The number of total rich-listers born, based or whose wealth is largely tied up in Scotland have seen their combined worth up by 13 per cent this year, to £39.504 billion from £34.957 billion.placeholder image
The number of total rich-listers born, based or whose wealth is largely tied up in Scotland have seen their combined worth up by 13 per cent this year, to £39.504 billion from £34.957 billion. | Getty Images

Here are the top 10 richest people in Scotland

By Catherine Salmond
Published 17th May 2020, 16:58 BST
Updated 17th May 2020, 17:39 BST

It is that time of year again when the Sunday Times Rich List details the most wealthy people across the UK.

Here are Scotland’s richest, at a time when wealth in the country has held up at a better rate compared to the rest of the UK – over the last year and amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Fashion billionaire, £4.73bn

1. Anders Holch Povlsen

Fashion billionaire, £4.73bn | Getty Images Photo: Getty Images

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Distillery giant, £3.186bn

2. Glenn Gordon

Distillery giant, £3.186bn | JPIMedia Photo: JPIMedia

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Biopharmaceuticals, £1.808bn

3. John Shaw and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

Biopharmaceuticals, £1.808bn | Other 3rd Party Photo: Contributed

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North Sea Oil industry, £1.7bn

4. Sir Ian Wood

North Sea Oil industry, £1.7bn | JPIMedia Photo: JPIMedia

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