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 2021. [1]

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2021 German billionaires list top 30

World rankingName Citizenship Net worth (USD)Sources of wealth
34 Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 39.2 billion Aldi Süd
38 Dieter Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 36.9 billion Schwarz Gruppe
53 Susanne Klatten Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 27.7 billion BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
58 Klaus-Michael Kühne Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 26.3 billion Kuehne + Nagel
81 Stefan Quandt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21.6 billion BMW
98 Theo Albrecht Jr. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 18.8 billion Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's
115 Reinhold Wuerth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 16.8 billion Würth Group
133 Georg Schaeffler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 14.9 billion Schaeffler Group
186 Alexander Otto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.8 billion Otto Group
200 Thomas Strüngmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.0 billion Hexal, BioNTech
200 Andreas Strüngmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.0 billion Hexal, BioNTech
224 Dietmar Hopp Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.1 billion SAP
234 Friedhelm Loh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9.7 billion Friedhelm Loh Group
256 Wolfgang Marguerre Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8.9 billion Octapharma
264 Michael Otto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8.9 billion Otto Group
269 August von Finck Jr. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8.8 billion Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
297 Hasso Plattner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8.3 billion SAP
304 Andreas von Bechtolsheim Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8.2 billion Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks
369 Ludwig Merckle Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.0 billion Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
384 Aloys Wobben Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.8 billion Enercon
384 Erich Wesjohann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.8 billion EW Group
404Horst Julius PudwillFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.5 billion Techtronic Industries
421 Axel Oberwelland Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.3 billion August Storck
451 Guenther Fielmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.0 billion Fielmann
451 Juergen Blickle Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.0 billion Eurodrive
502 Alexandra Schörghuber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.5 billion Schörghuber Unternehmensgruppe
520 Rainer Blickle Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.4 billion Eurodrive
550 Theo Müller Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.1 billion Müller
550 Michael Herz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.1 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
550 Wolfgang Herz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.1 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf

2019 German billionaires list top 30

World rankingName Citizenship Net worth (USD)Sources of wealth
23 Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 36.1 billion Aldi Süd
36 Dieter Schwarz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 22.6 billion Schwarz Gruppe
46 Susanne Klatten Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 21.0 billion BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
60 Stefan Quandt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17.5 billion BMW
61 Theo Albrecht Jr. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 17.4 billion Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's
91 Heinz Hermann Thiele Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.6 billion Knorr-Bremse
94 Hasso Plattner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.5 billion SAP
96 Dietmar Hopp Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.4 billion SAP
96 Georg Schaeffler Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 13.4 billion Schaeffler Group
101 Klaus-Michael Kühne Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12.9 billion Kuehne + Nagel
121 Reinhold Wuerth Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.2 billion Würth Group
122 Udo Tschira and Klaus Tschira (died 2015)Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 11.1 billion SAP
132 Alexander Otto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.7 billion Otto Group
137 Walter Droege Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 10.2 billionDroege International Group
174 August von Finck Jr. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8.4 billion Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
215 Michael Otto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.9 billion Otto Group
224 Friedhelm Loh Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.8 billion Friedhelm Loh Group
252 Andreas von Bechtolsheim Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6.4 billion Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks
334 Aloys Wobben Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.3 billion Enercon
343 Guenther Fielmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.1 billion Fielmann
343 Wolfgang Marguerre Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.1 billion Octapharma
343 Gabriella Meister Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5.1 billion Rational AG
365 Bernard Broermann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.9 billion Asklepios Kliniken
379 Ludwig Merckle Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.8 billion Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
394 Alexandra Schörghuber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.7 billionSchörghuber Unternehmensgruppe
413 Martin Viessmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.6 billion Viessmann Group
424 Michael Herz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.5 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
424 Wolfgang Herz Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.5 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
436 Andreas Strüngmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.4 billion Hexal
426 Thomas Strüngmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 4.4 billion Hexal

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
512Christa GelpkeFlag 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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