Rank #508
Cliff Obrecht
Net worth $7.6B
Software · Australia
- Born
- Dec 28, 1985
- Age
- 40
- Source
- Software
- Residence
- Sydney
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Marital status
- Married
- Children
- 0
- Education
- Bachelor of Arts/Science, University of Western Australia
Net worth over time
Biography
- Cliff Obrecht is cofounder and chief operating officer of design software maker Canva, which was valued by private investors at $42 billion in August 2025.
- Canva was launched in 2013 by Obrecht, now-wife Melanie Perkins and Cameron Adams in Sydney, Australia, but was met by investor skepticism due to its location.
- Like Perkins, Obrecht 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.
- Obrecht proposed to cofounder Perkins in Turkey's Cappadocia region with a $30 engagement ring.