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Each year, the Rich List special edition of The Sunday Times Magazine reveals the wealth of the 250 richest people in Britain.
This year has seen the number of billionaires fall for the third time in three years, from a peak of 177 in 2022 to 156 this year.
There’s still a huge amount of wealth though - the 350 individuals and families on the list have a combined wealth of £772.8 billion.
That’s three per cent down on last year but is still a sum larger than the annual GDP of Switzerland.
In Scotland the most eye-catching addition to the list is perhaps media and television personality Georgia Toffolo, who is married to BrewDog entrepreneur James Watt.
The ‘I’m A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!’ star is ranked the richest person in Scotland under the age of 40, with a fortune of £425 million.
She’s still got some way to go to enter Scotland’s overall top 10 richest people in 2025, who are as follows.
The full list can be seen in the Sunday Times published this weekend, or here.
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9. Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag
Stagecoach Group founders Sir Brian Souter and Dame Ann Gloag share a fortune of £805 million – down £10 million from last year. Found in 1976 under the name 'Gloagtrotter', the huge transport company is still based in Perth. | Getty Images
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10. Lord Irvine
Completing our list of the ten richest peope in Scotland is Lord Laidlaw, who has a fortune estimated at with a personal fortune of £730 million - down £11 million on 2024. Originally from Keith in Moray, Lord Laidlaw turned a small US publishing company he bought in 1973 into the Institute for International Research Ltd (IIR), the world's largest conference organiser. He sold the company in 2005 for over £750 million. He now invests in sustainable energy and maintaining other charitable pursuits. Several buildings have such built as a result of this charity work, including the (pictured) Laidlaw Music Centre at St Andrews University. | Paul Zanre/Contributed