King Charles III and former prime minister Rishi Sunak have found themselves side by side, no in politics but in weight. Both are now estimated to be worth £640 million, which places them at the 238th position on the 2025 Sunday Times Rich List, which was released Friday. The record, which tracks Britain’s 350 wealthiest people and communities, reveals a serious reshuffling at the top and indicators of financial turmoil rippling through the aristocracy. King Charles climbed 20 spots from last year’s height at the age of 76, helped in part by rising earnings from Crown Estate wind farm talks, which doubled results and boosted the royal grant that money royal activities. Buckingham Palace and other royal assets are also off the books because they are not physically owned by anyone but are “in the right of the Crown.” His secret success includes an investment collection inherited from Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the estates of Balmoral and Sandringham. In addition, Sunak’s social return hasn’t significantly affected his bank balance. The Washington Speakers Bureau is now a part-time position at Stanford University. His wife, Akshata Murty, continues to receive income from Infosys, which was worth £7.5 million next year, despite the technical stock’s current decline shaved off some benefit. Despite this, the child’s fortunes only rose far enough to move them above the 245th location they were last year. The Hinduja home is at the top for a fourth consecutive year, with an estimated £35.3 billion, perhaps after a £2 billion decline. Another Indian-born trio, David and Simon Reuben, followed them to No. 2 with £26.87 billion. The metal mogul behind ArcelorMittal, Lakshmi Mittal, continues to be at No. 8 with £15.4 billion, while Vedanta Resources ‘ Anil Agarwal is at No. 8 25 with £7.5 billion. Also on the list is Prakash Lohia ( No. ). 31 and £6.02 billion ), Mohsin and Zuber Issa of Asda and EG Group ( No. 32,$ 6 billion ), and Navin and Varsha Engineer ( No. 48, £3.45 bn ). Lord Swraj Paul and the Arora boys are also in the leading 100. Not everyone is raking in the money, but some are in retreat. The list’s 156 businessman numbers dropped from 165 last year to the lowest level in its 37-year story. Robert Watts, the list’s processor, said,” This was one of the hardest copies to compile,” blaming Donald Trump’s taxes and business volatility. In an increasingly fragile economy, it seems perhaps the richest aren’t immunological.” This is the biggest fall in UK entrepreneurs we’ve ever recorded. Wind farms, Indian businessmen, and a former prime minister on the presentation circuits are all fighting it out for the moment.
