
The list published by "The Sunday Times Rich" for 2024 ranks British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty among the richest people in the United Kingdom.
The records show that the personal wealth of Sunak and his wife increased by 122 million pounds last year.
The couple's estimated net worth rose from £529m in 2023 to £651m in the latest listing, due to Murty's ownership stake in Infosys, the massive Indian IT company her father co-founded.
According to the annual list of the richest people in the United Kingdom, this shows that they are richer than King Charles.
The Prime Minister and Murty are the richest couple living in Downing Street no. 10, ranking 245th on the list.
They now have more money than King Charles, who saw his personal fortune rise this year from £600m to £610m.
In 2022, the Sunaks were ranked higher than the late Queen Elizabeth II, whose personal fortune was estimated to exceed £370 million that year.
Before becoming a partner at two hedge funds, Sunak spent 2001-2004 as an analyst at investment bank Goldman Sachs.
Only 6.5% of the head of government's total income comes from his investments; the remainder comes from his MP salary of £91,346) and Prime Minister's salary of £80,807.
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