Australia's youngest billionaire, Melanie Perkins' wealth doubles during this #coronavirus pandemic

Australia's youngest billionaire almost doubled her personal wealth in months after her tech company's popularity soared during the coronavirus pandemic.

Melanie Perkins, originally from Perth, founded the Sydney-based digital graphics business Canva with her fiance Cliff Obrecht in 2014 after dropping out of university.
The company expanded to Manila and Beijing in five years that followed, with Ms Perkins amassing a personal fortune of an estimated $1.3billion by October in 2019. But Canva increased in popularity exponentially when people working from home during COVID-19 lockdowns started utilising the software, The Australian reported.
The growth took the 32-year-old's wealth to $2.5billion, making Ms Perkins Australia's third richest woman. She is only trumped only by mining magnate Gina Rinehart who owns Hancock Prospecting, valued at $16.25billion, and Vicky Teoh - the founder of telecommunications company TPG Telcom - worth $2.6billion.

Australia's Richest Women 2020:

1. Gina Rinehart, $16.25billion, Hancock Prospecting

2. Vicky Teoh, $2.6billion, TPG Telcom

3. Melanie Perkins, $2.5billion, Canva

4. Prudence Macleod, $2.33billion, News Corp investor

5. Rhonda Barro, $1.5billion, Barro Group

6. Imelda Roche, $1.48billion, Nutrimetics Australia

7. Leonie Baldock, $1.48billion, VOC Group

8. Alexandra Burt, $1.48billion, VOC Group, Voyager Estate

9. Charlotte Vidor, $1.36billion, Toga Group

10. Judith Neilson, $1.32billion, White Rabbit Gallery