Sun, 01 Feb 2026

Sun, 01 Feb 2026 Harry Styles and Anthony Joshua among UK's top taxpayers

The former One Direction member-turned-solo artist appears on the Sunday Times list for the first time.
1. Fred Done and Peter Done (Betfred) - £400.1m 2. Alex Gerko - £331.4m 3. Chris Rokos - £330m 4. Robert Watts - estimated (£272m) 5. Sir Tim Martin (Wetherspoon) - £199.7m 6. Simon Cowell - £184.9m 7. Mike Ashley (Sports Direct) - £178.2m 8. James Packer - £174.3m 9. David and Simon Reuben - £166.1m 10. Trevor Hemmings - £155.5m Other notable taxpayers include:
* Harry Styles - £24.7m
* Ed Sheeran - £19.9m
* JK Rowling - £47.5m (ranked 36)
* Anthony Joshua - £11m (ranked 100)
* Mo Salah - £14.5m
* Erling Haaland - £16.9m Total tax paid by top 100 taxpayers: £5.758bn Increase from previous year: £773m
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