Australian Tech Tycoons Join World's Richest

  • Fortunes of Atlassian co-founders reach a combined $8 billion
  • Trello owners’ shares have risen a third so far this year
Mike Cannon-Brookes, left, and Scott Farquhar.Photographer: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for Fortune
This article is for subscribers only.

Atlassian Corp.’s rise to a record on Friday has catapulted its two Australian co-founders onto the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

The fortunes of co-Chief Executive Officers Michael Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar have risen $1.1 billion in 2018 to $4.1 billion apiece, making them the 499th and 500th richest people on the planet.