# 100 wealthiest media figures

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2001/08/16/100-wealthiest-media-figures/
- Published: 2001-08-16T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Independent has published a list of the wealthiest 100 “media moguls.”
The Independent
today publishes a list of the wealthiest 100 people in the media and creative industries.
First three places go to Sir Peter Michael (£185m), chairman of Classic FM, Sir 
Ray Tindle (£173m), newspaper group owner, and Anne Wood (£130m), who generated 
her fortune from Roland Rat and the Teletubbies.

There are only 14 women in the top 100.

The Independent analyses the list and publishes the [list](http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/media/story.jsp?story=89167)
online in full.

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