The $160bn exodus: what does the number measure? TALLYCAT01 / Evidence over influence Original Instagram publication: 10 October 2026 Website publication: 10 October 2026 Evidence checked: 9 October 2026 The chart totals US$158.3 billion across 14 published entries, consistent with a rounded $160 billion headline. It estimates wealth associated with people who left or reduced their UK ties. It does not measure the resulting change in UK tax, spending, investment or output. A numerical explanation, not an allegation that Bloomberg fabricated the total or deliberately deceived readers. We independently transcribed the rendered chart and recomputed its sums using decimal arithmetic; a second reviewer parsed its visible text using integer tenths. The sum checks displayed estimates, not underlying personal balance sheets. The source chart remains available through its public link; full article access was via a publisher-posted gift link and may vary. Individual tax data were neither obtained nor inferred. No conversion between dollar wealth and pound tax flows was made. SOURCES IG / Original Bloomberg Business Instagram post Bloomberg Business https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness/p/DeHNmOnnIB_/ The selected headline and caption, including the word worth Read live in the authenticated local browser on 9 October; original timestamp 12:30:10 UTC. User screenshot preserved. BB / London takes a hit as super rich worth $160 billion exit UK Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-10-04/billionaire-exodus-from-uk-leaves-160-billion-hole Definitions, reported moves and context; first published 4 October, updated 5 October Full article read through a gift link publicly posted by Bloomberg. The canonical URL may require a subscription for other readers. No paywall was bypassed. CHART / Moving Out: the collective wealth of the UK richest leavers Bloomberg Billionaires Index and reporting https://www.bloomberg.com/toaster/v2/charts/kjxjcuhy292eld83bsbk9oojvecmkrw1 The 14 displayed estimates and four shared-family markers Public embedded chart recovered from the article and independently captured. The date note says Sept. 29; 2026 follows from the article context. Displayed values are rounded. ONS / Summary of the balance of payments Office for National Statistics https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/methodologies/balanceofpayments Distinguishes residence changes, transactions and asset positions Capital account, Financial account and International investment position sections opened 9 October 2026. HMRC / Non-domiciled taxpayers in the UK HM Revenue and Customs https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/statistics-on-non-domiciled-taxpayers-in-the-uk Latest annual tax-data coverage and source workbook Original NONDOMTABLES.ods downloaded; independent review extracted labelled cells. Latest annual coverage is 2024-25, before the FIG reform. TAX / Tax on your UK income if you live abroad HM Revenue and Customs https://www.gov.uk/tax-uk-income-live-abroad Some UK income and property gains can remain taxable after departure Official general guidance reviewed 9 October. Actual liability depends on individual circumstances and applicable rules, not a named-person assessment. OBR / Economic and fiscal outlook: November 2025 Office for Budget Responsibility https://obr.uk/efo/economic-and-fiscal-outlook-november-2025/ Paragraph 3.60: uncertainty and timing of first information on policy yield Official report recovered and checked by the independent data reviewer. COST / Updates to the costing of reforms to the non-domicile regime Office for Budget Responsibility https://obr.uk/download/supplementary-forecast-information-updates-to-the-reforms-to-the-non-domicile-regime-costing/ Detailed update to the Autumn 2025 policy forecast, including retained UK liabilities Original PDF saved and Table 1.1 visually inspected. These are forecasts, not observed outcomes or estimates for Bloomberg's cohort. F1 / Shravin Mittal: declared residence change Companies House https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/FC036300/filing-history/MzQ2NzQ5MDM4NmFkaXF6a2N4/document?download=0&format=pdf OSCH03, effective 1 April 2025: UAE Original scanned form saved and visually inspected. A declared usual-residence record, not a tax-residence determination or proof of cause. F2 / John Reece: declared residence change Companies House https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/OC330880/filing-history/MzQ2NDQyMDQxNWFkaXF6a2N4/document?download=0&format=pdf LLCH01, effective 4 April 2025: Monaco Original scanned form saved and visually inspected. A declared usual-residence record, not a tax-residence determination or proof of cause. F3 / Troels Holch Povlsen: declared residence change Companies House https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/09304592/filing-history/MzQ2MjY5NzkwMGFkaXF6a2N4/document?download=0&format=pdf PSC04, effective 28 March 2025: Denmark Original scanned form saved and visually inspected. A declared usual-residence record, not a tax-residence determination or proof of cause. F4 / Mohamed Mansour: declared residence change Companies House https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15526379/filing-history/MzQ5NTQwMjE3M2FkaXF6a2N4/document?download=0&format=pdf CH01, effective 18 December 2025: Egypt Original scanned form saved and visually inspected. A declared usual-residence record, not a tax-residence determination or proof of cause. IMAGE CREDIT Elevated, panoramic view of the urban skyline of the skyscrapers at the City of London during a colorful sunrise, England Sven Hansche/Shutterstock.com https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/elevated-panoramic-view-urban-skyline-skyscrapers-2413128659 Shutterstock Standard Image License https://www.shutterstock.com/license Archive context only Research and production assisted by AI