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List of Germans by net worth

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The following Forbes list of German billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2024.[1]

2024 German billionaires list top 25

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World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth
32 Klaus-Michael Kühne  Germany 39.2 billion Kuehne + Nagel
37 Dieter Schwarz  Germany 38 billion Schwarz Gruppe
45 Reinhold Wuerth  Germany 33.6 billion Würth Group
68 Stefan Quandt  Germany 27.3 billion BMW
71 Susanne Klatten  Germany 26.5 billion BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
118 Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr.  Germany 15.9 billion Aldi Süd
129 Andreas von Bechtolsheim  Germany 14.8 billion Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks
135 Theo Albrecht Jr.  Germany 14 billion Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's
164 Hasso Plattner  Germany 12.1 billion SAP
195 Georg Schaeffler  Germany 10.9 billion Schaeffler Group
203 Friedhelm Loh  Germany 10.6 billion Friedhelm Loh Group
232 Andreas Strüngmann  Germany 9.8 billion Hexal, BioNTech
232 Thomas Strüngmann  Germany 9.8 billion Hexal, BioNTech
256 Ludwig Merckle  Germany 9.4 billion Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
266 August von Finck Jr.  Germany 9.2 billion Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
287 Alexander Otto  Germany 8.8 billion ECE Group
317 Michael Otto  Germany 8.1 billion Otto Group
329 Michael Herz  Germany 7.9 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
329 Wolfgang Herz  Germany 7.9 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
358 Jürgen Blickle  Germany 7.4 billion SEW Eurodrive
385 Nadia Thiele  Germany 7.1 billion Knorr-Bremse AG
432 Wolfgang Marguerre  Germany 6.4 billion Octapharma
432 Maximilian Viessmann  Germany 6.4 billion Viessmann
498 Theo Müller  Germany 5.9 billion Müller
511 Erich Wesjohann  Germany 5.8 billion EW Group
529 Wolfgang Reimann  Germany 5.6 billion JAB Holding
529 Matthias Reimann-Andersen  Germany 5.6 billion JAB Holding
529 Stefan Reimann-Andersen  Germany 5.6 billion JAB Holding
529 Renate Reimann-Haas  Germany 5.6 billion JAB Holding
1135 Albert Frère  Germany 3 billion Groupe Bruxelles Lambert
1201 Klaus Tschira  Germany 2.8 billion SAP
1267 Aloys Wobben  Germany 2.6 billion Enercon
1321 Friedrich Knapp  Germany 2.5 billion New Yorker
1401 Lutz Meschke  Germany 2.3 billion Porsche AG
1542 Martin Herrenknecht  Germany 2 billion Herrenknecht AG
1618 Udo Müller  Germany 1.9 billion Ströer SE & Co. KGaA
1694 Jörn Rausing  Germany 1.8 billion Tetra Laval
1760 Ralph Dommermuth  Germany 1.7 billion United Internet
1829 Stefan Persson  Germany 1.6 billion H&M
2083 Andreas Seifert  Germany 1.2 billion Lidl
2145 Helga Keller  Germany 1.1 billion Keller Group

2015 German billionaires list top 40

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World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth
21 Georg Schaeffler  Germany 26.9 billion Schaeffler Group
37 Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr.  Germany 21.3 billion Aldi Süd
46 Dieter Schwarz  Germany 19.4 billion Schwarz Gruppe
49 Theo Albrecht Jr.  Germany 19 billion Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's
50 Michael Otto  Germany 18.1 billion Otto Group
54 Susanne Klatten  Germany 16.8 billion BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
59 Stefan Quandt  Germany 15.6 billion BMW
77 Johanna Quandt  Germany 13.9 billion BMW
103 Klaus-Michael Kühne  Germany 11.9 billion Kuehne + Nagel
137 Hasso Plattner  Germany 9.1 billion SAP
153 Klaus Tschira  Germany 8.6 billion SAP
172 August von Finck Jr.  Germany 7.7 billion Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
185 Dietmar Hopp  Germany 7.2 billion SAP
201 Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler  Germany 6.7 billion Schaeffler Group
201 Reinhold Wuerth  Germany 6.7 billion Würth Group
220 Heinz Hermann Thiele  Germany 6.4 billion Knorr-Bremse
230 Curt Engelhorn  Germany 6.2 billion Boehringer Mannheim
309 Karl-Heinz Kipp  Germany 5.0 billion Real
352 Heinrich Deichmann  Germany 4.6 billion Heinrich Deichmann-Schuhe
352 Ludwig Merckle  Germany 4.5 billion Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
360 Michael Herz  Germany 4.5 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
360 Wolfgang Herz  Germany 4.5 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
369 Guenther Fielmann  Germany 4.4 billion Fielmann
393 Aloys Wobben  Germany 4.2 billion Enercon
418 Wolfgang Reimann  Germany 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418 Matthias Reimann-Andersen  Germany 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418 Stefan Reimann-Andersen  Germany 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418 Renate Reimann-Haas  Germany 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418 Friede Springer  Germany 4.0 billion Axel Springer AG
435 Ralph Dommermuth  Germany 3.9 billion United Internet
435 Andreas von Bechtolsheim  Germany 3.9 billion Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks
462 Traudl Engelhorn  Germany 3.7 billion Boehringer Mannheim, Corange
462 Ursula Engelhorn  Germany 3.7 billion Boehringer Mannheim, Corange
462 Theo Müller  Germany 3.7 billion Müllermilch, Nordsee, Mueller Quaker Dairy
481 Elizabeth Mohn  Germany 3.6 billion Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Foundation
497 Martin Viessmann  Germany 3.5 billion Viessmann Group
512 Christa Gelpke  Germany 3.4 billion Boehringer Mannheim, Corange
512 Erich Kellerhals  Germany 3.4 billion Media-Saturn-Holding
533 Heinz-Georg Baus  Germany 3.4 billion Bauhaus, Praktiker
534 Axel Oberwelland  Germany 3.3 billion August Storck, Werther's Original
535 Patrick von Faber-Castell & Caroline Gotzens (b. Faber-Castell)  Germany 3.0 billion Faber-Castell, Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie., Infront Sports Media

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Forbes Billionaires 2024". Forbes. Retrieved 7 May 2024.