List of Germans by net worth
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· 2024 German billionaires list top 25
32
32
World ranking
32
Name
Klaus-Michael Kühne
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
39.2 billion
Sources of wealth
Kuehne + Nagel
37
37
World ranking
37
Name
Dieter Schwarz
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
38 billion
Sources of wealth
Schwarz Gruppe
45
45
World ranking
45
Name
Reinhold Wuerth
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
33.6 billion
Sources of wealth
Würth Group
68
68
World ranking
68
Name
Stefan Quandt
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
27.3 billion
Sources of wealth
BMW
71
71
World ranking
71
Name
Susanne Klatten
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
26.5 billion
Sources of wealth
BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
118
118
World ranking
118
Name
Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr.
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
15.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Aldi Süd
129
129
World ranking
129
Name
Andreas von Bechtolsheim
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
14.8 billion
Sources of wealth
Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks
135
135
World ranking
135
Name
Theo Albrecht Jr.
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
14 billion
Sources of wealth
Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's
164
164
World ranking
164
Name
Hasso Plattner
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
12.1 billion
Sources of wealth
SAP
195
195
World ranking
195
Name
Georg Schaeffler
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
10.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Schaeffler Group
203
203
World ranking
203
Name
Friedhelm Loh
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
10.6 billion
Sources of wealth
Friedhelm Loh Group
232
232
World ranking
232
Name
Andreas Strüngmann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
9.8 billion
Sources of wealth
Hexal, BioNTech
232
232
World ranking
232
Name
Thomas Strüngmann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
9.8 billion
Sources of wealth
Hexal, BioNTech
256
256
World ranking
256
Name
Ludwig Merckle
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
9.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
266
266
World ranking
266
Name
August von Finck Jr.
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
9.2 billion
Sources of wealth
Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
287
287
World ranking
287
Name
Alexander Otto
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
8.8 billion
Sources of wealth
ECE Group
317
317
World ranking
317
Name
Michael Otto
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
8.1 billion
Sources of wealth
Otto Group
329
329
World ranking
329
Name
Michael Herz
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
7.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Tchibo, Beiersdorf
329
329
World ranking
329
Name
Wolfgang Herz
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
7.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Tchibo, Beiersdorf
358
358
World ranking
358
Name
Jürgen Blickle
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
7.4 billion
Sources of wealth
SEW Eurodrive
385
385
World ranking
385
Name
Nadia Thiele
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
7.1 billion
Sources of wealth
Knorr-Bremse AG
432
432
World ranking
432
Name
Wolfgang Marguerre
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
6.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Octapharma
432
432
World ranking
432
Name
Maximilian Viessmann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
6.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Viessmann
498
498
World ranking
498
Name
Theo Müller
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
5.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Müller
511
511
World ranking
511
Name
Erich Wesjohann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
5.8 billion
Sources of wealth
EW Group
529
529
World ranking
529
Name
Wolfgang Reimann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
5.6 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holdings
529
529
World ranking
529
Name
Matthias Reimann-Andersen
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
5.6 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holdings
529
529
World ranking
529
Name
Stefan Reimann-Andersen
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
5.6 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holdings
529
529
World ranking
529
Name
Renate Reimann-Haas
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
