The 24 richest people aged 30 or under in Britain
Most of their wealth comes from entertainment, endorsements, and sporting areas. There are also some tech success stories.
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Your support makes all the difference.The Sunday Times' annual list of the wealthy people in Britain, which lists the 1,000 wealthiest individuals and families in the UK, ranked the 50 richest people aged 30 and under.
While the older generation is suffering from downturns in fortune due to the commodities markets crash and the volatility in the equity markets, the young people's rich list is a lot more stable. That's because most of their wealth comes from entertainment, endorsements, and sporting areas. There are also some tech success stories.
We took a look at the top 24 spots this year below:
24. Zayn Malik
Net worth: £30 million ($43.2 million)
Age: 23
Malik left the globally successful boyband "One Direction" in March last year, so he missed out on some of the takings from the "On The Road Again" tour.
However, he has already proven over the last year that he is set for incredible fame and fortune as a solo artist after his debut single, "Pillowtalk," went straight to the top of the sales charts in both the UK and the US this month.
23. David Silva
Net worth: £31 million ($44.65 million)
Age: 30
The Manchester City midfielder is worth more than £8 million a year and has endorsement deals with major companies like Adidas.
22 (joint). Louis Tomlinson
Net worth: £33 million ($47.53 million)
Age: 24
Tomlinson is part of the "One Direction" boyband, which has sold 70 million records in five years. The band is currently taking a break until 2017.
22 (joint). Harry Styles
Net worth: £33 million ($47.53 million)
Age: 22
Styles is the most widely recognised face of "One Direction," thanks to his relationships with high profile women. He has started to branch out into acting and will star in Christopher Nolan's forthcoming war film, "Dunkirk."
22 (joint). Liam Payne
Net worth: £33 million ($47.53 million)
Age: 22
Wolverhampton-born Payne is part of the "One Direction" band but is currently trying to pursue success as a solo artist.
22 (joint). Niall Horan
Net worth: £33 million ($47.53 million)
Age: 22
The "One Direction" boyband member keeps his fortune buoyed up with the group's worldwide success from albums and tours.
22 (joint). Sergio Aguero
Net worth: £33 million ($47.53 million)
Age: 27
The Manchester City footballer earns £150,000 a week, rising to £200,000 with bonuses. His endorsement deals with Puma and Pepsi boost his bank balance.
17. Gareth Bale
Net worth: £34 million ($48.97 million)
Age: 26
Bale earns £300,000 a week at Real Madrid.
He also has a number of lucrative endorsement deals with Adidas, Sony, and Electronic Arts, which tops up his wealth.
16. Emma Watson
Net worth: £35 million ($50.41 million)
Age: 26
Watson, much like her peer Daniel Radcliffe, gained worldwide fame and fortune from starring in the "Harry Potter" movies.
While she is yet to repeat the success of that franchise in her acting career post-"Harry Potter," she has secured millions in modelling contracts for Burberry, Chanel, and makeup brand Lancome.
15 (joint). Ed Sheeran
Net worth: £45 million ($64.81 million)
Age: 25
Sheeran's breakthrough in the US has propelled his fortune into the Sunday Times Rich List. He has more than doubled his wealth in just one year and won his first two Grammy awards in February.
Not only has he got best selling albums under his belt and sell-out tours, he also counts influential musician Taylor Swift as his best friend.
15 (joint). Jack Cator
Net worth: £45 million ($64.81 million)
Age: 26
Cator found fortune from developing a software programme at the age of 16 to sidestep internet filters.
After becoming frustrated with his school's computer network which blocked games and social networks he eventually launched a virtual private network service called "Hide My Ass" in 2005, which allowed people to have anonymous access to the internet. In 2015, he sold the company to global software company AVG for £40 million.
13. Matt and Cassey Topham
Net worth: £48 million ($69.13 million)
Age: 26
The couple from Stapleford, Nottinghamshire, won the £45 million EuroMillions lottery jackpot in February 2012.
Prior to their windfall, Matt worked as a decorator while Cassey worked in budget supermarket Iceland.
12. Rory McIlroy
Net worth: £56 million ($80.66 million)
Age: 26
McIlroy won his first professional tournament, the Dubai Desert Classic, when he just 19 and since then he has won four majors.
In 2013, he won a massive 10 year deal with Nike worth about £100 million ($144 million).
11. Andy and Jamie Murray
Net worth: £58 million ($83.54 million)
Age: 28, 30
The two brothers have fast become legends in the tennis world.
