The Capital and its surrounding areas are the home of many successful – and wealthy – individuals, including Irvine Welsh, Lewis Capaldi and Susan Boyle.
Entrepreneurs top the list of the most wealthy, with eye-watering fortunes, but there are many more millionaires living in these parts.
9. KT Tunstull
Edinburgh-born singer-songwriter KT Tunstall is worth around £10 million, thanks to worldwide hits including Suddenly I See and Other. Side of the World Photo: Third Party
10. Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch
Edinburgh-born Richard Scott, who owns 215,000 acres of land across southern Scotland, has an estimated wealth of around £213m. Photo: Third Party
11. Hamid Guedroudj
Hamid Guedroudj, who founded Edinburgh-based Petroleum Experts in 1990, is worth over £230 million. Photo: Third Party
12. Anders Holch Povlsen
Anders Holch Povlsen, who bought the Jenners building on Edinburgh's Princes Street in 2017, is Scotland's biggest private landowner and owner of the Danish fashion retailer Bestseller. His personal fortune increased by £500m in 2022 to £6.5bn, according to The Sunday Times Rich List Photo: Third Party