In the UK, “the super-low-profile richest person” Michael Platt is worth 86.2 billion.

In the UK, “the super-low-profile richest person” is worth 86.2 billion, but even the company counter doesn’t know him.

Michael Platt is a British person, but few people know that he is the richest person in the UK. Even the well-known petrochemical tycoon Jim Ratcliffe’s wealth has to rank second in front of him.

According to Forbes’ real-time updated asset data, Platt’s current net worth is as high as 14.3 billion pounds (about 18 billion US dollars, about 86.2 billion ringgit). Ratcliffe’s net worth is 16.1 billion US dollars, and the third richest person in the UK is the inventor James Dyson, with a net worth of 13.1 billion US dollars.

Ratcliffe and Dyson are much more famous than the richest person in the UK, Platt. This is because Platt acts very low-key. He founded the hedge fund company BlueCrest in 2000, which is located next to the Victoria subway station in the busy area of London. But even the counter receptionists only know that the company is on the 8th floor, and they can’t even call out the name of the boss.

The 56-year-old Platt has built a financial business that any peer would be jealous and jealous of. But he is extremely low-key to the point of almost being hidden from the public eye. He never replies to emails himself, and the investment strategy he adopts is very different from the practices of most online hedge fund companies. BlueCrest mainly serves Platt himself, partners, and employees, and has no external customers. And according to the former fund manager of the company, the company basically has only one customer, which is Platt himself.

Platt’s aversion to the spotlight is like his outstanding business mind, and it has taken on a legendary color. His last public appearance was about 10 years ago to promote the art exhibition he sponsored. However, even though he is very low-key, it is inevitably broken. Once, it brought huge losses to the company. He was caught on the dashcam when taking a taxi in New York and boasted to the driver, “I am the person who earns the most money in the global financial industry.”

Although Platt later claimed that it was a drunken rant, for some reason, the video fell into the hands of the TV station and was immediately exposed, attracting the attention of the regulatory authorities. After the investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), BlueCrest was fined 170 million US dollars, setting the highest record for SEC to fine a single hedge fund company.

However, these fines have little impact on Platt’s finances and reputation status. The main reason is that BlueCrest operates without external customers, and he doesn’t have to worry about customers withdrawing funds.