--- description: Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty ranked higher than King Charles III on an esteemed 2024 rich list. title: Rishi Sunak and Wife Akshata Murty's Net Worth, Explained image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e5d785d615e8f3b/698a586ce6e84a9e8a2b31e9/GettyImages-2159852584.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [United Kingdom](/tag/united-kingdom/) ## United Kingdom Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here's What We Know About Rishi Sunak and His Wife Akshata Murty's Net Worth ## Video: The U.K. Will Hold Its First Election in Almost 5 Years. Here's What to Know [Watch (HLS stream): The U.K. Will Hold Its First Election in Almost 5 Years. Here's What to Know](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/WnPjris8.m3u8) (3:31)  _Published 2024-07-03. The UK will hold its first national election in almost five years on Thursday, with opinion polls suggesting that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative Party will be punished for failing to deliver on promises made during 14 years in power._ by [Anna Gordon](/author/anna-gordon/) ## Anna Gordon Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. Jul 4, 2024 12:53 PM CUT  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty hold hands during a rally for the Conservative general election campaign on July 3, 2024, in Hampshire, United Kingdom. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty hold hands during a rally for the Conservative general election campaign on July 3, 2024, in Hampshire, United Kingdom.Claudia Greco—Getty Images by [Anna Gordon](/author/anna-gordon/) ## Anna Gordon Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau. Jul 4, 2024 12:53 PM CUT Rishi Sunak, the leader of Britain’s Conservative Party and the country's current Prime Minister, is standing for re-election on Thursday, July 4\. Sunak has been Prime Minister since October 2022 and is married to Akshata Murty, who comes from a wealthy family in India. Murty’s father, N.R. Narayana Murthy, is worth approximately $4.7 billion [according to _Forbes_](https://www.forbes.com/profile/nr-narayana-murthy/ "undefined"), making him the 669th richest person in the world, per the publication’s real-time estimations on July 4\. His wealth comes from his role as co-founder of the Indian tech company [Infosys](https://www.infosys.com/ "undefined"), which provides business consulting and information technology services. Sunak himself is also a high earner, having started his career as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. According to his most recent tax return, [he made approximately $2.8 million](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/65c641159c5b7f000c951c44/Prime%5FMinister%5FRishi%5FSunak%5Fs%5Fschedule%5Fof%5Ftaxable%5Fsources%5Fof%5Fincome%5Fand%5Fgains%5F2022%5F23.pdf "undefined") (£2.2 million) in the tax year of 2022 to 2023, though this represents just a small fraction of the couple’s total net worth. Together, Sunak and his wife are worth approximately $830 million (£651 million), according to [_The Sunday Times_' 2024 Rich List](https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/profile/article/rishi-sunak-and-akshata-murty-net-worth-sunday-times-rich-list-blp6mk660 "undefined"). This makes them the 245th richest family in the U.K. and Sunak the wealthiest person to ever become Prime Minister of the country. The couple ranked even higher than King Charles III, who [was listed 258th on the list](https://time.com/6979293/king-charles-net-worth-2024/ "undefined"). The couple previously came under criticism for [Murty’s status as a non-domicile](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61017993 "undefined") of the U.K., which meant that she was not required to pay U.K. taxes on the income she made outside of Britain, including the shares she owns of her father’s business. However, amid public criticism in April 2022, it was reported that [Murty had announced she would pay U.K. tax](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/08/rishi-sunak-akshata-murty-us-green-cards "undefined") on overseas income. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6995083/rishi-sunak-wife-akshata-murty-net-worth-estimations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6995083/rishi-sunak-wife-akshata-murty-net-worth-estimations/"},"headline":"Here's What We Know About Rishi Sunak and His Wife Akshata Murty's Net Worth","datePublished":"2024-07-04T12:53:19.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-24T17:53:36.222Z","description":"Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty ranked higher than King Charles III on an esteemed 2024 rich list.","url":"https://time.com/6995083/rishi-sunak-wife-akshata-murty-net-worth-estimations/","keywords":["United Kingdom","News Desk"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e5d785d615e8f3b/698a586ce6e84a9e8a2b31e9/GettyImages-2159852584.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Anna Gordon","jobTitle":"Gordon was a reporter for TIME, based in the London bureau.","url":"https://time.com/author/anna-gordon/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0e5d785d615e8f3b/698a586ce6e84a9e8a2b31e9/GettyImages-2159852584.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rishi Sunak Visits Hampshire On The Final Day Of The General Election Campaign","caption":"Rishi Sunak Visits Hampshire On The Final Day Of The General Election Campaign","creditText":"Claudia Greco—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/united-kingdom/","name":"United Kingdom"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6995083/rishi-sunak-wife-akshata-murty-net-worth-estimations/","name":"Here's What We Know About Rishi Sunak and His Wife Akshata Murty's Net Worth"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"The U.K. Will Hold Its First Election in Almost 5 Years. 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