Lewis Hamilton Net Worth

Lewis Hamilton is the most successful driver in Formula 1 history by race wins and pole positions, and he shares the record of seven world championships with Michael Schumacher. Born in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, he won his first title with McLaren in 2008, six more with Mercedes, and moved to Ferrari for the 2025 season.

The Sunday Times Rich List 2026, published in May 2026, put his wealth at £435 million. That made him the fifth-richest figure in British sport on the list. At the European Central Bank rate on October 22, 2026, it is roughly $580 million.

How he made his money

Hamilton has been one of the best-paid drivers in the sport for well over a decade. In 2024, the Sunday Times reported that he earned more than £40 million a year from driving and almost £10 million more from partnerships with brands such as Bose, Electronic Arts, Monster Energy, Tommy Hilfiger and Puma, according to Insider Media's summary of the list. It also reported that leaked details suggested his Ferrari deal could be worth as much as $446 million.

He has spent many years living in Switzerland and Monaco, which the Sunday Times noted meant he avoided UK tax on overseas earnings. Off the track he co-founded Almave, a non-alcoholic agave spirit, in which Pernod Ricard took a minority stake in 2024, and he has worked on film, music and fashion projects.

How his Rich List figure has grown

Hamilton topped the Sunday Times 40 Under 40 sports rankings in 2024 with an estimated £350 million. After he turned 40 in January 2025 he moved onto the main Rich List, at £385 million. The 2026 list raised that to £435 million.

These are the Sunday Times' own estimates. We show them exactly as reported in pounds, with the US dollar amount only as a rough conversion. We have not changed the figure ourselves.

The Sunday Times Rich List measures identifiable wealth, such as land, property, business stakes and significant shareholdings. It cannot see private bank accounts, so the real figure may be higher or lower.