Cliff Obrecht

Cliff Obrecht
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)[1]
NationalityAustralian
EducationUniversity of Western Australia
TitleCo-founder and COO, Canva
Spouse
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(m. 2021)​

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]

Early life and education

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

In January 2021, he married Melanie Perkins on Rottnest Island.[1][2]

Net worth

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, 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
Rank Net worth (A$) Rank Net worth (US$)
2019[5][6] n/a not listed n/a not listed
2020[3] 26 Increase $3.43 billion Increase
2021[7] 10 Increase $7.98 billion Increase
2022[1] 8 Increase $13.80 billion Increase $6.5 billion
2023[4] 9 Decrease $13.18 billion Decrease
Legend
Icon Description
Steady Has not changed from the previous year
Increase Has increased from the previous year
Decrease Has decreased from the previous year

Notes

  • ^[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

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Forbes profile: Cliff Obrecht". Forbes. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (26 May 2023). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. ^ Bailey, Michael (30 May 2019). "Australia's 200 richest people revealed". The Australian Financial Review. Nine Publishing. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  6. ^ "2019 Australia's 50 Richest". Forbes Asia. January 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  7. ^ Bailey, Michael; Sprague, Julie-anne (27 May 2021). "The 200 richest people in Australia revealed". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 28 May 2021.