The Financial Review Rich List 2017 is the 34th annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in Australia, published by The Australian Financial Review on 25 May 2017.[1] From its establishment in 1984 and up until the publication of the 2016 list, the survey had been published in either hardcopy and/or online format in the BRW, or formerly, the Business Review Weekly. On 4 March 2016, Fairfax Media announced the closure of the BRW website, and redirected the site to a new section of The Australian Financial Review. Rich lists are now published in The Australian Financial Review Magazine and in 2017 were rebranded as the Financial Review Rich List.[2]
In the 2017 list, the net worth of the wealthiest individual, Anthony Pratt, was A$12.60 billion.[3] The combined wealth of the 200 individuals was calculated as A$230 billion;[4] compared with a combined wealth of A$6.4 billion in 1984 when the BRW Rich 200 commenced.[5] Fifteen women and 185 men made the 2014 list.
List of individuals
| 2017[1][6] | Name | Citizenship | Source of wealth | 2016[7][8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Net worth A$ bn |
Rank | Net worth A$ bn | |||
1  | 12.60 | Anthony Pratt | Australia | Visy Industries; Pratt Industries | 2 | 10.35  |
| 2 | 11.45 | Harry Triguboff | Australia | Meriton Apartments | 1 | 10.62 |
| 3 | 10.41 | Gina Rinehart | Australia | Hancock Prospecting; investment | 4 | 6.06 |
| 4 | 8.26  | Frank Lowy | Australia | ex-Westfield; property (shopping centres) | 3 | 8.26 |
| 5 | 6.85 | Ivan Glasenberg | Australia[9] South Africa Switzerland[10] | Glencore commodities trading | 9 | 3.33 |
| 6 | 6.84 | Andrew Forrest | Australia | Fortescue Metals Group | 8 | 3.33 |
| 7 | 6.05 | John Gandel | Australia | Property (shopping centres) | 5 | 5.45 |
| 8 | 5.96 | Hui Wing Mau | China Australia[11] | Shimao Property | 6 | 5.39 |
| 9 | 4.79 | James Packer | Australia | Crown Resorts; Consolidated Media Holdings | 7 | 5.00 |
| 10 | 3.90 | Stan Perron | Australia | Property | 11 | 2.88 |
| 11 | 3.07 | Len Ainsworth | Australia | Gaming; manufacturing | ||
| 12 | 3.00 | Lang Walker | Australia | Walker Corporation (property) | ||
| 13 | 2.91 | Lindsay Fox AC | Australia | Linfox; property | 13 | 2.49 |
| 14 | 2.90 | Kerry Stokes AC | Australia | Property; Seven West Media; resources | ||
| 15 | 2.74 | Bianca Rinehart | Australia | Hancock Prospecting; investment | ||
| 16 | 2.55 | David Hains and family | Australia | Investment | 14 | 2.48 |
| 17 | 2.51 | Mike Cannon-Brookes | Australia | Atlassian | 18 | 2.00 |
| 18 | 2.51 | Scott Farquhar | Australia | 18 | 2.00 | |
| 19 | 2.38 | Solomon Lew | Australia | Premier Investments; retail | ||
| 20 | 2.38 | Jack Cowin | Australia | Competitive Foods Australia; investment | ||
| 21 | 2.34 | Gerry Harvey | Australia | Harvey Norman Holdings | ||
| 22 | 2.24 | Marc Besen | Australi | Retail | ||
| 23 | 2.09 | Alan Rydge | Australia | Rydges Hotels & Resorts; Event Cinemas | ||
| 24 | 1.98 | Sir Michael Hintze | Australia United Kingdom | Retail; investment | 37 | 1.32 |
| 25 | 1.93 | Huang Bingwen and family | Australia | Manufacturing | ||
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See also
References
- 1 2 Stensholt, John, ed. (25 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017". Financial Review. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Ward, Miranda (4 March 2016). "Fairfax Media to close BRW website with team joining new Leadership section at AFR". Mumbrella. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
- ↑ Stensholt, John; Tadros, Edmund (25 May 2017). "Rich List 2017: the 15 names on every list since 1984". AFR Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
- ↑ Stensholt, John, ed. (26 May 2017). "Financial Review Rich List 2017 tops $230 billion mark". Financial Review. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Janda, Michael (31 May 2019). "Australia's wealthiest have become 50 times richer in my lifetime". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Mayne, Stephen (26 May 2017). "Mayne's take: The top 25 Australian billionaires, as claimed by Fairfax". Crikey. Private Media. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ↑ Stensholt, John, ed. (27 May 2016). "2016 BRW Rich 200". Financial Review. Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ↑ Ong, Thuy (26 May 2016). "BRW rich list topped by Harry Triguboff, Gina Rinehart slips to fourth". ABC News. Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ Wen, Philip (26 May 2011). "Mystery billionaire emerges from corporate shadows". Executive Style. Australia. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ↑ Glasenberg, Ivan (5 May 2013). "Letztlich macht es keine Differenz, ob Ihr Vermögen eine Milliarde beträgt oder sechs". SonntagsZeitung (Interview) (in German). Interviewed by Martin Spieler. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ↑ Chancellor, Jonathan (22 May 2013). "Billionaire property developer Hui Wing Mau the highest debutant on BRW Rich List". SmartCompany. Retrieved 17 July 2014.