JK Rowling is among the world's richest authors - and she proved that today coming in as the 12th wealthiest person in Scotland.
The Harry Potter author has an eye-watering fortune worth £850 million according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List. That is a £30 million jump up since the 2021 list.
She narrowly missed out on Scotland's top 10, all of whom are billionaires. She was featured in the Scottish list despite being born in England due to having lived up north for many years, even writing her books in Edinburgh.
Despite having a huge net worth, The Times say that Rowling would have been a billionaire were it not for her extensive charitable donations as well as a decision to stay tax resident in the UK.
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