Andy is the former Olympic, Wimbledon, and US Open champion while Jamie is a doubles specialist, who won the Australian Open in January with Bruno Soares.
Andy's prize money totals $44 million (£30.54 million) while Jamie's is at $2 million (£1.38 million). However, Andy's success has led to off-court earnings through sponsorship deals with companies such as Under Armour, Standard Life, and Jaguar.
10. Robert Pattinson
Net worth: £65 million ($93.62 million)
Age: 29
Pattinson can thank the "Twilight" saga for igniting his Hollywood stardom. He filmed five "Twilight" movies — which grossed $3.3 billion at the box office — and it has led to him reaching worldwide recognition. This has helped him to score huge endorsement deals, such as his three-year £8 million ($11.5 million) contract deal with Dior Homme.
9. Chris Phillips
Net worth: £70 million ($100.82 million)
Age: 30
Phillips created and sold his first million-pound business Dot5Hosting when he was a teenager.
However, he has expanded his portfolio of investments into property and leisure through his company Just Develop It. He currently owns restaurants, a country club, and a nightclub, which is estimated to be worth £30 million net assets by the end of 2015.
8. Daniel Radcliffe
Net worth: £74 million ($106.58 million)
Age: 26
The "Harry Potter" star has boosted his wealth since graduating as a child star.
He now is a regular on the Hollywood scene with dozens of movies, such as "The Woman in Black" and "Victor Frankenstein," under his belt and has become so wealthy that he owns three properties in Manhattan, New York.
His parents set up a company to manage his finances in 2000 called Gilmore Jacobs. The Sunday Times said assets rose there by nearly £2 million ($2.88 million) to £59.7 million ($85.99 million) by the end of 2015.
7. Adele
Singer Adele holds her six Grammy Awards at the 54th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California February 12, 2012.
Net worth: £85 million ($122.43 million)
Age: 27
Adele is Britain's richest ever female musician, thanks to her globally successful albums and tours.
She wins dozens of awards across the world and every song or album she has brought out has been a hit. Adele's long-awaited third album, 25, was released last November and after just 10 days it became the fastest million-selling record in the UK.
While album sales contribute to her fortune, it is mainly the concert sales that have boosted her wealth.
6. Wayne and Coleen Rooney
Net worth: £96 million ($138.27 million)
Age: 30
The couple, which met when they were both in college, are now some of the richest young people in Britain.
Wayne Rooney is the highest-paid player in the Premier League for football and earns £300,000 a week. He also as endorsement deals with Nike and Samsung which add to his vast wealth.
Meanwhile Coleen Rooney has her own empire where she designs and models clothes for retailer Littlewoods as well as doing television work.
5. Pete Cashmore
Net worth: £170 million ($244.86 million)
Age: 30
Cashmore is the wealthiest self-made millionaire on the Sunday Times Rich List aged 30 or under.
He launched the online news site Mashable from the bedroom of his parents’ home near Aberdeen, Scotland at the age of 19 and now it is a media empire. It's based out of New York now and has 45 million readers around the world and 28 million social media followers
4. Tim and Pollyanna Gredley and family
Net worth: £194 million ($279.47 million)
Age: 30, 29
Bill Gredley has largely given ownership to his property and racehorse empire to his children Tim and Pollyanna.
Tim is a showjumper while Pollyanna Gredley is a non executive Director of the Unex Group which is the family's Newmarket based operation.
3. Thomas Mackie and family
Net worth: £380 million ($547.34 million)
Age: 28
Mackie inherited his wealth from his grandfather who founded the Kenilworth-based electrical wholesaler CEF Holdings.
He now runs the company, where sales reached £504.2 million ($726.77 million) between 2014 and 2015 and profits increased to £28.1 million ($40.5 million).
2. Fawn and India Rose James
Net worth: £482 million ($694.25 million)
Age: 30, 24
Fawn and India Rose inherited their vast wealth from their grandfather Paul Raymond from owning properties in the seediest areas of Soho, London.
They inherited Walker’s Court, which is at the heart of the sex-and-property empire because their mother, Debbie, died of a heroin overdose when she was 36.
Fawn is a director of Soho Estates which made £18.9 million profit in 2014-15.
1. Tom Persson
Net worth: £672 million ($967.92 million)
Age: 30
London-based Persson is the richest person 30 and under in Britain, thanks to being the eldest son of Swedish billionaire Stefan Persson.
The Persson family derives its wealth from the massive fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M). It is difficult to find pictures of him, however here is one of his family members — CEO Karl-Johan Persson (right) — presenting H&M group's sales report during a press conference in January this year.
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