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The BRW Rich 200, 2016 is the 33rd annual survey of the wealthiest people resident in Australia, published in The Australian Financial Review on 27 May 2016. [1] [2] From its establishment in 1984 and up until the publication of the 2016 list, the survey had been published in either hardcopy and/or online format in the BRW , or formerly, the Business Review Weekly. On 4 March 2016, Fairfax Media announced the closure of the BRW website, and redirected the site to a new section of The Australian Financial Review . Rich lists are now published in The Australian Financial Review Magazine and in 2017 were rebranded as the Financial Review Rich List. [3]

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In the 2016 list, the net worth of the wealthiest individual, Harry Triguboff AO , was A$10.62  billion. The combined wealth of the 200 individuals was calculated as A$197.3 billion; [2] compared with a combined wealth of A$6.4 billion in 1984 when the BRW Rich 200 commenced. [4]

List of individuals

2016 [1] NameCitizenshipSource of wealth 2015 [5]
Rank Net worth
A$  bn 		RankNet worth
A$ bn
1Increase2.svg10.62 Increase2.svg Harry Triguboff AO Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Meriton Apartments 3Increase2.svg10.23 Increase2.svg
2Increase2.svg10.35 Decrease2.svg Anthony Pratt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Visy Industries; Pratt Industries2Steady2.svg10.76 Increase2.svg
3Decrease2.svg8.26 Steady2.svg Frank Lowy AC Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Westfield; property (shopping centres)4Steady2.svg7.84 Increase2.svg
4Decrease2.svg6.06 Decrease2.svg Gina Rinehart Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Hancock Prospecting; investment1Steady2.svg14.02 Decrease2.svg
5Increase2.svg5.45 Increase2.svg John Gandel AO Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Property (shopping centres)8Decrease2.svg4.40 Increase2.svg
6Decrease2.svg5.39 Decrease2.svg Hui Wing Mau Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  People's Republic of China
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [6] 		Shimao Property 5Increase2.svg6.89 Increase2.svg
7Steady2.svg5.00 Decrease2.svg James Packer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Crown Resorts; Consolidated Media Holdings 7Decrease2.svg6.08 Decrease2.svg
8Increase2.svg3.33 Increase2.svg Andrew Forrest Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fortescue Metals Group 9Decrease2.svg2.83 Decrease2.svg
9Decrease2.svg3.33 Decrease2.svg Ivan Glasenberg Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [7]
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland [8] 		Glencore commodities trading 6Increase2.svg6.14 Decrease2.svg
10
11Decrease2.svg2.88 Increase2.svg Stan Perron AM Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Property10Increase2.svg2.65 Decrease2.svg
Legend
Icon Description
Steady2.svgHas not changed from the previous year's list
Increase2.svgHas increased from the previous year's list
Decrease2.svgHas decreased from the previous year's list

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References

  1. 1 2 Stensholt, John, ed. (27 May 2016). "2016 BRW Rich 200" . Financial Review . Australia. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 Ong, Thuy (26 May 2016). "BRW rich list topped by Harry Triguboff, Gina Rinehart slips to fourth". ABC News . Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ↑ Ward, Miranda (4 March 2016). "Fairfax Media to close BRW website with team joining new Leadership section at AFR". Mumbrella. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  4. ↑ Janda, Michael (31 May 2019). "Australia's wealthiest have become 50 times richer in my lifetime". ABC News . Australia. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ↑ Stensholt, John, ed. (June 2015). "2015 BRW Rich 200" . BRW. Sydney. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
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