Covid-19 wipes $7.3 billion off wealth of Ineos founder Ratcliffe

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The Covid-19 pandemic and collapse in oil prices has wiped billions off the wealth of Ineos founder Jim Ratcliffe, according to the UK's Sunday Times Rich List 2020. Ratcliffe, who topped the list in 2018, was as recently as February on course to occupy second spot, but his position plummeted to fifth with his fortune down by £6 billion ($7.3 billion) to £12.5 billion. This year's list was topped by vacuum cleaner entrepreneur James Dyson, whose wealth increased by £3.6 billion to £16.2 billion. Dyson's fortunes bucked a trend, with the Covid-19 pandemic wiping an estimated £54 billion ($65 billion) off the value of the UK's richest 1000 people, . equivalent to about 7% of their wealth, the first fall in value since the financial crash a decade ago.