Lancashire's Michael Platt from Preston crowned the youngest billionaire in the UK with the highest net worth

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?

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.

By Lucinda Herbert

Published 14th Dec 2023, 15:12 GMT

Updated 15th Dec 2023, 10:34 GMT

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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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