The Sunday Times Rich List 1989 is the 1st annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in the United Kingdom, published by The Sunday Times on 2 April 1989.
In 1989 a wealth of £30 million was needed to make the top 200, (approximately £ in today's value).
The list at the time reported Queen Elizabeth II as the wealthiest person in the United Kingdom, with a wealth of £5.2 billion, which included state assets that were not hers personally, (approximately £ in today's value).
Top 10 fortunes 1989NameCitizenshipSource of wealthRankNet worth bn £5.2 The QueenLandowner £3.2 The Duke of WestminsterLandowner £1.97 Lord Sainsbury & familyRetail £1.9 Gad and Hans RausingPackaging £1.7 Sir John MooresRetail £1.7 Garfield WestonRetail £1.2 John Paul Getty IIOil £1.2 Lord Vestey & Edmund VesteyFood9 £1 Octav BotnarCars10 £0.75 Sir James Goldsmith & Finance
See also
List of billionaires (2007)
References