#2. Alisher Usmanov – £10.6 billion
Source of wealth: Mining, Investment
With £10.6 billion the mining mogul slips to the second spot of this year’s list, especially that geopolitics had become as unstable as London’s football club Arsenals. Uzbekistan-born Usmanov is the owner of Russia’s top three social networks. Last year, he was able to sell his shares in Facebook, which amounts to $525 million. He also sold all his shares in Apple. Now his investments are focused on giant Chinese tech companies. He owns the biggest iron ore producer in Russia, the Metalloinvest. He also owns the second largest mobile phone operator in Russia. He owns two enormous estates, a Hampstead mansion and the Sutton Place Tudor Manor House. At 60 years old, he is considered one of the most active philanthropists in the world donating more than £114 million to charity last year.
#1. Sri and Gopi Hinduja – £11.9 billion
Source of wealth: Industry, Finance
The Hinduja brothers top the Sunday Times Rich List with with a combined fortune of £11.9 billion. These brothers are in the industry and finance business. Sri, the oldest among the four brothers, is the chairman of the Hinduja Group. The family runs a multinational conglomerate involved in businesses such as automotives, oil, property, media, and banking. The family came from humble beginnings in southern Pakistan, then known as Sindh. It was their father that first got into commerce trading various items. Sri and Gopi started a prosperous career dubbing for Hindi films. They later on moved to London, where they built their business empire.
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