Lakshmi Mittal tops Sunday Times Rich List
{{date|April 27, 2008}}
{{United Kingdom}}[[w:Lakshmi Mittal|Lakshmi Mittal]] has topped the [[w:Sunday Times Rich List|Sunday Times Rich List]] for the fouth consecutive year, with his [[w:Pound sterling|GBP]] 27.7 billion fortune giving him over twice the wealth of [[w:Roman Abramovich|Roman Abramovich]], who is second in the list.

The [[w:Duke of Westminster|Duke of Westminster]] has retained his position of third place in the list, while [[w:Alisher Usmanov|Alisher Usmanov]], who has a large share in [[w:Arsenal FC|Arsenal FC]], has risen to fifth place in the list.

The Sunday Times Rich list is published annually. It lists the riches 1000 people in the [[United Kingdom]].

The below table shows the top ten in the list:

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-bgcolor="#cccccc"
! Rank
! Value
! Name
! Source of wealth
! 2007<br />Rank
! 2007<br />Wealth
|-
| 1
| £27700m
| [[w:Lakshmi Mittal|Lakshmi Mittal]]
| Steel
| 1
| £19250m
|-
| 2
| £11700m
| [[w:Roman Abramovich|Roman Abramovich]]
| Oil, industry 
| 2
| £10800m
|-
| 3
| £7000m
| [[w:Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster|Gerald Grosvenor]]
| Property
| 3
| £7000m
|-
| 4
| £6200m
| [[w:Hinduja brothers|Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja|]]
| Industry and finance
| 4
| £6200m
|-
| 5
| £5726m
| [[w:Alisher Usmanov|Alisher Usmanov]]
| Steel and mining
| new entry
| -
|-
| 6
| £5650m
| [[w:Ernesto Bertarelli|Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli|]]
| Pharmaceuticals
| new entry
| -
|-
| 7
| £5400m
| [[w:Hans Rausing|Hans Rausing]] and family
| Food packaging
| 6
| £5400m
|-
| 8
| £4650m
| [[w:John Fredriksen|John Fredriksen]]
| Shipping
| 8
| £3500m
|-
| 9
| £4330m
| Sir [[w:Philip Green|Philip]] and Lady Tina Green
| Retailing
| 7
| £4900m
|-

| 10
| £4300m
| [[w:David and Simon Reuben|David and Simon Reuben]]
| Property
| 8
| £3490m
|}

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== Sources ==
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*The Sunday Times rich List, April 27, 2008
*2007 and 2006 editions of Sunday Times Rich List

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[[Category:Economy and business]]
[[Category:United Kingdom]]
Lakshmi Mittal has topped the Sunday Times Rich List for the fouth consecutive year, with his GBP 27.7 billion fortune giving him over twice the wealth of Roman Abramovich, who is second in the list.

The Duke of Westminster has retained his position of third place in the list, while Alisher Usmanov, who has a large share in Arsenal FC, has risen to fifth place in the list.

The Sunday Times Rich list is published annually. It lists the riches 1000 people in the United Kingdom.

The below table shows the top ten in the list:


 Rank

 Value

 Name

 Source of wealth

 2007Rank

 2007Wealth

 1

 £27700m

 Lakshmi Mittal

 Steel

 1

 £19250m

 2

 £11700m

 Roman Abramovich

 Oil, industry 

 2

 £10800m

 3

 £7000m

 Gerald Grosvenor

 Property

 3

 £7000m

 4

 £6200m

 Industry and finance

 4

 £6200m

 5

 £5726m

 Alisher Usmanov

 Steel and mining

 new entry

 -

 6

 £5650m

 Pharmaceuticals

 new entry

 -

 7

 £5400m

 Hans Rausing and family

 Food packaging

 6

 £5400m

 8

 £4650m

 John Fredriksen

 Shipping

 8

 £3500m

 9

 £4330m

 Sir Philip and Lady Tina Green

 Retailing

 7

 £4900m


 10

 £4300m

 David and Simon Reuben

 Property

 8

 £3490m
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