5.6 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holdings
1201
1201
World ranking
1201
Name
Klaus Tschira
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
2.8 billion
Sources of wealth
SAP
1267
1267
World ranking
1267
Name
Aloys Wobben
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
2.6 billion
Sources of wealth
Enercon
1321
1321
World ranking
1321
Name
Friedrich Knapp
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
2.5 billion
Sources of wealth
New Yorker
1401
1401
World ranking
1401
Name
Lutz Meschke
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
2.3 billion
Sources of wealth
Porsche AG
1542
1542
World ranking
1542
Name
Martin Herrenknecht
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
2 billion
Sources of wealth
Herrenknecht AG
1618
1618
World ranking
1618
Name
Udo Müller
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
1.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Ströer SE & Co. KGaA
1694
1694
World ranking
1694
Name
Jörn Rausing
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
1.8 billion
Sources of wealth
Tetra Laval
1760
1760
World ranking
1760
Name
Ralph Dommermuth
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
1.7 billion
Sources of wealth
United Internet
1829
1829
World ranking
1829
Name
Stefan Persson
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
1.6 billion
Sources of wealth
H&M
2083
2083
World ranking
2083
Name
Andreas Seifert
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
1.2 billion
Sources of wealth
Lidl
2145
2145
World ranking
2145
Name
Helga Kellerhals
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
1.1 billion
Sources of wealth
Keller Group
| World ranking | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 32 | Klaus-Michael Kühne | Germany | billion | Kuehne + Nagel |
| 37 | Dieter Schwarz | Germany | 38 billion | Schwarz Gruppe |
| 45 | Reinhold Wuerth | Germany | billion | Würth Group |
| 68 | Stefan Quandt | Germany | billion | BMW |
| 71 | Susanne Klatten | Germany | billion | BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon |
| 118 | Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr. | Germany | billion | Aldi Süd |
| 129 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim | Germany | billion | Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks |
| 135 | Theo Albrecht Jr. | Germany | 14 billion | Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's |
| 164 | Hasso Plattner | Germany | billion | SAP |
| 195 | Georg Schaeffler | Germany | billion | Schaeffler Group |
| 203 | Friedhelm Loh | Germany | billion | Friedhelm Loh Group |
| 232 | Andreas Strüngmann | Germany | billion | Hexal, BioNTech |
| 232 | Thomas Strüngmann | Germany | billion | Hexal, BioNTech |
| 256 | Ludwig Merckle | Germany | billion | Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer |
| 266 | August von Finck Jr. | Germany | billion | Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts |
| 287 | Alexander Otto | Germany | billion | ECE Group |
| 317 | Michael Otto | Germany | billion | Otto Group |
| 329 | Michael Herz | Germany | billion | Tchibo, Beiersdorf |
| 329 | Wolfgang Herz | Germany | billion | Tchibo, Beiersdorf |
| 358 | Jürgen Blickle | Germany | billion | SEW Eurodrive |
| 385 | Nadia Thiele | Germany | billion | Knorr-Bremse AG |
| 432 | Wolfgang Marguerre | Germany | billion | Octapharma |
| 432 | Maximilian Viessmann | Germany | billion | Viessmann |
| 498 | Theo Müller | Germany | billion | Müller |
| 511 | Erich Wesjohann | Germany | billion | EW Group |
| 529 | Wolfgang Reimann | Germany | billion | JAB Holdings |
| 529 | Matthias Reimann-Andersen | Germany | billion | JAB Holdings |
| 529 | Stefan Reimann-Andersen | Germany | billion | JAB Holdings |
| 529 | Renate Reimann-Haas | Germany | billion | JAB Holdings |
| 1201 | Klaus Tschira | Germany | billion | SAP |
| 1267 | Aloys Wobben | Germany | billion | Enercon |
| 1321 | Friedrich Knapp | Germany | billion | New Yorker |
| 1401 | Lutz Meschke | Germany | billion | Porsche AG |
| 1542 | Martin Herrenknecht | Germany | 2 billion | Herrenknecht AG |
| 1618 | Udo Müller | Germany | billion | Ströer SE & Co. KGaA |
| 1694 | Jörn Rausing | Germany | billion | Tetra Laval |
| 1760 | Ralph Dommermuth | Germany | billion | United Internet |
| 1829 | Stefan Persson | Germany | billion | H&M |
| 2083 | Andreas Seifert | Germany | billion | Lidl |
| 2145 | Helga Kellerhals | Germany | billion | Keller Group |
· 2015 German billionaires list top 40
21
21
World ranking
21
Name
Georg Schaeffler
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
26.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Schaeffler Group
37
37
World ranking
37
Name
Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr.
