Mark Alexander
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
BBC: The fortunes of Britain's wealthiest 1,000 people grew 20% in a year, the Sunday Times Rich List has revealed.
The combined wealth of the top 1,000 now stands at £59bn and there are 68 billionaires in the country, it shows.
The £19bn fortune of Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal ensured he kept his title as Britain's richest person.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich was ranked second. The Duke of Westminster, ranked third, was the only one in list's top five born in the UK.
Mr Mittal's fortune grew more than £4bn from £14.8bn in 2006, while Mr Abramovich's wealth remained at a hefty £10.8bn, the list suggested.
The Sunday Times said Britain's richest had seen their fortunes grow faster than their equivalents in Europe and worldwide. Wealth of UK richest ‘climbs 20%’ (Read on)
THE SUNDAY TIMES: Super-rich treble wealth in last ten years
THE SUNDAY TIMES RICH LIST
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