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]

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2024 German billionaires list top 25

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

2015 German billionaires list top 40

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

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References

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