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British singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, one of the founders and members of The Beatles, Paul McCartney became the first British musician with a net worth of 1 billion pounds ($1.27 billion). Compiling its annual list of the richest people, the Sunday Times estimated that the 81-year-old musician and his wife Nancy Shevell's fortune has increased by 50 million pounds ($63.4 million) since last year thanks to McCartney's Got Back tour in 2023, the rise in the value of his previous catalog, and Beyoncé's cover of The Beatles' song Blackbird, which appeared on her album Cowboy Carter.

The Beatles' song Now and Then was also released in November and topped the music charts in the US, UK and other countries.

According to the Sunday Times, 50 million pounds of the couple's fortune belongs to Shewell, the daughter of the late American trucking magnate Mike Shewell.

McCartney is ranked 165th in the ranking of the 350 richest people in the UK. The first place was taken by Gopi Hinduja and his family, who own the banking, media and entertainment conglomerate Hinduja Group and have a fortune of approximately 37 billion pounds ($45.4 billion).

The ranking also includes Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling with 945 million pounds ($1.1 billion) and singer Elton John, whose fortune is estimated at 470 million pounds ($577 million). King Charles III is ranked 258th with an estimated net worth of 610 million pounds ($749 million). The king's wealth includes the large inherited private estates of Sandringham in England and Balmoral in Scotland. The total amount does not include items owned by the monarch for the nation, such as the crown jewels.