They are among the most recognisable power couples in the world.
And now, David and Victoria Beckham have officially entered the billionaire ranks, having doubled their wealth in the last year, according to The Sunday Times Rich List.
The celebrity couple now have a combined fortune of £1.185 billion, a significant increase from the £500million estimated net worth they had on the 2025 list.
Victoria, 52, and David, 51, have amassed their wealth over the years through their respective careers, with both continuing to rake in the cash even after retiring from football and singing.
But their journey to becoming billionaires has been anything but easy, having grown up ‘working class’ and facing tens of millions of debt on the way.
Here, the Daily Mail takes a look at how David and Victoria built their billion-pound empire.
David and Victoria Beckham have officially entered the billionaire ranks, having doubled their wealth in the last year, according to The Sunday Times Rich List
But their journey to becoming billionaires has been anything but easy, having grown up ‘working class’ and facing tens of millions of debt on the way (pictured in 2019)
David was born in Leytonstone, East London, to working-class parents. His mother, Sandra, was a hairdresser, and his father, Ted, worked as a gas engineer.
Meanwhile, Victoria had a more affluent upbringing in Hertfordshire despite claiming her family was ‘working class’.
Although her parents started from working-class roots, her father became a highly successful entrepreneur.
Both Victoria and David kick-started their money-making moves early.
Victoria was part of one of the most merchandised pop groups in history, with the Spice Girls setting the precedent for marketing and music tie-ins when they applied for 100 trademarks and signed sponsorship deals worth £300million in 1997, just a year after the release of Wannabe.
David meanwhile, was fully immersed in the lucrative world of football by the time he fell in love with his Spice Girl wife.
He once said ‘my career has never been about the money, wherever I’ve gone I played the sport as I love it,’ but whether he has chased the cash or not, his unique bankability as a footballer pin-up with a popstar partner has seen his fortune surpass that of any of his peers.
In 2001, he signed a £16million contract to remain with Manchester United before a £25million deal with Real Madrid two years later.
Victoria was part of one of the most merchandised pop groups in history, with the Spice Girls setting the precedent for marketing and music tie-ins
David meanwhile was fully immersed in the lucrative world of football by the time he fell in love with his Spice Girl wife
His most savvy deal came in 2007, though with his history-making signing with LA Galaxy, which netted him £128million over five years, equating to £25.6m each year, £492,307 a week and £2,930 per hour.
Before the ink dried, amid months of rumours about his move to MLS, analysts pointed out that the superstar player would have to take a 70 per cent pay cut thanks to MLS players’ annual salary cap of $2.1 million.
But with the help of his then-manager Simon Fuller, David’s signing kicked off the Designated Player Rule which allows certain players to sign lucrative deals.
It meant Galaxy could bring David to the States and the likes of Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard, and David Villa all followed.
During his mid-noughties playing years, David scored off the pitch too, negotiating lucrative commercial tie-ups worth £100m with the likes of Adidas, Pepsi and Coty.
Meanwhile, Victoria was working on her future away from the Spice Girls.
In 2008, she launched her eponymous fashion collection, starting with a collection of just 10 bodycon dresses.
It swiftly grew to an extensive range that now includes handbags, coats, shoes and accessories.
The line was not an instant success, though; in fact, it would take 14 years before the company was in the black.
In 2011, Victoria’s fledgling label had earned more than £15 million in sales, but profitability remained a faraway dream.
In 2015, the annual revenue had more than doubled to £34 million, but the company’s losses also rose significantly as Victoria focused on expanding aggressively.
This would mark the beginning of an especially challenging period for Victoria and her company, despite securing £30 million in investment from Neo Investment Partners in 2017.
The following year, Victoria Beckham Limited posted a loss of £12.3 million that ballooned to £16.6 million in 2019 – marking 11 years of consecutive losses since the former Posh Spice turned designer.
That year, David had reportedly bailed out his wife’s fashion brand with a £23 million cash injection.
The former England footballer gave Victoria’s company a £4 million loan as well as £6.6 million in cash in Spring 2016 in order to keep her business afloat.
The bright spark during this period was the launch of Victoria Beckham Beauty in 2019, which continues to be one of the company’s biggest revenue drivers today.
