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$6.4 billion in 1984 when the BRW Rich 200 commenced.[5] Fifteen women and 185 men made the 2014 list.
List of individuals
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| 2017[1][6] | Name | Citizenship | Source of wealth | 2016[7][8] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Net worth A$ 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 | Australia | 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2014.