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
21.3 billion
Sources of wealth
Aldi Süd
46
46
World ranking
46
Name
Dieter Schwarz
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
19.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Schwarz Gruppe
49
49
World ranking
49
Name
Theo Albrecht Jr.
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
19 billion
Sources of wealth
Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's
50
50
World ranking
50
Name
Michael Otto
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
18.1 billion
Sources of wealth
Otto Group
54
54
World ranking
54
Name
Susanne Klatten
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
16.8 billion
Sources of wealth
BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
59
59
World ranking
59
Name
Stefan Quandt
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
15.6 billion
Sources of wealth
BMW
77
77
World ranking
77
Name
Johanna Quandt
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
13.9 billion
Sources of wealth
BMW
103
103
World ranking
103
Name
Klaus-Michael Kühne
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
11.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Kuehne + Nagel
137
137
World ranking
137
Name
Hasso Plattner
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
9.1 billion
Sources of wealth
SAP
153
153
World ranking
153
Name
Klaus Tschira
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
8.6 billion
Sources of wealth
SAP
172
172
World ranking
172
Name
August von Finck Jr.
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
7.7 billion
Sources of wealth
Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
185
185
World ranking
185
Name
Dietmar Hopp
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
7.2 billion
Sources of wealth
SAP
201
201
World ranking
201
Name
Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
6.7 billion
Sources of wealth
Schaeffler Group
201
201
World ranking
201
Name
Reinhold Wuerth
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
6.7 billion
Sources of wealth
Würth Group
220
220
World ranking
220
Name
Heinz Hermann Thiele
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
6.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Knorr-Bremse
230
230
World ranking
230
Name
Curt Engelhorn
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
6.2 billion
Sources of wealth
Boehringer Mannheim
309
309
World ranking
309
Name
Karl-Heinz Kipp
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
5.0 billion
Sources of wealth
Real
352
352
World ranking
352
Name
Heinrich Deichmann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.6 billion
Sources of wealth
Heinrich Deichmann-Schuhe
352
352
World ranking
352
Name
Ludwig Merckle
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.5 billion
Sources of wealth
Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
360
360
World ranking
360
Name
Michael Herz
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.5 billion
Sources of wealth
Tchibo, Beiersdorf
360
360
World ranking
360
Name
Wolfgang Herz
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.5 billion
Sources of wealth
Tchibo, Beiersdorf
369
369
World ranking
369
Name
Guenther Fielmann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Fielmann
393
393
World ranking
393
Name
Aloys Wobben
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.2 billion
Sources of wealth
Enercon
418
418
World ranking
418
Name
Wolfgang Reimann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.0 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418
418
World ranking
418
Name
Matthias Reimann-Andersen
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.0 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418
418
World ranking
418
Name
Stefan Reimann-Andersen
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.0 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418
418
World ranking
418
Name
Renate Reimann-Haas
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.0 billion
Sources of wealth
JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418
418
World ranking
418
Name
Friede Springer
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
4.0 billion
Sources of wealth
Axel Springer AG
435
435
World ranking
435
Name
Ralph Dommermuth
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.9 billion
Sources of wealth
United Internet
435
435
World ranking
435
Name
Andreas von Bechtolsheim
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.9 billion
Sources of wealth
Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks
462
462
World ranking
462
Name
Traudl Engelhorn
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.7 billion
Sources of wealth
Boehringer Mannheim, Corange
462
462
World ranking
462
Name
Ursula Engelhorn
