Rishi Sunak and his spouse Akshata Murty have misplaced greater than £200million in the course of the previous yr – which ­represents round £500,000 a day.

But the Prime Minister’s household are nonetheless amongst Britain’s richest, price £529million in line with The Sunday Times Rich List.

A fall within the worth of Ms Murty’s stake in her father’s IT agency Infosys – as buyers anxious about the way forward for the Indian tech sector – triggered the couple’s wealth to take the massive hit.

Meanwhile, the Hinduja household –who personal the Indian conglomerate Hinduja Group – topped the record for the second yr in a row as their ­fortune jumped by greater than £6billion to £35billion.

It is the biggest fortune to be recorded in 35 editions of the Sunday Times Rich List. The Hindujas’ firm offers with the whole lot from banking and oil to automotive teams, healthcare and cyber-security.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe, at present bidding to take management of Manchester United Football Club, is that this yr’s highest climber and is now the second richest particular person in Britain.

His wealth soared by £23.6billion over the previous yr as researchers concluded his firm INEOS is price “at least £40billion”.

Sir Jim, who was born in Failsworth, Greater Manchester, topped the wealthy record again in 2018 when his private wealth was estimated at round £21billion.

The 70-year-old plans to buy a majority stake in United for round £5billion earlier than taking full management in 2026. In 2022, Sir Jim was estimated to be price £6.075billion, placing him in twenty seventh place on the wealthy record.

Robert Watts, who compiles the annual chart of wealth, stated: “This year we have new information about the scale of INEOS’s profits and that has made us confident that INEOS is now worth at least £40billion.

“We have also learned more about the personal assets Jim has accumulated over the past 25 years.”

The Sunday Times Rich List revealed the variety of billionaires fell for the primary time in 14 years. There at the moment are 171 within the UK.

Sir Richard Branson’s wealth dropped by £1.8billion as the worth of his fortune fell by 40 % during the last yr.

The decline was largely as a result of losses incurred by his area tourism and satellite tv for pc ventures.

Virgin Orbit collapsed out of business after spending £800million on an area launch enterprise.

The businessman and his ­household had been price about £4.2billion final yr, stated the Sunday Times, putting him forty fourth on the record.

Three girls function on this yr’s high 10 – the brewing ­billionaire Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken, packaging heiress Kirsten Rausing and Alannah Weston, former chairwoman of the Selfridges Group.

But Mr Watts added: “This year’s list shows a golden period for the super rich is over. For the first time in 14 years we’ve seen the number of UK billionaires fall.

“Two years ago we raised concerns about an unsettling boom in the fortunes of the very wealthy that continued during the political instability around Brexit and the pandemic.

“This is not a crash, but there are household names who have lost vast sums over the past year.” Inventor Sir James Dyson, the UK’s fifth richest, Primark house owners the Weston household and Bet365 proprietor Denise Coates and her household stay on the record.

Mr Dyson is on the record with an estimated wealth of £23billion, whereas the Westons’ wealth is claimed to be £14.5billion. Ms Coates and her household are price £8.8billion.

This yr’s expanded record options 350 individuals and households – with a minimal of £350million wanted to be included. David and Victoria Beckham, Sir Elton John and Lord Lloyd-Webber are amongst different well-known names who make the reduce.