Three Island billionaires chart on the Sunday Times Rich List

Three billionaires based on the Isle of Man have made it onto The Sunday Times Rich List - with a fortune amassing over six billion pounds. 

 

Mark Scheinberg - the co-founder of PokerStars - topped the Manx list with an estimated wealth of £2.87 billion. 

 

Ranking in second place was Island resident John Whittaker and family with new entry Alki David and the Leventis family in third. 

 

The Island's richest millionaire - Jim Mellon - saw his fortune unchanged at £850 million.

 

Robert Watts compiled the list and says the Isle of Man is attractive to the businessmen: