Richard Branson net worth | Evening Standard Tech Rich List

Sir Richard’s headteacher at Stowe public school told him he would either end up in prison or become a millionaire. And while he had a few brushes with the authorities - not least a highly suspect wheeze to avoid paying customs on record exports that earned him a night in a cell - he went far further than even the sceptical head have been imagined, creating one of Britain’s feW global brands.