Beckham Becomes First Athlete to Break £1 Billion in Wealth, Enters UK Rich List
David Beckham has become the first athlete to exceed £1 billion in wealth, entering the UK's Sunday Times Rich List at 141st place with an estimated net worth of £1.185 billion.
David Beckham, the 51-year-old former England international, has achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first athlete to surpass £1 billion in wealth, ranking 141st on the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List. Sir David Beckham, the former England captain who played for Manchester United, Real Madrid, AC Milan, and LA Galaxy, and currently serves as president of Inter Miami FC along with numerous other business ventures, has an estimated net worth of £1.185 billion or approximately 51.63 billion baht. He ranks second among sports personalities, trailing only Bernie Ecclestone, the former Formula One supremo, whose wealth is estimated at £2 billion or around 87 billion baht. Other notable sports figures on the list include promoters Barry and Eddie Hearn with combined assets of £1.035 billion, seven-time F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton ranking fifth with £435 million, Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy, 37, ranking seventh with £325 million, renowned boxer Anthony Joshua with £240 million ranking eighth, Tyson Fury with £162 million ranking ninth, and current England captain Harry Kane and two-time Wimbledon champion Sir Andy Murray jointly holding tenth place with £110 million. The wealthiest individuals in the United Kingdom remain the Hinduja family, owners of the Hinduja Group conglomerate, with assets of £2.696 billion or approximately 1.65 trillion baht. Meanwhile, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-chairman of Manchester United, has dropped from seventh to ninth place on the UK billionaire list, with his wealth declining by £1.85 billion, leaving him with £15.194 billion or approximately 6.6 trillion baht. JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, ranks 159th with wealth of £975 million or approximately 42.443 billion baht.