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.7 billion
Sources of wealth
Boehringer Mannheim, Corange
462
462
World ranking
462
Name
Theo Müller
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.7 billion
Sources of wealth
Müllermilch, Nordsee, Mueller Quaker Dairy
481
481
World ranking
481
Name
Elizabeth Mohn
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.6 billion
Sources of wealth
Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Foundation
497
497
World ranking
497
Name
Martin Viessmann
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.5 billion
Sources of wealth
Viessmann Group
512
512
World ranking
512
Name
Christa Gelpke
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Boehringer Mannheim, Corange
512
512
World ranking
512
Name
Erich Kellerhals
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Media-Saturn-Holding
533
533
World ranking
533
Name
Heinz-Georg Baus
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.4 billion
Sources of wealth
Bauhaus, Praktiker
534
534
World ranking
534
Name
Axel Oberwelland
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.3 billion
Sources of wealth
August Storck, Werther's Original
535
535
World ranking
535
Name
Patrick von Faber-Castell & Caroline Gotzens (b. Faber-Castell)
Citizenship
Germany
Net worth (USD)
3.0 billion
Sources of wealth
Faber-Castell, Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie., Infront Sports Media
| World ranking | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 21 | Georg Schaeffler | Germany | billion | Schaeffler Group |
| 37 | Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr. | Germany | billion | Aldi Süd |
| 46 | Dieter Schwarz | Germany | billion | Schwarz Gruppe |
| 49 | Theo Albrecht Jr. | Germany | 19 billion | Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's |
| 50 | Michael Otto | Germany | billion | Otto Group |
| 54 | Susanne Klatten | Germany | billion | BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon |
| 59 | Stefan Quandt | Germany | billion | BMW |
| 77 | Johanna Quandt | Germany | billion | BMW |
| 103 | Klaus-Michael Kühne | Germany | billion | Kuehne + Nagel |
| 137 | Hasso Plattner | Germany | billion | SAP |
| 153 | Klaus Tschira | Germany | billion | SAP |
| 172 | August von Finck Jr. | Germany | billion | Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts |
| 185 | Dietmar Hopp | Germany | billion | SAP |
| 201 | Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler | Germany | billion | Schaeffler Group |
| 201 | Reinhold Wuerth | Germany | billion | Würth Group |
| 220 | Heinz Hermann Thiele | Germany | billion | Knorr-Bremse |
| 230 | Curt Engelhorn | Germany | billion | Boehringer Mannheim |
| 309 | Karl-Heinz Kipp | Germany | billion | Real |
| 352 | Heinrich Deichmann | Germany | billion | Heinrich Deichmann-Schuhe |
| 352 | Ludwig Merckle | Germany | billion | Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer |
| 360 | Michael Herz | Germany | billion | Tchibo, Beiersdorf |
| 360 | Wolfgang Herz | Germany | billion | Tchibo, Beiersdorf |
| 369 | Guenther Fielmann | Germany | billion | Fielmann |
| 393 | Aloys Wobben | Germany | billion | Enercon |
| 418 | Wolfgang Reimann | Germany | billion | JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser |
| 418 | Matthias Reimann-Andersen | Germany | billion | JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser |
| 418 | Stefan Reimann-Andersen | Germany | billion | JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser |
| 418 | Renate Reimann-Haas | Germany | billion | JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser |
| 418 | Friede Springer | Germany | billion | Axel Springer AG |
| 435 | Ralph Dommermuth | Germany | billion | United Internet |
| 435 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim | Germany | billion | Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks |
| 462 | Traudl Engelhorn | Germany | billion | Boehringer Mannheim, Corange |
| 462 | Ursula Engelhorn | Germany | billion | Boehringer Mannheim, Corange |
| 462 | Theo Müller | Germany | billion | Müllermilch, Nordsee, Mueller Quaker Dairy |
| 481 | Elizabeth Mohn | Germany | billion | Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Foundation |
| 497 | Martin Viessmann | Germany | billion | Viessmann Group |
| 512 | Christa Gelpke | Germany | billion | Boehringer Mannheim, Corange |
| 512 | Erich Kellerhals | Germany | billion | Media-Saturn-Holding |
| 533 | Heinz-Georg Baus | Germany | billion | Bauhaus, Praktiker |
| 534 | Axel Oberwelland | Germany | billion | August Storck, Werther's Original |
| 535 | Patrick von Faber-Castell & Caroline Gotzens (b. Faber-Castell) | Germany | billion | Faber-Castell, Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie., Infront Sports Media |