The UK’s richest billionaires in 2025 have been named, as well as their staggering net worth at the end of the year.
Using Forbes’ real-time billionaire list, which tracks the net worth of the world’s wealthiest people each day, we’ve rounded up the 10 richest British billionaires from the list - as of the close of the trading day on December 30.
Topping the worldwide list is Elon Musk, with a staggering net worth of $428.8bn, followed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Larry Ellison, chairman of software giant Oracle.
But who are the richest billionaires in the UK as we head into 2025? Here are the top 10 wealthiest people in the UK according to Forbes, their current net worth and their rank in the world’s rich list.
9. Denise Coates - $7.7bn
Denise Coates is the founder and co-CEO of Bet365, along with her billionaire brother John, and owns around half of the company. The 57-year-old launched Bet365.com in 2001, and it has gone on to become one of the world's largest online gambling businesses. She was appointed CBE for her services to the community and business in 2012. World rank - #411 | Sean Dempsey - WPA Pool/Getty Images
10. Alexander Gerko - $7.4bn
Alexander Gerko founded trading company XTX Markets in 2015, which hit record profits in 2021 and became the largest emerging market FX provider in 2022, Forbes says. Born in Russia, the 45-year-old has lived and worked in the UK since 2006 and has British citizenship. World rank - #441 | Google