Australia’s richest people: Gina Rinehart wealthiest person, ahead of Harry Triguboff, Anthony Pratt
Australia’s wealthiest person Gina Rinehart has retained her crown as the richest among our nation, nearly doubling the closest other mining magnate.
Australia’s wealthiest person, Gina Rinehart, has retained her crown as the richest among our nation, nearly doubling the closest other mining magnate.
Ms Rinehart, Chairman of Hancock Prospecting, topped the list with a worth of $41.66 billion.
Her number one placement comes amid a sharp decline in overall worth on the list, compiled by The Australian, which reported a decline of around $25 billion since it was last published.
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The closest to Ms Rinehart’s wealth is Australian property tycoon Harry Triguboff, founder and owner of Meriton, which holds impressive dominance across the East Coast.
Mr Triguboff, who is a vocal advocate for Australia’s metro areas needing more high-rise apartment living, came second with a worth of $34.1 billion.
The always quirky Pratt Industries owner, Anthony Pratt, was listed as Australia’s third richest person with a value of $30.05 billion.
The Visy executive chairman, who spends his life between New York and Melbourne, has recently made significant efforts to shift his fortune overseas. He has 70 factories in the US now as part of Pratt Industries, and recently pledged $5b to increase operations in the US.
The recycling guru made a surprising appearance at the 2025 Met Gala, where he wore a suit embellished with recycling logos, something Met Gala curator Anna Wintour may not have credited as a fashion hit.
Canva co-founders Cliff Obrecht and Melanie Perkins recorded a combined fifth and sixth place on the list, while Nicola Forrest, co-owner of Tattarang Capital, came seventh, ahead of her former partner Andrew Forrest, whose Fortescue Metals Group delivered him a $16.72 billion worth.
Mining and media business titan Kerry Stokes came in 10th on the list with $13.55 billion. He recently stood down as chairman of Seven West Media following the landmark merger with Southern Cross Media in early 2026.
Australia’s top 10 richest people
- Gina Rinehart - $41.66 billion
- Harry Triguboff - $34.10 billion
- Anthony Pratt - $30.05 billion
- Clive Palmer - $22.44 billion
- Cliff Obrecht $18.33 billion combined
- Melanie Perkins $18.33 billion combined
- Nicola Forrest - $17.96 billion
- Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest - $16.72 billion
- Michael Dorrell - $14.35 billion
- Kerry Stokes - $13.55 billion
Outside the top 10, Atlassian co-founders Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes came in 12th and 13th, with $11.87 billion and 11.76 billion, respectively.
The placement comes just days after Atlassian announced via email that 1600 from its workforce were losing their jobs, after a horror run saw its shares collapse in half in 2026.
“This is a very tough day,” Mr Cannon-Brookes said in the video. “I don’t make decisions like this lightly. I know there are real consequences for everybody, their families, their career plans, their friendships.”
The job cuts are equal to around 10 per cent of the homegrown software giant’s workforce as investors panic that the homegrown software giant’s products will be replaced by technologies linked to advances in artificial intelligence.
Richard White’s embattled WiseTech Global, which also recently announced mass layoffs with people being replaced by AI, saw the technology group co-founder place 19th with $7.07 billion.
