List of Germans by net worth
The following Forbes list of German billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes [ 1]
2024 German billionaires list top 25
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
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
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