Sir David Beckham is Britain’s first billionaire sportsman after he and his wife Lady Victoria doubled their wealth in the last year, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.
The celebrity couple now have a combined fortune of £1.185 billion, a significant increase to the £500 million estimated net worth they had on the 2025 list.
That placed them second in the Sunday Times’ list of wealthiest sportspeople, behind the family of ex-Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, whose wealth was placed at £2bn.
Former England captain Beckham is a co-owner of Inter Miami, estimated to be Major League Soccer’s most valuable club at $1.45bn (£1.07bn).
