\n

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The revelation comes amid the couple\u2019s feud with their oldest son Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

\"LiamLiam and Noel Gallagher entered the rich list thanks to their sell-out Oasis tour last year (Mike Egerton\/PA) <\/p>\n

They were accused by Brooklyn of \u201ctrying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn\u2019t stopped\u201d in a lengthy social media post in January.<\/p>\n

He also alleged his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham, the daughter of billionaire Nelson Peltz, had been \u201cdisrespected\u201d by his family.<\/p>\n

Oasis stars Liam and Noel Gallagher are newcomers to the rich list, thanks to their sell-out tour last year.<\/p>\n

The pair have an estimated joint wealth of \u00a3375 million as a result of the 41 shows they performed with the band between July and November.<\/p>\n

While fans were excited at the reunion, some were outraged after some standard tickets in the UK and Ireland jumped from \u00a3148 to \u00a3355.<\/p>\n

The controversy prompted the Government and the UK\u2019s competition watchdog to pledge to look at the use of dynamic pricing.<\/p>\n

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight is currently working on a documentary about the reunion concerts, which will screen in cinemas and air on Disney+.<\/p>\n

\"TysonTyson Fury is on the 40 under 40 rich list, with an estimated wealth of \u00a3162 million (Bradley Collyer\/PA) <\/p>\n

Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis and her family are also newcomers to the list, with an estimated wealth of \u00a3400 million.<\/p>\n

Eavis\u2019s father Sir Michael hosted his first music festival at Worthy Farm in 1970. The business is now partly owned by family trusts.<\/p>\n

The billionaire Hinduja family tops the annual list for the fourth consecutive year, following the death of patriarch Gopichand Hinduja last year.<\/p>\n

His children Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and their family now inherit the top spot, with the list putting their wealth at \u00a338 billion, up from \u00a335.3 billion last year.<\/p>\n

Musicians Sir Elton John, Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Sir Brian May, theatre impresario Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber, author JK Rowling, make-up guru Charlotte Tilbury and racing driver Sir Lewis Hamilton are also among the household names who appear in the annual survey.<\/p>\n

The King also appears on the list, with an estimated wealth of \u00a3680 million.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, boxer Tyson Fury debuts in this year\u2019s 40 under 40 list, with an estimated wealth of \u00a3162 million.<\/p>\n

He is bested by musicians Ed Sheeran, with \u00a3410 million; Harry Styles, with \u00a3235 million; and Adele, with \u00a3172 million.<\/p>\n

Pop star Dua Lipa also makes the list, with a \u00a3150 million fortune, while Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe just slips into the top 40 in 39th place with \u00a3103 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sir David Beckham is Britain\u2019s first billionaire sportsman after he and wife Lady Victoria doubled their wealth in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":36856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[13,4408,18025,18026,18027,18016,18028,6577,18029,18030,18031,5],"class_list":{"0":"post-36855","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-city","10":"tag-emily-eavis","11":"tag-glastonbury-festival","12":"tag-lady-victoria-beckham","13":"tag-liam-gallagher","14":"tag-noel-gallagher","15":"tag-oasis","16":"tag-sir-david-beckham","17":"tag-sir-michael-eavis","18":"tag-sunday-times-rich-list","19":"tag-uk"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@UnitedKingdom\/116577156740184841","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/britain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}