Kerry Stokes

$7.04B

as of 10/04/24

About Kerry Stokes

Kerry Stokes took a winding path en route to earning a fortune with his Seven Group Holdings, which has media, construction and mining assets.

Early in his life his mother gave him up for adoption, and he later dropped out of school at age 14.

He started his career selling Caterpillar tractors and trucks in Australia and eventually China, before moving into media with Seven Group.

In August 2021, he retired as chairman of Seven Group Holdings.

His son Ryan Stokes is the CEO and managing director of Seven Group Holdings.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Australia

Source of wealth

Construction equipment, media

Residence

Perth, Australia

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/13/40 (age 84)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Kerry Stokes’s fortune is worth

117K

troy ounces of gold

108K

median U.S. household

70K

median U.S. income

0.141%

U.S. credit card volume

0.028%

GDP of the United States

0.021%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

Stokes employs a team of people to manage his vast collection of paintings, sculptures and historic artifacts, many of which are on loan to art galleries worldwide.