West Ham co-owner’s son Jack Sullivan tops Sunday Times Young Rich List in sport

The son of West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has been named top of the Sunday Times’ Young Rich List of sportspeople with a staggering £1.1billion net worth.

Jack Sullivan, 22, sensationally topped the list of those involved in the UK sports industry under the age of 30 ahead of every Premier League footballer in the country. He also came second in the overall top-100 list which includes other industries, only being topped by Australian-born businessman Johnny Boufarhat on £2.06billion from his online platform Hopin.

It is unlikely to thrill Hammers supporters after narrowly missing out on Europa League football on Sunday, with Sullivan’s fortune taking into account his family’s overall wealth.

He was followed on the list of sportspeople by 29-year-old Ben Francis, who owns the Gymshark brand, and Lewis Morgan, who co-founded the same sportswear brand and is now chairman of the AYBL Group.

Meanwhile, a whopping 34 of the top 100 who made the overall list were footballers.

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Leading the charge for the Premier League's stars was Paul Pogba, whose enormous Manchester United wages have given him a net worth of £77million. That was only good enough for ninth in the overall list as he was placed behind former One Direction singer Harry Styles.

Manchester City’s title-winning duo Kevin De Bruyne and Raheem Sterling were the next footballers on the list on £58million and £50million, respectively. Meanwhile, Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku completed the top five of football stars level on £42m – good enough for equal-19th.

The full list of rich sportspeople under 30 is as follows:

1. Jack Sullivan – Property, football and media – £1.118bn

2. Ben Francis – Gymshark owner – £900m

3. Lewis Morgan – Sportswear and property – £147m

4. Paul Pogba – Manchester United – £77m

5. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City – £58m

6. Raheem Sterling – Manchester City – £50m

7. Harry Kane – Tottenham – £42m

7. Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea – £42m

9. Mohamed Salah – Liverpool – £41m

10. Reiss & Kristian Edgerton – Eyewear – £40m

11. Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool – £33m

12. William Vaughan – Paddleboards – £30m

13. Luke Shaw – Manchester United – £28m

14. Alexandre Lacazette – Arsenal – £27m

15. Roberto Firmino – Liverpool – £26m

15. Reece Wabara – Football and fashion – £26m

17. Marcus Rashford – Manchester United – £22m

18. Joel and Kieran Holmes-Darby – Esports – £20m

18. Raphael Varane – Manchester United – £20m

18. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – Liverpool – £20m

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