Zayn Malik's departure fails to hurt One Direction’s fortunes

One Direction may have lost a member this year, but the chart-topping boyband has not seen their success diminish in the wake of Zayn Malik’s departure.

The group, featuring 22-year-olds Niall Horan, Liam Payne, 21-year-old Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson, 23, have retained their title as Britain’s richest under-30s for the third year running in Heat magazine’s annual Rich List.

The four-piece, whose hits this year include ‘Drag Me Down’ and ‘Perfect’ from their upcoming fifth album Made In The AM, beat Daniel Radcliffe, Robert Pattinson, and Adele by amassing a combined fortune of an estimated £82.08m, up £4.56m from last year.