However, in 2021, post-Covid, auditors warned of ‘significant doubt’ about Victoria’s fashion business’ ability to continue operating when debts of £46million were reported.
In 2008 she launched her eponymous fashion collection, starting with a collection of just 10 bodycon dresses. The line was not an instant success though
The luxury label had at that point borrowed more than £30million from other parts of the Beckham business empire.
Without further financial support from shareholders, which include the Beckhams and private equity firm Neo Investment Partners, auditors said it would go bust.
The luxury label has borrowed more than £30 million from other parts of the Beckham business empire over the past 15 years.
In her Netflix series, businessman David Belhassen – who invested in her failing brand – explained that he also helped by reining in her excessive spending habits.
In one shock admission, he revealed the designer was spending £85,000 just on plants for the office.
‘She loved plants,’ David mused. ‘And it was costing her £70,000 a year. And then there was someone who was coming to water the plants for 15,000 a year – and that’s only the beginning!
‘So I went her and I decided to just tell the truth, exactly the way it is, and I didn’t know how she’d react.
‘I said, ‘Victoria we have to change everything, restructure the business, and that’s gonna be painful’, and when I finished she just listened and she left a little silence.’
Victoria explained: ‘ I took it on the chin, it was hard hearing those things. I hadn’t been to business school, I’d come from an entertainment background.
‘I didn’t realise it at the time but the waste was mind-blowing.
‘I mean, I had 15 different linings for the insides of her outerwear, bizarre things like flowing chairs from one side of the world to the other.
‘I hear it now and I’m horrified but I allowed that to happen. I think part of the problem was people were really afraid to tell me no.
‘There’s a power to be honest, the power of celebrity. People thought I wasn’t used to hearing no.’
In 2023 she finally started making a profit for the time in 15 years – with an £890 clutch bag, a £30 eyeliner and a carefully orchestrated social media strategy credited with the turnaround
Her husband David, who invested millions into his wife’s ailing brand, reflected on the fear he felt when he could see the numbers spiralling.
‘It made me panic, David confessed. ‘I was panicked by it because I never saw anything coming back.
We always agreed that we would support each other no matter what but it worried me. It wasn’t sustainable.’
Victoria added: ‘There was a lot of waste, we were millions of pounds in the red.
‘I didn’t know what to do and I was so desperate to save this business that I cared so much about.
‘I felt like I was breaking down myself. I felt embarrassed… I was in a hole, it felt like I was in quicksand.’
Reflecting on the chats they had about finances, David continued: ‘Part of that conversation broke my heart because Victoria is a very proud woman.
‘When we met, Victoria was a lot richer than me. She bought our first house in Herfordshire – Beckingham Mansion.
‘So for her to have to come to me and say we need some more money, that was hard for both of us, because I didn’t have the money to keep doing this.’
Weeks before her debut at Paris Fashion Week in 2022, Victoria’s fashion venture had debts of £53.9 million’.
But profitability was around the corner, as Victoria prepared for her inaugural presentation in the fashion capital of the world.
The collection was a seamless blend of her mainline sensibilities with the wearability of her diffusion line, and comprised 40 looks, including impeccably tailored suits, co-ord sets, skirts, and dresses.
And one ensemble in particular that stole the show.
Supermodel Bella Hadid sashayed down the runway wearing a parrot green, gathered midi dress that, in the years since, has earned cult status – drawing comparisons to Herve Leger’s cult bandage dress that was all the rage in the Noughties.
The calf-length dress reportedly accounts for one of every 10 Victoria Beckham outfits sold, making it one of the singer-turned-fashion designer’s biggest hits.
Reflecting on the company’s long, winding path to profitability, Victoria told Harper’s Bazaar ‘it’s a huge accomplishment’.
Victoria, who was been named Entrepreneur of the Year by the magazine, added: ‘The company has been through so much over the last 17 years – ups, downs, restructuring… it’s been quite the journey.
‘So finally to be able to say we’re profitable is something I’m so proud of, because it’s not an easy industry, and it’s getting harder and harder,’ she added.
2022’s results marked ‘a turning point where the group became profitable’.
