Kerry Stokes

$6.78B

$33.2M (0.5%)

as of 10/09/26

About Kerry Stokes

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

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

In 2021 he retired as chairman of Seven Group Holdings.

In 2024, SGH acquired ASX-listed concrete and asphalt maker Boral for A$4.4 billion.

His son Ryan Stokes is the CEO and managing director of SGH.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Australia

Source of wealth

Construction equipment, media

Residence

Perth, Australia

Marital status

Married

Birth date

09/13/40 (age 86)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Kerry Stokes’s fortune is worth

113K

troy ounces of gold

104K

median U.S. household

68K

median U.S. income

0.136%

U.S. credit card volume

0.027%

GDP of the United States

0.02%

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.