Cliff Obrecht

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Cliff Obrecht
Born1985 or 1986 (age 39–40)[1]
EducationUniversity of Western Australia
TitleCo-founder and COO, Canva
Spouse
(m. 2021)

Clifford Obrecht (born 1985 or 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

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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.[2]

Obrecht earned a degree from The University of Western Australia.[1]

Personal life

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

Net worth

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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 2025, the Australian Financial Review assessed his and Perkins' joint net worth as A$14.14 billion, on the 2025 Rich List; making them the sixth 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[8] 9 Decrease $13.18 billion Decrease
2024[9] 10 Decrease $13.62 billion Increase
2025[4] 6 Increase $14.14 billion Increase
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

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  • ^[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

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