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Andrew Forrest

AustraliaCommodities & MiningFortescue

  • Founder
  • Executive
  • Self-Made

Net Worth Estimate

$20.3 billion

Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026 · March 1, 2026

Last updated: October 8, 2026

#128 · Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026, as of March 1, 2026

Biography

Andrew Forrest founded Fortescue Metals Group in 2003 and built it into one of the world's largest iron-ore miners; it is now expanding into green hydrogen and renewable energy.

Companies

Wealth history

DateSourceRankEstimate
March 1, 2026Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026#128$20.3 billion

Figures from different sources and dates are listed separately and never merged. Missing years are not estimated. Net worth figures are estimates published by the named source on the date shown. They change frequently and are not exact or permanent. Rankings are date-stamped snapshots.

Philanthropy

Documented giving

  • Minderoo Foundation

    Philanthropic foundation of Andrew and Nicola Forrest.

    Source: Wikipedia

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