Revenue surged 44 per cent to £58.8 million that year compared to £40.9 million in 2021.
In an interview with Vogue France, Victoria revealed the brand had turned a profit saying ‘this is just the beginning, I have lots of ambitions and I work hard to achieve my goals.’
She went on: I never wait for things to just fall into my lap. It’s such an exciting time. This year, we made a profit! This takes time, especially for an independent brand. My perfume isn’t a license – I own it.
‘Now that I have laid down the groundwork for the house, the real work can begin.’
The success of Victoria’s beauty line, which launched in 2019 and made £2million in its first three months, greatly contributed to the profit.
Products like the ‘Satin Kajal Liner’ are reportedly selling every 30 seconds.
Meanwhile, a 2026 collaboration with Gap helped the brand reach a mass-market audience.
A carefully orchestrated social media strategy, which saw the Spice Girl post make-up tutorial videos on TikTok watched by millions, combined with huge sales in her accessories line meant her career pivot was finally a success story.
David saw his own career shift in 2013 when he retired from football. But he has far from retired into the Good Life on his Cotswolds farm
David’s biggest future payout will surely come from his Inter Miami team, which is estimated to be worth $1.2billion, 50 times what he paid in 2014.
David saw his own career shift in 2013 when he retired from football. But he has far from retired into the Good Life on his Cotswolds farm.
In 2013 he raked in £49million through brand endorsements, whilst three years later he was estimated to be making £71,000 a day.
In 2022 came a major move as David sold 55 per cent of his business empire DB Brands to buyout group Authentic Brands.
This deal earnred him £160m in cash plus Authentic shares worth £80m – with his remaining 45 per cent stake in DB Brands valued at £200m.
Authentic Brands owns retailers such as Reebok and Barneys New York, and the rights to iconic stars including Elvis Presley and Shaquille O’Neal.
The athlete has also enjoyed renewed success on the international stage thanks to his four-part Netflix documentary released in 2023.
The Netflix documentary was the most-watched documentary on the streaming service that year.
Victoria meanwhile has her own Netflix show in production, through the couple’s production company, whilst her fashion business has continued to post profits.
Last year, Companies House figures for the footballer’s company DRJB Holdings show a consolidated revenue up 1pc on the previous year.
Consolidated profits are up to £35.1m thanks in part to a series of deals with brands including BOSS menswear, AliExpress and SharkNinja air fryers.
He has also co-founded the IM8 daily supplement which promises to deliver 92 nutrient-rich ingrediants in one drink.
Meanwhile, Total underlying ordinary dividends amounted to £58.5m made out to the company’s shareholders (including distributions paid post-period end).
A source told The Sun: ‘David is still an incredibly sought-after face for campaigns but he’s matured into an incredibly impressive and canny businessman, too.
‘He really enjoys the boardroom machinations and whilst he looks as incredible as ever, probably won’t want to be on billboards in his pants forever.
‘Six years after setting up his own brand management operation, he is more hands-on than ever.’
Daily Mail contacted representatives of David for comment at the time.
David’s stake is now worth hundreds of millions of pounds, making him Britain’s first ‘billionaire sportsman.’
The single biggest driver of their recent wealth is David’s ownership of the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF, which he created in 2018 and owns a 26 per cent stake of.
The hugely popular club is continuously growing thanks to its star players like Lionel Messi and fellow ex-Barcelona star Luis Suarez – and after the team winning the 2025 MLS Cup, the club’s valuation skyrocketed to approximately $1.45billion (£1.1billion).
As such, the Beckhams have built the lifestyle to match, which takes in a sumptuous Cotswold Estate, £16m Riva yacht named for their daughter Harper’s middle name, Seven, and a mansion near London’s Holland Park worth an estimated £31m.
The revelation of their doubled wealth comes amid the David and Victoria Beckham’s feud with their oldest son Brooklyn.
They were accused by Brooklyn of ‘trying endlessly to ruin my relationship since before my wedding, and it hasn’t stopped’ in a lengthy social media post in January.
He also alleged his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham, the daughter of billionaire Nelson Peltz, had been ‘disrespected’ by his family.
