RICH LIST 2009

The list is made up of 327 men, 173 women

The top 5

John Swire
Shipping, aviation, property, inheritance; 5,800m
Scion of the Hong Kong dynasty, Swire, 46, has pushed its business assets in China to 5billion.

Christopher Evans
Biotechnology; 4,100m
The biotech emperor, 51, has been building up and selling off/floating his pharmaceutical arms as fast as he makes them.

Ajaz Ahmed
Internet technology; 3,600m
From computer whizkid to Internet godfather - Ahmed, 36, has made his UK-based company AKQA a global player.

The Duke of Westminster
Land, property; 1,550m
Westminster, 57, upped his income by creati