Manchester United co-owner has suffered a staggering loss of nearly £6.5billion over the past 12 months, marking the largest decrease in wealth among those featured on 2025. Previously ranked fourth in the 2024 list and topping it in 2018, Ratcliffe has now slipped to seventh place among Britain's wealthiest individuals, trailing behind figures such as Sir James Dyson and Gopi Hinduja and family, who currently lead the list.

The INEOS boss, who secured a deal to buy into last year, was valued at £23.519billion in the 2024 Rich List. However, his fortune has since dwindled by £6.473bn to £17.046bn. His loss is almost £3bn greater than that of the second-biggest loser on the top 10 list, Sir Leonard Blavatnik, who saw his total wealth of £25.725bn reduced by £3.5bn. Express Sport has reached out to Ratcliffe and INEOS for comment.

Despite the significant decrease, Ratcliffe still boasts a substantial net worth. However, given Manchester United's recent financial difficulties, this doesn't bode well for supporters hoping for a swift return to success under the Failsworth-born businessman.

Ratcliffe has been candid about the challenging financial situation he inherited at Old Trafford upon joining the club in February 2024. Even though the 13-time Premier League champions are consistently among the highest revenue-generating teams in global football, the 72-year-old shocked fans during his comprehensive interview with Gary Neville earlier this year.

In a stark warning back in March, the club's saviour detailed the dire financial state, revealing United were on the brink of running out of cash. "Manchester United would have run out of money at the end of this year. November this year, the club runs out of cash," he disclosed to the United great.

Since taking the reins, Ratcliffe, who has implemented several redundancy rounds, depicted the severe escalation of the fiscal woes saying: "If you think about Manchester United as a business, it's gone off the rails. It's gone off the rails a long way, really.

"If you look at the numbers, the numbers were fairly scary, really. Because they'd sort of lost control, I think, of where the ship was headed. And the costs had got out of control.

"If you think of it in really simple terms, you've got the operating costs, which are all the staff and the fixed costs of running the business. And then you've got all the squad costs, player salaries and player purchases.

"In super-simple terms, the club has been spending more money than it's been earning now for the last seven years, and it ends in a very difficult place."

Despite the gloomy financial forecast, Man United could yet salvage their torrid season.

A win in the Europa League final against Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday would provide some respite as they're doomed to finish no higher than 13th in the league.

A victory would not only secure a third consecutive piece of silverware, but it would also mark Ruben Amorim's first for the club and could potentially generate £100m in revenue due to Champions League qualification.