Last updated 7/1/2026

Melanie PerkinsNet Worth Estimate

Estimated Range$7.4B - $7.8B$7,400,000,000 - $7,800,000,000

Melanie Perkins' net worth is estimated at about US$7.4 billion to US$7.8 billion, with a wider reasonable range of US$5.8 billion to US$8.3 billion.

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Drivers

Wealth Breakdown

8 reviewed sources5 high-quality sources

Wealth composition$15,160,000,0003 sources

Founder equity2 inputs · 3 sources · 72/100 confidenceIncluded$15,160,000,000

Not Counted Directly

External wealth estimateContext only · $18,330,000,000Company scaleContext only · $3,300,000,000PhilanthropyContext only · 0.3

Estimate

Current Assessment

Perkins' fortune is principally tied to her stake in Canva. The strongest current anchors are Canva's reported US$42 billion staff share-sale valuation in 2025 and Forbes' reported US$7.6 billion estimate for Perkins in early 2026. Australian rich-list reporting supports billionaire-scale wealth but is less precise because Perkins and Cliff Obrecht are often listed jointly. Company revenue and user counts support Canva's valuation but are not treated as personal wealth.

Key caveats

Canva is private, so exact ownership, share class terms, and liquidity discounts are not public.
Philanthropy commitments are significant, but public sources do not show a clean current amount to subtract from net worth.
Australian wealth-list figures may combine Perkins and Obrecht rather than value Perkins alone.

Evidence gaps

Current cap table or founder ownership disclosure
Realized proceeds from any personal secondary share sales
Personal debt, real estate, and liquid investment disclosures

Confidence

Medium confidence

72/100

The estimate is supported by available evidence, with meaningful assumptions and caveats.

Key Evidence Gaps

Current primary cap table or filing showing Perkins' fully diluted Canva ownership.
Directly captured Forbes profile body or current Forbes Real-Time Billionaires value near the publication date.
Specific evidence of Perkins' personal secondary-sale proceeds or liquidity events.
Evidence of personal debts, margin loans, major real estate, or liquid investment holdings.
Documentation of whether any pledged Canva equity has already been transferred to a foundation or charitable vehicle and how wealth lists account for it.

Public Caveats

Canva is private, so Perkins' current ownership percentage, share-class terms, and liquidity discount are not publicly confirmed in these artifacts.
The estimate relies materially on Forbes' reported US$7.6B wealth estimate and a reported US$42B Canva private-market valuation.
Australian rich-list figures are corroborating but may combine Melanie Perkins and Cliff Obrecht or use AUD values, so they are not the main personal USD estimate input.
Philanthropy commitments, including the Giving Pledge and reported equity pledge, are treated as caveats rather than deductions because no completed transfer value is evidenced here.

Range Model

Scenario Spread

Conservative

$5.8B - $6.6B

Base

$7.4B - $7.8B

Aggressive

$7.8B - $8.3B

Uncertainty Drivers

Canva is private, so current cap table, preference terms, and Perkins' exact fully diluted ownership are not public.
The 2025 US$42B valuation came from a staff share sale and may not equal a fully liquid public-market value for all shares.
Australian rich-list figures are partly joint for Perkins and Cliff Obrecht, making personal allocation ambiguous.
Forbes' current estimate was indexed but the profile body was not directly fetchable through the browsing tool.
Philanthropic pledges may involve equity transfers or future commitments that public wealth lists may treat inconsistently.

Evidence

Reviewed Signals

Signal	Value	Confidence
Philanthropy commitments Giving Pledge participation and reported 30% equity pledge create a caveat around future or already-structured charitable transfers.	€0	68/100
Canva scale Canva's large user base and annualized revenue support valuation plausibility.	€240,000,000	78/100
Australian joint wealth-list estimates AFR 2025 and The Australian 2026 rich-list evidence for Perkins and Obrecht, often presented jointly.	A$18,330,000,000	62/100
Forbes personal wealth estimate Forbes' reported February 2026 net-worth estimate for Melanie Perkins.	$7,600,000,000	75/100
Canva private-market valuation Canva staff share sale valuation reported by Financial Times in August 2025.	$42,000,000,000	84/100

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