Hope Welker

Hope Welker (#2154)

Global Rank #2154

Country Rank #42

Country Australia

I don't think you [Gina Rinehart] understand what it means now that the whole world thinks you're going to be wealthier than Bill Gates.

$ 2 B
Mining
Australia
F
40 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,154

Country Rank #42

Net Worth $1.9B

Previous Worth $1.9B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Australia

Industry Mining

Age 40 Years

Gender F

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence New York, New York

Citizenship Australia

World Billionaires List Australia Billionaires Mining

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 40

Source Of Wealth Mining

Residence New York, New York

Citizenship Australia

Marital Status Divorced

Children 2

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $1.9B

Current Net Worth $1.9B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Hope Welker is the third child of Australian mining billionaire Gina Rinehart. Together with her three siblings, she is the beneficiary of a trust that owns a large stake in mining giant Hancock Prospecting. She joined, then withdrew, from a court battle waged by her siblings to remove their mother as trustee. Hancock disclosed that as of September 2023 it had provided A$5.44 billion for dividends that will be paid after the dispute between Bianca and her brother John against their mother is resolved.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Hope Welker.

#2177

Billionaires (2026)

Insights

Did You Know?

In 2011, she told her mother she was down to her last $60,000.

She went to boarding school at Switzerland's famous Insitut Le Rosey.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Hope Welker's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $1.9B (May 4, 2026)