The Sunday Times has today listed what it says are the UK’s top 30 richest game developers and content creators, in The Sunday Times Gaming Rich List 2024.
The inaugural edition of this Gaming Rich List has been made ahead of the Gamescom show in Germany, which kicks off next week.
UK content creators and gaming personalities KSI (pictured) and The Sidemen, DanTDM and Ali-A are in the list, at 21st, 26th and 30th respectively, with estimated wealth of £50m, £40m and £15m. Confusingly, the list also includes PewDiePie, despite him apparently currently living in Japan, not the UK.
Topping the list are the co-founders of Playrix, Russian-born brothers Igor and Dmitry Bukhman, with an estimated fortune of £12.5 billion. They also were placed 27th in The (non-gaming) Sunday Times Rich List 2024.
There are some that aren’t on the list, such as investors and managers who aren’t in game development or content creation.
More than a quarter of the gamers and developers on the list are under 35, with the average age of the entries 45.
You can see the top 30 list below and the full The Sunday Times Gaming Rich List on the website here.
Robert Watts, the compiler of The Sunday Times Gaming Rich List, said: “The UK gaming industry has become a Great British success story of recent years, creating thousands of jobs and contributing strongly to economic growth.
“Our first Gaming Rich List shows who is earning well from hits such as Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto and Candy Crush.
“Making a fortune while playing or creating video games may sound like living the dream to many young people. This Rich List tells the rags to riches stories of people who have done exactly that.
“Our gaming millionaires include a former Tesco shelf stacker, an ex-McDonalds burger flipper and someone expelled from school with no qualifications. There is plenty to inspire aspiring gaming tycoons here.”
The Sunday Times Gaming Rich List 2024: Top 30
| Rank | Name | Estimated wealth | Expertise | Company | Region |
| 1 | Igor and Dmitry Bukhman | £12.54bn | Games developer | Playrix | London |
| 2 | Herman Narula | £780m | Virtual worlds | Improbable | London |
| 3 | Riccardo Zacconi | £410m | Games developer | King | London |
| 4 | Sam and Dan Houser | £350m | Games developer | Rockstar Games / Take-Two | International |
| 5 | Lior Shiff | £347m | Games developer | Tripledot Studios | London |
| 6 | Garry Newman | £335m | Games developer | FacePunch Studios | West Midlands |
| 7 | Mel Morris | £312m | Games entrepreneur | King | London |
| 8 | Neil Taylor | £230m | Games retailer | Game | Northern Ireland |
| 9 | Sebastian Knutsson | £225m | Games developer | King | London |
| 10 | David Braben and Wendy Irvin-Braben | £175m | Games developer | Frontier Developments | East of England |
| 11= | Patrick Burns | £150m | Games developer | 4J Studios | Scotland |
| 11= | Chris van der Kuyl | £150m | Games developer | 4J Studios | Scotland |
| 13 | Debbie Bestwick | £130m | Games developer | Team17 | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 14 | Chris and Jason Kingsley | £120m | Games developer | Rebellion Developments | South East |
| 15 | Paul Wedgwood | £100m | Games developer | Splash Damage | London |
| 16 | Akin Babayigit | £96m | Games developer | Tripledot Studios | London |
| 17 | Sean Murray | £94m | Games developer | Hello Games | South East |
| 18 | Chris Stamper and family | £74m | Games developer | Rare Games | East Midlands |
| 19 | Jon Brown and family | £70m | Games developer | Boneloaf | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| 20 | Christian Facey | £52m | Games developer | AudioMob | London |
| 21= | Daniel Knight | £50m | Games developer | Kinetic Games | South East |
| 21= | KSI and The Sidemen | £50m | Vlogger / YouTuber | Throne Holdings | South East |
| 21= | Terry Malham and family | £50m | Games developer | Outright Games | South East |
| 21= | Jas Purewal | £50m | Games developer | FacePunch Studios | West Midlands |
| 25 | PewDiePie (Felix Kjellberg) | £45m | Vlogger / YouTuber | PewDie Productions | South East |
| 26= | Luca Galante | £40m | Games developer | Poncle | London |
| 26= | Dan TDM (Dan Middleton) | £40m | Vlogger / YouTuber | The Diamond Minecart | London |
| 28 | Patrick and Tamsin O’Luanaigh | £26m | Virtual reality | nDreams | South East |
| 29 | Eyal Chameides | £22m | Games developer | Tripledot Studios | London |
| 30 | Ali-A (Alastair Aiken) | £15m | Vlogger / YouTuber | Ali-A Entertainment | South East |
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