Clifford Obrecht (born 1985/1986) is an Australian billionaire technology entrepreneur, who is the co-founder (with Melanie Perkins) and chief operating officer (COO) of Canva and owns 18% of the company.[1]
Cliff Obrecht | |
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| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1] |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | University of Western Australia |
| Title | Co-founder and COO, Canva |
| Spouse | |
Early life and education edit
Clifford was born to Stan Obrecht, a government employee and Mary Obrecht, a school teacher.[2] He grew up in Kingsley, a suburb to the north of Perth, Western Australia.[2]
Obrecht earned a degree from The University of Western Australia.[1]
Personal life edit
In January 2021, he married Melanie Perkins on Rottnest Island.[1][2]
Net worth edit
Obrecht first appeared on The Australian Financial Review Rich List in 2020 with a net worth of A$3.43 billion.[note a][3] As of May 2023[update], The Australian Financial Review assessed his and Perkins' joint net worth as A$13.18 billion on the 2023 Rich List; making them the ninth wealthiest Australians.[4] As of September 2022, Forbes assessed his net worth at US$6.5 billion.[1]
| Year | Financial Review Rich List[note a] |
Forbes Australia's 50 Richest | ||
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| Rank | Net worth (A$) | Rank | Net worth (US$) | |
| 2019[5][6] | n/a | not listed | n/a | not listed |
| 2020[3] | 26 
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$3.43 billion
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| 2021[7] | 10
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$7.98 billion
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| 2022[1] | 8
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$13.80 billion
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$6.5 billion | |
| 2023[4] | 9 
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$13.18 billion
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Notes edit
- ^[note a] : Obrecht's net worth is assessed in Financial Review Rich List as being held jointly with his spouse and business partner, Melanie Perkins.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Forbes profile: Cliff Obrecht". Forbes. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b c Sier, Jessica (25 February 2022). "The yin and yang that made Canva a $55b behemoth". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (30 October 2020). "The full list: Australia's wealthiest 200 revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.