The latest Sunday Times Rich List for 2026, published in the The Sunday Times Magazine, has identified Yorkshire's 10 wealthiest individuals.
This comprehensive 76-page special includes profiles of the 350 richest people across Britain.
Leading Yorkshire’s rankings is Christopher Harborne, a billionaire technology investor and businessman originally from Sheffield.
Meanwhile, Doncaster-born Lord Kirkham - creator of DFS - takes third place. In seventh place is former car dealer Paul Sykes - who sold Meadowhall Shopping Centre for £1.17bn in 1999.
Married Sheffield couple Jon and Susie Seaton - founders of Twinkl - are in eighth place.
Below is a detailed overview of Yorkshire’s top 10 richest people and their estimated net worth - including the richest people in Sheffield and South Yorkshire.
1. Christopher Harborne - £18.177 billion
Sheffield-born billionaire businessman and cryptocurrency investor Christopher Harborne tops Yorkshire's rich list with an estimated wealth of £18.177bn. Now-based in Thailand, Harborne is reported to have donated £22m to Nigel Farage's Reform UK. | Shutterstock
2. The Shepherd family - £1.35 billion
Creators of the Portakabin and the Portaloo, the York-based Shepherd family created the business in the 1960s as an offshoot to their construction firm. Their net worth is estimated at £1.35bn. | Graham Schofield
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3. Lord Kirkham and family - £1.14 billion
Bad O-levels forced Doncaster-born Lord Kirkham to ditch his dream of a life in the RAF, so he learnt how to make furniture and built DFS. His net worth is estimated at £1.14bn. | Simon Hulme
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4. The Sir Ken Morrison family - £931 million
The children of late “king of the tills” Sir Ken Morrison, did well from the private equity takeover of the Bradford-founded Morrisons supermarket chain. Their net worth is estimated at £931m. | Adobe Stock