Net Worth & Wealth · Richard Pemberton · 20 July 2026

Live Australia's realtime rich list: $228.3M lost overnight

Live Australia's realtime rich list: $228.3M lost overnight

Australian billionaires lost a combined $228.3 million overnight on Forbes Australia’s live australias realtime rich list for Monday, 20 July. Richard White led the falls with a $75.1 million drop, while Mario Verrocchi posted the biggest gain as listed fortunes swung with the market.

Key Takeaways

The overnight move matters because Forbes Australia’s list is the country’s only real-time billionaires tracker, feeding off the Forbes Real-Time Billionaires methodology. Public holdings refresh every five minutes when markets are open, so rankings can shift within a single session.

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Who tops Australia’s real-time rich list today?

Mining magnate Gina Rinehart holds the No. 1 spot with a $24.9 billion fortune and a global rank of No. 101. Meriton founder Harry Triguboff is second at $22.9 billion.

Andrew Forrest and family sit third at $18.4 billion after a $33.5 million decline. Anthony Pratt ($11.5 billion) and Frank Lowy ($8.8 billion) round out the top five, with Atlassian cofounder Mike Cannon-Brookes sixth at $8.2 billion after a modest $1.5 million rise. Scott Farquhar follows at $7.8 billion, with Vivek Chaand Sehgal at $7.7 billion.

Who gained and lost the most overnight?

According to Forbes Australia’s Monday update, Richard White’s fortune fell $75.1 million, or about 2.05%, leaving him worth $3.6 billion. Michael Heine dropped $42.6 million, and the Wilson brothers—Bruce, Alan and John—each lost $27.6 million. Kerry Stokes also slipped $9.5 million to $7.5 billion.

On the upside, Chemist Warehouse cofounder Mario Verrocchi added $18.6 million to reach $5.8 billion. Pro Medicus cofounders Anthony Hall and Sam Hupert each gained $13.3 million, while John Gandel rose $10.2 million and Sam Gance $10.1 million.

How does the live realtime rich ranking get updated?

Forbes updates the value of publicly traded holdings every five minutes during market hours, with a 15-minute delay on stock prices. Fortunes tied mainly to private companies are refreshed once daily, often using industry or regional indexes from FactSet Research Systems.

Biggest-gainer and biggest-loser figures compare each billionaire’s fortune with the previous trading day’s market close. Full rankings and bios remain available on the Forbes Australia real-time rich list.

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