KSI and the Sidemen among UK’s top richest gamers and creators

The duo who developed Minecraft for the Xbox, Paddy Burns and Chris van der Kuyl, tied in the 11th spot with £150m each.

More than a quarter of those on the list are aged under 35 with the average age being 45, and just three women make it on the list.

The only woman to feature in the top 10 was Wendy Irvin-Braben, of game developer Frontier Developments, who placed 10th with husband David with a joint worth of £175m.

In the 13th spot with £130m is Debbie Bestwick, former chief executive of Team17, which created cult classic Worms, kitchen simulator Overcooked and fishing game Dredge.

Tamsin O’Luanaigh, who founded virtual reality company nGames with her husband Patrick, comes in at 28th with a joint worth of £26m.

Robert Watts, compiler of the Sunday Times Gaming Rich List, external, said that making a fortune playing or making video games may sound like a “dream” for many young people, but the rich list “tells the rags-to-riches stories of people who have done exactly that.”