Cliff Obrecht Biography
Cliff Obrecht is a famous Australian billionaire technology entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief operating officer of Canva. Cliff was featured as one of the Richest Young Aussies in 2020. Prior, he is a native of Australia. In 2021 The Australian Financial Review estimated obrecht and his wife combined net worth to be A$ 7.98 billion, making them the tenth wealthiest Australians.
Obrecht completed his primary and secondary education from a local school in his hometown. Thereafter, he furthered his study at Western Australia University from where he graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts/Science. He and his partner began their career by creating a company called Fusion Books. A few years later the company grew and become the largest yearbook publisher in the entire Australia. After the success of Fusion Books, Obrecht and his wife started working on their next project Canva. However, the project faced a lot of challenges until when he met the investor, Bill Tai.
Soon after getting some investor, the company started to grew day by day and eventually it become recognized worldwide. Currently, there are millions of users comprising students, jobseekers, office employees, and many others. The couple has pledged to transfer more than 80% of their stake to the Canva Foundation for charitable causes. In addition to that, Canva has attracted 60 million monthly users to its freemium software, with 500,000 teams from companies like Intel and Zoom. As of September 2022, Cliff net worth was estimated at US$6.5 billion.
Cliff Obrecht Age
Cliff is 36 years old as of 2023. He was born on May 25, 1987, in the Australia. In addition, he celebrates his birthday on May 25 every year.
Cliff Obrecht Height/ Weight
Obrecht stands at an average height and has a moderate weight. He height is estimate to be around 5 feet and 8 inches tall and weigh around 75 kilograms.
Cliff Obrecht Partner
Cliff is happily married to his beautiful and gorgeous wife Melanie Perkins. The couple have been together since they were in University. Melanie is an Australia Technology Entrepreneur best known as the CEO of Canva. The couple live in Surry Hills, Sydney, with their pet dog. Moreover, Perkins was featured one of the world’s Top Under 30 of the Decade by Forbes in 2020.
Cliff Obrecht Family
Cliff is the son of Stan Obrecht a government worker and Mary Obrecht a schoolteacher. He grew up in Kingsley alongside his younger brother. More information regarding his parents are currently not available.
Cliff Obrecht Net Worth
Obrecht has an estimated net worth of around $2 billion-$ 6 billion dollars. He is also listed as the 2020 richest person. His primary source of income is his successful career as a co-founder and chief operating officer of Canva.