Financial Review Rich List 2024

The Financial Review Rich List 2024 is the 41st annual survey of the 200 wealthiest people resident in Australia, published by the Australian Financial Review on 30 May 2024.

The net worth of the wealthiest individual, Gina Rinehart, was $40.61 billion; while the net worth of the 200th wealthiest individual, Christian Beck, was $718 million; up from $690 million for the 200th individual in 2023. The combined wealth of the 200 individuals was calculated as $624.9 bn, an increase of $61.9 bn on the previous year; compared with a combined wealth of $6.4 bn in 1984 when the BRW Rich 200 commenced. Forty-one women were included on the 2024 Rich List, representing 20.5 per cent of the list; down from thirty-six women in 2023, or 18 per cent. The list included elevan debutants.

Rinehart held the mantle of Australia's wealthiest individual between 2011 and 2015; and has been the wealthiest Australian individual since 2020. From 2017 to 2019, Anthony Pratt was Australia's wealthiest individual, ranked fourth in the 2021 Rich List, after Andrew Forrest, Australia's wealthiest individual in 2008, and Mike Cannon-Brookes. Harry Triguboff was Australia's wealthiest individual in 2016, ranked second in the 2024 Rich List.

Removed from the 2024 list
The following individuals, who appeared on the Financial Review Rich List 2023, did not appear on the 2024 list: