Want to get rich? You should be in IT

BRW has reported the majority of new entrants on the 2014 Rich 200 list made their fortunes through technology. Ruslan Kogan from Kogan, Own Kerr from Pepperstone and Matt Barrie from Freelancer are all featured on the list for the first time.



BRW has reported the majority of new entrants on the 2014 Rich 200 list made their fortunes through technology. Ruslan Kogan from Kogan, Own Kerr from Pepperstone and Matt Barrie from Freelancer are all featured on the list for the first time. Atlassian co-founders, Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes, who debuted on the list year, are now both billionaires.

While the "BRW Young Rich list of self-made entrepreneurs aged 40" under has featured a number of a technology professionals, these individuals are now starting to make it into the Rich List proper. To be listed in BRW Rich List, an individual requires wealth of at least $250 million.

Sources: BRW, The Fishbowl