ISSUE 22

Australia’s $12.5 billion man you’ve never heard of

From a 25-year-old Macquarie banker to the founder of a $72B powerhouse, Michael Dorrell has quietly built one of the world’s most successful investment firms – and is now turning his sights back to Australia.

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Australia’s 10 Richest People

*Last updated April 13, 2026

1 Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart $25.3B No change
2 Harry Triguboff
Harry Triguboff $23.2B No change
3 Andrew Forrest
Andrew Forrest $19.6B ▼ -$34.9M
4 Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt $10.8B No change
5 Frank Lowy
Frank Lowy $8.8B No change
6 Cliff Obrecht
Cliff Obrecht $7.6B No change
7 Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins $7.6B No change
8 Kerry Stokes
Kerry Stokes $7.3B ▼ -$86.9M
9 Vivek Chaand Sehgal
Vivek Chaand Sehgal $6.5B ▼ -$208.4M
10 Mike Cannon-Brookes
Mike Cannon-Brookes $6.5B ▲ +$5M

Australia’s only real-time billionaires tracker. Forbes Australia ranks the nation’s 10 wealthiest people by net worth, updated daily with live market data from the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires list.

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