The Sunday Times has published its first Gaming Rich List 2024, listing the 30 richest game developers and players in the UK.
Playrix founders Igor and Dmitry Bukhman topped the list, with an estimated net worth of £12.54bn. They also ranked 27th on the Sunday Times Rich List for 2024.
Improbable co-founder and CEO Herman Narula came in second with £780m, followed by King co-founder and former CEO Riccardo Zacconi on £410m.
Zacconi is one of three King executives in the top 10, alongside Mel Morris at No. 7 with £312m and Sebastian Knutsson at No. 9 with a value of £225m.
Meanwhile, Rockstar co-founders Sam and Dan Houser are ranked number 4 with a net worth of £350m, while Facepunch Studios founder Garry Newman comes in at number 6 with £335m.
Former Team17 chief executive Debbie Bestwick came in at number 13 with £130m, one of only three women on the list.
The youngest to appear on the list was 27-year-old Harry Lewis, as part of KSI and The Sidemen, with a collective value of £50million.
“The UK gaming industry has become a great British success story in recent years, creating thousands of jobs and contributing strongly to economic growth,” said Gaming Rich List compiler Robert Watts.
“Our first-ever gaming rich list shows who's making the big bucks from hits like Minecraft, Grand Theft Auto and Candy Crush.”
Here is the Top 10 of the Sunday Times' 2024 list of the world's richest gambling figures:
- Igor and Dmitry Bukhman (Playrix): £12.54 billion
- Herman Narula (Unlikely) – £780 million
- Riccardo Zacconi (King) – £410 million
- Sam and Dan Houser (Rockstar Games/Take Two): £350m
- Lior Shiff (Tripledot Studios): £347m
- Garry Newman (Facepunch Studios): £335m
- Mel Morris (King) – £312 million
- Neil Taylor (Game) – £230 million
- Sebastian Knutsson (King): £225m
- David Braben and Wendy Irvin-Braben (Frontier Developments): £175m