Cara Delevingne, Emma Watson and Lily Cole among richest UK celebrities aged 30 and under

The list is topped by Adele

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Cara Delevingne has been named as one of the richest British celebrities aged 30 and under.

The annual rich list, which is compiled by Heat Magazine, is made up of reality TV stars, models and influencers, proving that a career in film or music is no longer necessarily the most lucrative career for young people, with Lily Cole, Sam Faiers and Spencer Matthews all included.

Across the pond, the wealthiest international celebrity under 30 is Kylie Jenner, 21, who made the bulk of her $900m (£704m) fortune from her eponymous makeup brand, which is primarily marketed on Instagram.

Taking the number one spot on Heat’s list is Adele, who has an estimated fortune of £147.5m thanks to her flourishing music career.

In fifth place is Emma Watson, whose net worth comes from a combination of high-profile acting roles in films like Beauty and the Beast (for which she received a £2m upfront fee) and the Harry Potter franchise, which is estimated to have bolstered the 28-year-old’s fortune by £43m.

Delevingne ranks in 14th place, with an estimated fortune of £18m that has come from a mix of the 26-year-old’s work in modelling and acting.

In addition to fronting campaigns for the likes of Chanel, Fendi and Burberry, the Londoner has starred in films including Suicide Squad and Paper Towns.

Fellow model Lily Cole, 30, comes in at 22nd place for her £7m fortune.

While the flame-haired model began her career in fashion when she was a teenager, the Cambridge University graduate has since become a passionate advocate for a number of activism projects. In 2013, she co-founded a company that uses technology to combat environmental problems.

Now in its eighth year, Heat's Rich List is compiled by combining public information regarding a celebrity's accounts, endorsement deals, TV contracts and record deals. A team of experts goes over the findings to calculate each celebrity's lifetime earnings to date. The only conditions for inclusion are that each person be classed as an entertainer, that they are 30 or under and that they chiefly reside in, or are from, the UK.

The list has several sub-categories, such as "wealthiest stars outside the UK", which, after Jenner, includes Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus.

There is also a list for richest social influencers, which is topped by 26-year-old Dan Middleton, a YouTube personality who goes by the name of DanTDM.

See Heat's full list for the 30 Richest Celebrities under 30 below.

1. Adele, 30 (£147m)
2. Ed Sheeran, 27 (£94m)
3. Daniel Radcliffe, 29 (£87m)
4. Harry Styles, 24 (£58m)
5. Emma Watson, 28 (£55m)
6. Little Mix (£48m)
7. Niall Horan, 25 (£46m)
8. Louis Tomlinson, 26 (£44m)
9. Liam Payne, 25 (£43m)
10. Zayn Malik, 25 (£37m)
11. Rupert Grint, 30 (£33m)
12. Sam Smith, 26 (£26m)
13. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, 28 (£19m)
14. Cara Delevingne, 26 (£18m)
15. Winston Marshall, 30 (£16m)
16. Rita Ora, 27 (£12m)
17. Jessie J, 30 (£11.2m)
18. The xx (£9m)
19. Jack Whitehall, 30 (£8.5m)
20. Nicholas Hoult, 28 (£8m)
21. Dev Patel, 28 (£7.2m)
22. Lily Cole, 30 (£7m)
23. Sophie Turner, 22 and Joey Essex, 28 (£6m)
24. The 1975 (£5.3m)
25. Sam Faiers, 27, (£5.2m)
26. Rylan Clark-Neal, 30 (£4.8m)
27. John Boyega, 26 and Daisy Ridley, 26 (4.6m)
28. Spencer Matthews, 29 (£4.5m)