Britain And Ireland's 2011 Rich List

Online, May 16, 2011 (Newswire.com) - The Top Ten Richest:

Number One
Name: Lakshmi Mittal
Worth: £17,514 million
Made their money in: steel
Profile: The London resident Mittal is not only the largest steelmaker on the globe but chairman and CEO of ArcelorMittal. Time magazine has rated him as one of its top 100 most influential people in the world, probably because one in every five cars is made of materials from his steel empire.

Number Two
Name: Alisher Usmanov
Worth: £12, 400 million
Made their money in: steel
Profile: Usmanov is listed as the 35th richest person on the planet. He made most of his money in metal but has also accrued riches from lumber and investment. Usmanov is also one of Arsenal FC's main shareholders.

Number Three
Name: Roman Abramovich
Worth: £10, 300 million
Made their money in: oil
Profile: Abramovich is best known in England as the owner of Chelsea FC though he acquired his wealth in oil. He reportedly first began to sell stolen gasoline to commissioned officers during his time in the army.

Number Four
Name: The Duke of Westminster
Worth: £7, 000 million
Made their money in: property
Profile: Gerald Grosvenor, the sixth Duke of Westminster, is the richest property developer in Britain, working through his company Grosvenor Group.

Number Five
Name: Ernesto and Kirsty Bertarelli
Worth: £6,870m
Made their money in: pharmaceuticals
Profile: Ernesto Bertarelli has made his fortune running the pharmaceutical company Serono, founded by his father. He married Kirsty Roper, former Miss UK and song writer, in the year 2000.

Number Six
Name: Leonard Blavatnik
Worth: £6,237m
Made their money in: investments and industries
Profile: Leonard Blavatnik currently owns a house at Kensington Palace Gardens. He made his money through clever investments in addition to forming the Russian oil company TNK-BP.

Number Seven
Name: John Fredriksen
Worth: £6,200m
Made their money in: shipping
Profile: Fredriksen, owns the word's biggest oil tanker fleet. Whilst Norwegian born, he has made the British rich list as he runs the companies Frontline and Solar LNG from London.

Number Eight
Name: David and Simon Reuben
Worth: £6,176m
Made their money in: property
Profile: Whilst the Reubens like to stay out of the spotlight, it is well known that they made most of their money in metals and property, holding most of their money now in assets. This philanthropic pair has also donated millions to charity through The Reuben Foundation.

Number Nine
Name: Gopi and Sri Hinduja
Worth: £6,000m
Made their money in:
Profile: These brothers own the Hinduja group, some of the subsidiaries of which are: Ashok Leyland, Golf Oil and Hinduja Bank Switzerland.

Number Ten
Name: Galen and George Weston
Worth: £6,000m
Made their money: retail
Profile: Galen Weston is a leading banker as well as a supermarket and luxury goods guru as chairman of Selfridges. Galen Weston took over running the family businesses from his father W. Garfield Weston and, in turn, his father George Weston. He is also chairman of The W. Garfield Weston Foundation.