Australians are racing to adopt AI. There’s just one big catch.

Forty-nine per cent of Australians use generative AI.

Australia’s 10 Richest People

*Last updated May 1, 2026. All figures are in USD.

1 Gina Rinehart
Gina Rinehart $25.5B No change
2 Harry Triguboff
Harry Triguboff $23.4B No change
3 Andrew Forrest
Andrew Forrest $19.3B ▼ -$374.1M
4 Anthony Pratt
Anthony Pratt $10.4B No change
5 Frank Lowy
Frank Lowy $8.8B No change
6 Melanie Perkins
Melanie Perkins $7.6B No change
7 Cliff Obrecht
Cliff Obrecht $7.6B No change
8 Mike Cannon-Brookes
Mike Cannon-Brookes $7.1B ▼ -$85.1M
9 Kerry Stokes
Kerry Stokes $6.9B ▲ +$87.4M
10 Scott Farquhar
Scott Farquhar $6.7B ▼ -$90.1M

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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