Net worth: £2bn
Source of wealth: Fashion — Farfetch
Rank on the Rich List: 82= (new entry)
Farfetch, regarded by many as the Amazon of luxury fashion, has seen its value soar by more than 300 per cent in the past year. Founded by Neves, 46, in 2007, the London-based platform sells and delivers for more than 1,300 brands, boutiques and department stores, selling outfits and accessories from Prada, Versace, Bottega and Alexander McQueen.
It ships goods to 190 countries, dispatching, say, a €4,600 Balenciaga velvet red coat from a store in France to the door of a consumer in Beijing in less than four days. Business has boomed during the pandemic, with sales rising by 49 per cent. to more than $3 billion (£2.174