David Beckham, the former England midfielder, has become the UK’s first billionaire sportsman.
According to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List, Beckham, who
retired from playing in 2013, is a co-owner of Inter Miami, which is estimated
to be Major League Soccer’s most valuable club at £1.07 billion.
The report added that Beckham and Victoria, his wife, have a
combined wealth of an estimated £1.185 billion ($1.583 billion) in 2026.
The accumulation moved the Beckham family into second place
on the UK’s wealthiest sportspeople list, behind the estate of Bernie
Ecclestone, the ex-Formula One chief executive, whose wealth was valued at £2
billion.
Beckham also has lucrative brand ambassador roles with
companies including Adidas and Hugo Boss.
The 51-year-old captained England and won the Premier League
and Champions League during a glittering career with United, before spells at
Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain.
Victoria Beckham’s wealth has largely been generated from
her fashion label after she originally found fame as a member of the pop band
The Spice Girls.
Joining Beckham on the Rich List, Lewis Hamilton, the
seven-time Formula One champion, is fifth, with a fortune, according to the
Rich List, calculated at £435 million.
Rory McIlroy, the reigning Masters golf champion, is seventh
with a £325 million valuation.
Anthony Joshua, the British-Nigerian boxer, is placed at
eighth with a fortune of £240 million, one place above his heavyweight rival
Tyson Fury, who is ninth on £162 million.
Bayern Munich and England striker Harry Kane, and former
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, are joint 10th with £110 million each.
Among business people with sporting associations, Manchester
United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe has dropped down the overall Rich List.
Ratcliffe’s fortune shrank by £1.85 billion, according to
the compilers of the list, to £15.194 billion.
The list compilers lowered the value of Ratcliffe’s
petrochemicals company, INEOS, to £17 billion, citing “rising debt, falling
revenues and a loss of £515.7 million”.
Promoters Barry and Eddie Hearn have joined Britain’s
billionaire club, with their combined wealth estimated at £1.035 billion.
Barry is the founder and president of Matchroom Sport, one
of the leading promoters in boxing, darts and snooker, while his son, Eddie, is
the organisation’s chairman.
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