David Beckham becomes first British billionaire sportsman
Key takeaways
- Beckham and his wife Victoria’s collective wealth reached the milestone this year, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
- Beckham and his wife Victoria’s collective wealth reached an estimated 1.185 billion pounds ($1.583bn) this year, the Rich List compilers said.
- That moved them into second place in the list of the United Kingdom’s wealthiest sportspeople, behind the family of ex-Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone, whose wealth was valued at 2 billion pounds ($2.7bn).
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Beckham and his wife Victoria’s collective wealth reached the milestone this year, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Beckham, who retired from playing in 2013, is a co-owner of Inter Miami, estimated to be Major League Soccer's most valuable club [File: Sam Navarro-Imagn Images via Reuters]By AFPPublished On 15 May 202615 May 2026Former Manchester United and England football star David Beckham has become Britain’s first billionaire sportsman, according to the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.
Beckham and his wife Victoria’s collective wealth reached an estimated 1.185 billion pounds ($1.583bn) this year, the Rich List compilers said.