Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people

This article is about the Forbes Asia list of Australia's 50 Richest people. For the list published by The Australian Financial Review and formerly known as the BRW Rich 200, see Financial Review Rich List.

The Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people is a list of Australia's fifty wealthiest individuals and families, ranked by personal net worth published annually by Forbes Asia magazine. The list provides a short summary on some of the known business activities of the individuals and families, together with commentary on how their ranking has changed from the previous year, if listed. The list is published annually in January in an online format and updated daily, also online.

Forbes list of
Australia's 50 richest people

List of 50 Australians, ranked in order of net worth
Publication details
Publisher	Forbes
Publication	Forbes Asia magazine and online
Latest publication	January 15, 2019
Current list details (2019)[1]
Wealthiest Australian	-
Net worth (1st)	US$14.8 billion
Entry point (50th)	US$750 million
Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people website

In 2019, the entry mark for the 50th richest individual was US$750 million. The wealthiest individual in the 2019 list was Gina Rinehart, estimated to have a personal net worth of US$14.8 billion; a US$2.6 billion decrease in her personal net worth of US$17.4 billion, as estimated by Forbes in 2018. 2019 marked the eighth time that Rinehart had headed the list.^[1]

Prior to 2013, the list included the forty richest people in Australia; expanded to Australia's fifty wealthiest individuals and families in 2013.

Lists by year

• Forbes list of Australia's 40 richest people, 2011
• Forbes list of Australia's 40 richest people, 2012
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people, 2013
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people, 2014
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people, 2015
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people, 2016
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people, 2017
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people, 2018
• Forbes list of Australia's 50 richest people, 2019

Members of Australia's 50 richest people

The table below is the list compiled by Forbes Asia, comparing movement from the previous year:

Forbes Asia Australia's 50[note a] richest
Name	2011[2][3]		2012[4]		2013[5]		2014[6]		2015[7]
	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)
Gina Rinehart	1	9.00	1	18.00	1	17.00	1	17.70	1	11.70
Harry Triguboff	5	3.40	6	4.00	6	4.60	7	4.30	2	5.60
Darsh Panchani	7	2.70	7	3.40	7	4.50	2	7.00	7	3.50
Frank Lowy	4	4.30	5	4.40	4	5.30	6	4.60	3	5.00
Mike Cannon-Brookes	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	25	1.10
Scott Farquhar	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Andrew Forrest	2	6.90	3	5.30	5	4.80	5	5.00	10	2.10
John Gandel	6	3.30	8	3.20	8	3.50	8	3.20	6	3.60
James Packer	3	4.40	4	4.50	3	6.00	3	6.60	4	4.70
Lindsay Fox	11	1.70	14	1.60	14	1.95	11	2.20	9	2.90
Kerry Stokes	10	1.90	12	1.80	13	2.00	16	1.60	23	1.20
Michael Hintze	15	1.40	16	1.40	16	1.55	15	1.70	15	1.90
Wilson Family	13	1.50	17	1.35	15	1.60	13	1.90	14	2.00
Lang Walker	22	0.95	21	0.95	18	1.20	21	1.16	21	1.20
Fiona Geminder	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	12	2.10
Maurice Alter	32	0.70	30	0.78	32	0.89	30	0.96	19	1.20
David Hains	9	2.00	11	2.00	11	2.30	12	2.10	11	2.10
Clive Palmer	n/a	not listed	29	0.80	31	0.90	50	0.55	n/a	not listed
Heloise Waislitz	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	13	2.00
Tony & Ron Perich	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	39	0.75
Jack Cowin	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	29	1.00
Angela Bennett	12	1.55	9	2.30	30	0.90	25	1.01	31	0.97
David Teoh	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	29	0.91	17	1.50	17	1.60
Solomon Lew	18	1.15	20	1.10	19	1.16	26	1.00	30	0.98
Brett Blundy	n/a	not listed	39	0.66	33	0.84	39	0.71	38	0.77
Bob Ell	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	26	0.96	22	1.10	19	1.20
John Van Lieshout	24	0.87	24	0.87	21	1.04	28	0.97	27	1.00
Gerry Harvey	17	1.20	23	0.90	28	0.93	20	1.18	18	1.30
Kerr Neilson	8	2.40	10	2.10	9	2.50	10	2.90	8	3.00
Sam Tarascio	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	42	0.71
Terry Snow	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	39	0.76	46	0.62	n/a	not listed
Judith Neilson	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Alan Rydge	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	25	0.98	23	1.03	22	1.20
Maha Sinnathamby	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	42	0.69	40	0.74
Paul Little	34	0.67	35	0.71	37	0.78	37	0.72	37	0.82
Len Ainsworth	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	22	1.03	18	1.30	24	1.20
Bruce Mathieson	28	0.73	37	0.69	42	0.73	35	0.75	48	0.61
Con Makris	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	47	0.66	45	0.63	46	0.64
Russ Withers and family of the late Beverley Barlow	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Ralph Sarich	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	44	0.71	44	0.66	44	0.66
Richard Smith	30	0.71	31	0.74	35	0.79	32	0.84	45	0.65
John Kahlbetzer	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	34	0.83	34	0.76	36	0.83
Christopher Morris	33	0.69	n/a	not listed	48	0.65	47	0.59	47	0.63

