The richest people in the UK are definitely not immune to coronavirus.
Global stock markets are crumbling as the pandemic expands and billionaires' fortunes are taking a hit.
As of March 2020, when Forbes finalized the list, they counted 2095 billionaires in the world.
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Fun fact: Bernard Ecclestone met his former wife Slavica while jetting from race to race in the 1980s.
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Fun fact: Peter isreportedlythe second biggest financial backer of Brexit and has donated more than $4 million.
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Fun fact: Michael bought the famedsoccerclub Newcastle United and is still trying to sell it.
They sold theRitzHotel in London to a Qatari investor in March 2020.
His sister is further down on the list.
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Fun fact: Coates wasappointedjoint chairman at Stoke City Football Club in September 2020.
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JCB sells products in 150 countries.
Peter Hargreaves, executive director of Hargreaves Lansdown Plc, poses for a photograph in London, 2010. Photo: Chris RatcliffeSource: Getty Images
Customers include the US military.
Fun fact: His father launched JCB in a garage in England in 1945.
Fun fact: Christopherpaidhis ex-wife over $500 million in a divorce settlement in 2014.
Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley and Lee Charnley, Newcastle United’s managing director during the FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match in 2020. Photo: Marc AtkinsSource: Getty Images
Fun fact: He left school at 15 torunhis father’s catering business.
Clive Calder net worth: $5.2 B
Clive Calderbecamea billionaire in 2002 when he sold hismusiccompany Zomba Group.
The crown jewel of his empire was Jive Records.
British businessmen, Sir Frederick Barclay (left) and his twin brother, Sir David Barclay, outside Buckingham Palace. Photo: PhotoshotSource: Getty Images
Fun fact: The South African native Clive Calder frequently travels to parts of Africa for charity.
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Laurence Graff & family net worth: $5.5 B
Laurence Graff founded Graff Diamonds International.
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It operates at the top of the diamond jewellery market and has more than 50 stores worldwide.
Fun fact: Hestudiedat grammar school.
Fun fact: Branson started with a mail-order record business 50 years ago.
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He also designed the world’s first bagless vacuum cleaner.
Fun fact: It took five years of testing and 5,127 prototypes to create the bagless vacuum.
Anthony Bamford, the Chairman of JCB, watches the golf during The Rose Ladies Series in 2020. Photo: David CannonSource: Getty Images
They earned their riches in real estate and technology.
Fun fact: David sometimes resides in Monaco and Florida.
Simon also spends time in Monaco.
Christopher Hohn of The Children’s Investment Fund leaves Portcullis House on January 27, 2009, in London. Photo: Peter MacdiarmidSource: Getty Images
Fun fact: At 14, he invested 500 in ashippingline that soon tripled in price.
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It is one of the world’s largest online gambling companies.
Joe Lewis, the owner of Isleworth and Lake Nona, during the second day’s play of the Tavistock Cup. Photo: David CannonSource: Getty Images
Fun fact: Atuniversity, she studied econometrics and worked for her father in hisbettingshops.
Fun fact: Ian is a former optometrist.
Richard was a chartered surveyor.
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Hinduja brothers net worth: $15.1 B
The fourHindujabrothers own valuable real estate in London.
The group’s businesses range from lubricants to cable television.
Fun fact: One of their homes in London is Carlton House Terrace, located near Buckingham Palace.
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Fun fact: In 2015, he went on a South African motorcycle trip for a month.
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There are 17 peoplelistedon the 2020 British billionaire list by Bloomberg Billionaires index.
Different people define riches differently.
However, when it comes to cold hard cash, the worlds richest people come from diverse backgrounds.
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Some rise to the top from a young age.
But can you guess exactly how much they are worth?
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