Gaming billionaire named UK’s richest person under 40 in tech-heavy list

Russian-born Dmitry Bukhman has become the youngest person to be named the UK’s richest under 40, with a reported £12.54bn net worth, making him the fourth-richest in The Sunday Times’ latest list dominated by tech leaders. Trained in coding from a young age in post-Soviet Russia, Bukhman built his fortune through Playrix, a mobile gaming company he founded in 2004 with his brother Igor, which specializes in casual puzzle and simulation games like Homescapes and Township, relying heavily on in-app purchases for revenue. Despite facing criticism over pay-to-win mechanics and misleading ads, his success has placed him firmly at the top of a list that includes nearly half tech sector leaders.