JK Rowling and Harry Styles among highest taxpayers

Here’s the Top 20 from the UK’s Sunday Times Tax List 2026 — the biggest individual and family taxpayers in Britain, based on estimated tax contributions over the past year:

1. Fred Done & Peter Done (Betfred) – £400.1m
2. Alex Gerko (financial trader) – £331.4m
3. Chris Rokos (hedge fund manager) – £330m
4. Peter Coates family (Bet365) – c. £292.7m [West Midlands ranking]
5. (Likely) Other major business figures (£100m+ range) – several contributors in this band [exact positions 5–14 based on The Times list]

6–20. Celebrity and sports figures among the highest 100 (rank positions approximate based on reported contributions):

• JK Rowling – £47.5m (around 36th)

• Harry Styles – £24.7m (first appearance)

• Ed Sheeran – £19.9m

• Erling Haaland – £16.9m

• Mohamed Salah – £14.5m

Key figures & trends from the 2026 list:

• The top 100 taxpayers paid a combined £5.758bn in UK taxes, up from £4.985bn the previous year.

• The rise is largely driven by higher corporation tax rates and includes business owners and entrepreneurs across sectors.

• Six of the listed taxpayers were no longer UK residents but still contributed significant tax through their businesses.

Note: Precise ranking for some positions (especially 4–20) beyond the top three and highlighted individuals is based on aggregated reporting, as full published data is behind subscription sources.