^[note a] Up until 2013, the list included Australia's 40 Richest people; expanded to Australia's 50 Richest people in 2013.

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Former members of Australia's 50 richest people

The table below is an extract from the list compiled by Forbes Asia showing individuals who were once on the list yet are not on the current list. Where appropriate, the list compares movement from previous years:

Forbes Asia Australia's 50 Richest former members
Name	2011[2][3]		2012[4]		2013[5]		2014[6]		2015[7]		2016[8]		2017[9]
	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)	Rank	Net worth (US$ billion)
Blair Parry-Okeden[note e]	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	1	8.88	n/a	not listed
Ivan Glasenberg	n/a	not listed	2	7.20	2	6.70	4	6.30	5	4.40	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Paul Salteri	21	0.98	22	0.94	23	1.00	27	0.99	28	1.00	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Raymond Barro	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	24	0.99	24	1.02	32	0.96	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Morry Fraid	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	36	0.79	31	0.90	33	0.95	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Bob Oatley[note d]	25	0.85	25	0.86	27	0.95	33	0.83	34	0.91	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Greg Poche	31	0.70	33	0.73	41	0.74	38	0.71	43	0.68	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Geoff Harris	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	41	0.70	50	0.55	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Paul Ramsay[note b]	14	1.45	13	1.70	10	2.40	9	3.00	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Len Buckeridge	19	1.10	19	1.25	17	1.40	19	1.20	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Mukul Garg	29	0.74	38	0.69	42	0.74	35	0.76	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Ian Norman[note c]	37	0.64	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	48	0.58	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Lloyd Williams	35	0.66	38	0.67	46	0.70	49	0.57	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Bruno Grollo	29	0.72	34	0.71	40	0.74	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
John Grill	27	0.77	28	0.80	45	0.71	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Travers Duncan	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	49	0.63	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed
Stan Perron	20	1.05	15	1.50	12	2.10	14	1.80	16	1.60	17	1.54	15
Bob Ingham	36	0.64	32	0.74	20	1.15	29	0.97	35	0.90	34	0.745
Reg Rowe	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	43	0.73	43	0.67	n/a	not listed	39	0.675
Graham Turner	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	36	0.72	49	0.57	45	0.575
Bruce Gordon	26	0.79	40	0.65	50	0.62	40	0.70	41	0.72	46	0.57
Marcus Blackmore	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	50	0.50
Tim Roberts	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	49
Chris Thomas	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	n/a	not listed	50

^[note b] Paul Ramsay died in May 2014, five months after the 2014 list was published.

^[note c] Ian Norman died in May 2014, five months after the 2014 list was published.

^[note d] Bob Oatley died in January 2016, seven months after the 2015 list was published.

^[note e] Blair Parry-Okeden appeared on the list of Australians by net worth in 2016 only. She is a US-citizen and, despite living in Australia,^[10] is not eligible for admission on the list.

See also

• Australia portal

• Financial Review Rich List
• List of billionaires
• Lists of Australians
• List of Australian businesspersons
• List of wealthiest families