Michael Platt crowned the youngest billionaire in the UK with the highest net worth of £12.7bn

Name: Preston billionaire Michael Platt - who is he and how did he get rich?
Uploaded: 2023-12-14T14:23:43.000Z
Duration: 189 s
Description: 55-year-old Michael Platt was born and raised in a modest home in Lancashire. He has just been crowned the youngest billionaire in the UK with the highest net worth in the top 10 after amassing an estimated £12.7bn fortune. But, what does that mean - and how did he get SO rich?

By Lucinda Herbert

Reporter

15th Dec 2023, 10:59am

A Preston man has been named the youngest billionaire in the UK with the highest net worth in the top 10...watch our video to find out exactly what that means.

55-year-old Michael Platt was born and raised in a modest home in Lancashire - and now he is worth an estimated £12.7bn fortune.

But, what does that mean - and how did he get SO rich?

Our video, presented by Lucinda Herbert, clears up any confusion.

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