UK's high 100 taxpayers revealed - and who has contributed probably the most to a file £5.7bn?

Anthony Joshua, JK Rowling and Mo Salah have been named among the many UK’s 100 greatest taxpayers.

The billionaire brothers behind playing large Betfred topped the rankings of The Sunday Instances Tax Checklist 2026 for the primary time, surpassing musicians, entrepreneurs and sports activities stars.

Fred and Peter Executed, who based the Warrington-based enterprise in 1967, paid out an estimated £400.1m in tax over the previous yr, in accordance with the annual listing.

It got here after their tax invoice climbed by nearly half from £273.4m a yr earlier.

Monetary buying and selling entrepreneur Alex Gerko ranked second on the listing with £331.4m in tax, adopted by hedge fund boss Chris Rokos, who paid £330m.

Elsewhere, Harry Kinds was among the many new entries to the listing, in 54th place, paying £24.7m in tax.

The previous One Course member-turned-solo artist is ready to launch his fourth studio album in March.

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Billionaire businessman Mike Ashley ranked ninth on the listing, with a contribution of £175m in tax, whereas entrepreneur Sir James Dyson and Nik Storonsky, a co-founder of the funds agency Revolut, additionally featured.

Two footballers additionally joined the listing for the primary time, with Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland showing in 72nd place with an estimated tax fee of £16.9m and Liverpool’s Salah believed to have a invoice of £14.5m, in 81st place.

Haaland, 25, is the youngest individual to seem within the tax listing.

Harry Potter creator Rowling ranked thirty sixth on the listing with a invoice of £47.5m, and musician Ed Sheeran sixty fourth, with a £19.9m tax fee. Boxer Anthony Joshua ranked one centesimal, paying £11m.

Wetherspoons founder Sir Tim Martin, 70, ranked eighth within the listing with a private contribution of £199.7m.

The listing confirmed that the highest 100 taxpayers handed over a complete of £5.758bn value of tax, up from £4.985bn a yr earlier.

Many on the listing, together with the Executed brothers, paid extra tax after modifications to company tax charges and different taxes by the federal government in a bid to help increased welfare spending.

Robert Watts, who compiled the listing, mentioned: “That is an more and more various listing, with Premier League footballers and world well-known pop stars lining up alongside aristocrats and enterprise homeowners promoting pies, pillows and child milk.

“This yr there’s been a giant leap within the quantity of tax we have recognized – largely due to increased company tax charges.”

Six taxpayers characteristic on the listing regardless of leaving the UK over the previous yr, amid stories of rich people transferring to keep away from increased taxes beneath Labour, or on account of non-dom standing being eliminated.

These included Wren Kitchens founder Malcolm Healey and sports activities promoter Eddie Hearn.