Melanie Perkins

Melanie Perkins (#498)

Global Rank #498

Country Rank #7

Country Australia

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$ 8 B
Software
Australia
F
39 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #498

Country Rank #7

Net Worth $7.6B

Previous Worth $7.6B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Australia

Industry Software

Age 39 Years

Gender F

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Australia

Citizenship Australia

World Billionaires List Australia Billionaires Software

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 38

Source Of Wealth Software, Self Made

Residence Australia

Citizenship Australia

Marital Status Married

Education Drop Out, University of Western Australia

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

Previous Net Worth $7.6B

Current Net Worth $7.6B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Melanie Perkins is cofounder and CEO of design software maker Canva, which was valued by private investors at $42 billion in August 2025. Canva was launched in 2013 by Perkins, now-husband Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams in Sydney, Australia, but was met by investor skepticism due to its location. Like Obrecht, Perkins owns an estimated 18% stake. The couple has pledged to transfer more than 80% of their stake to the Canva Foundation for charitable causes. Defying the doubts, Canva has attracted 240 million monthly users to its freemium software, with 6 million teams from companies like Zoom paying for it. Canva's software enables the creation of attractive visuals for menus, resumes and Instagram graphics.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#498

Billionaires (2026)

#93

Power Women (2025)

#13

World's Richest Self-Made Women (2025)

Ranked

30 Under 30 - Hall of Fame (2022)

Ranked

30 Under 30 - Asia - Enterprise Technology (2016)

Insights

Did You Know?

Perkins learned kitesurfing in an effort to receive an investment from a group of kiteboard enthusiast venture capitalists, including angel investor Bill Tai.

Wealth Growth

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Current Net Worth: $7.6B (May 4, 2026)