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1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$82.4bn
−$177m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$153.6bn
−$358m
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Today's five · No. 5 · Sunday 1 November
Which London hospital did Princess Mary work at after her nursing course?
St Thomas’ Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Guy’s Hospital
The Royal Free Hospital
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Richer or Poorer · No. 4
Bill Gates
$114.2bn
or
Travis Kelce
?
Is Travis Kelce richer or poorer?
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Taste & Travel
The $735m Treasury Estimate at the Top of 2026’s Most Expensive Superyachts
Taste & Travel
Why Allington Castle, for Sale in 2026, Costs Less Than a Georgian Mansion
Taste & Travel
Minecraft’s Creator Wants His Beverly Hills Money Back
Taste & Travel
7 Truths About Old Money Style in 2026, From Hermès to Loro Piana
Investments
What Spencer Haywood’s Nike Stake Would Be Worth in 2026
Investments
The $120tn Genghis Khan Myth and the Richest Person in History in 2026
Investments
Nearly $15bn Hangs on Larry Page’s Residency Under the 2026 California Billionaire Tax
Investments
The 8 Biggest Billionaire Donors of 2025, According to the Lists Published in 2026
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
How the Royal Order of Precedence Works and Who Curtsies to Whom in 2026
Etiquette
What Monaco’s Constitution Says About Who Inherits the Fortune in 2026
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Mindset
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Fined His Children a Nickel for Bad Bookkeeping
Mindset
The $90,000 Buffett Inheritance and the Billionaires Not Leaving Money to Their Children in 2026
Pioneers
8 Things That Settle Who Owns Zara Now in 2026, From Amancio Ortega to the Chair
Pioneers
Spencer Haywood’s Nike Story Is a Lesson in Who Gets Paid When
Pioneers
9 Answers to Who Is Countess Mountbatten of Burma in 2026
Pioneers
9 Facts About Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood for 2026
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
Bring Back the Hereditary Peers: 6 Reasons Removing Them From the House of Lords Was Westminster’s Worst Decision in a Generation
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
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Heirs List
Puzzles
Taste & Travel
Investments
Etiquette
Mindset
Pioneers
Opinion
Live · The DDW Heirs List
1
Prince William
Duke of Cornwall · heir to the throne
£1.2bn
Duchy of Cornwall net assets (royal.uk, 18 Jun 2026)
Holds the largest estate on this list and cannot keep the proceeds of selling any of it: they stay inside the Duchy.
2
The Arnault children
$116.5bn
3
David Ellison
$186.5bn
4
Akash Ambani
$82.4bn
−$177m
5
Howard, Susie and Peter Buffett
$153.6bn
−$358m
See the full list
→
Today's five · No. 5 · Sunday 1 November
Which London hospital did Princess Mary work at after her nursing course?
St Thomas’ Hospital
Great Ormond Street Hospital
Guy’s Hospital
The Royal Free Hospital
Play today's five
→
Richer or Poorer · No. 4
Bill Gates
$114.2bn
or
Travis Kelce
?
Is Travis Kelce richer or poorer?
Play today's run
→
Taste & Travel
The $735m Treasury Estimate at the Top of 2026’s Most Expensive Superyachts
Taste & Travel
Why Allington Castle, for Sale in 2026, Costs Less Than a Georgian Mansion
Taste & Travel
Minecraft’s Creator Wants His Beverly Hills Money Back
Taste & Travel
7 Truths About Old Money Style in 2026, From Hermès to Loro Piana
Investments
What Spencer Haywood’s Nike Stake Would Be Worth in 2026
Investments
The $120tn Genghis Khan Myth and the Richest Person in History in 2026
Investments
Nearly $15bn Hangs on Larry Page’s Residency Under the 2026 California Billionaire Tax
Investments
The 8 Biggest Billionaire Donors of 2025, According to the Lists Published in 2026
Etiquette
9 Tests That Settle What Is an Aristocrat in 2026 and Who Still Counts
Etiquette
9 Answers to What Is a Count and Countess in 2026
Etiquette
How the Royal Order of Precedence Works and Who Curtsies to Whom in 2026
Etiquette
What Monaco’s Constitution Says About Who Inherits the Fortune in 2026
Mindset
What United Airlines Boss Scott Kirby’s Inheritance Tax Idea Would Mean in 2026
Mindset
Gloria Vanderbilt’s Estate Came to Less Than $1.5 Million
Mindset
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Fined His Children a Nickel for Bad Bookkeeping
Mindset
The $90,000 Buffett Inheritance and the Billionaires Not Leaving Money to Their Children in 2026
Pioneers
8 Things That Settle Who Owns Zara Now in 2026, From Amancio Ortega to the Chair
Pioneers
Spencer Haywood’s Nike Story Is a Lesson in Who Gets Paid When
Pioneers
9 Answers to Who Is Countess Mountbatten of Burma in 2026
Pioneers
9 Facts About Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood for 2026
Opinion
Why Aristotle’s Good King and a Hereditary Aristocracy Beat Democracy’s Illusion of Choice in 2026
Opinion
8 Points Against Central Banks Repatriating Gold, the 2026 Opinion That Dutch Bullion Backs
Opinion
Bring Back the Hereditary Peers: 6 Reasons Removing Them From the House of Lords Was Westminster’s Worst Decision in a Generation
Opinion
8 Reasons Oxford Was Right About the Schwarzman Centre, an Opinion for 2026
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