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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
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
2019 German billionaires list top 30
World ranking
Name
Citizenship
Net worth (
USD )
Sources of wealth
23
Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) &
Karl Albrecht Jr.
Germany
36.1 billion
Aldi Süd
36
Dieter Schwarz
Germany
69 billion
Schwarz Gruppe
46
Susanne Klatten
Germany
21.0 billion
BMW ,
Altana ,
Nordex ,
SGL Carbon
60
Stefan Quandt
Germany
17.5 billion
BMW
61
Theo Albrecht Jr.
Germany
17.4 billion
Aldi Nord and
Trader Joe's
91
Heinz Hermann Thiele
Germany
13.6 billion
Knorr-Bremse
94
Hasso Plattner
Germany
13.5 billion
SAP
96
Dietmar Hopp
Germany
13.4 billion
SAP
96
Georg Schaeffler
Germany
13.4 billion
Schaeffler Group
101
Klaus-Michael Kühne
Germany
12.9 billion
Kuehne + Nagel
121
Reinhold Wuerth
Germany
11.2 billion
Würth Group
122
Udo Tschira and
Klaus Tschira (died 2015)
Germany
11.1 billion
SAP
132
Alexander Otto
Germany
10.7 billion
Otto Group
137
Walter Droege
Germany
10.2 billion
Droege International Group
174
August von Finck Jr.
Germany
8.4 billion
Merck Finck & Co. ,
Allianz ,
Hochtief ,
Löwenbräu ,
Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
215
Michael Otto
Germany
6.9 billion
Otto Group
224
Friedhelm Loh
Germany
6.8 billion
Friedhelm Loh Group
252
Andreas von Bechtolsheim
Germany
6.4 billion
Sun Microsystems ,
Arista Networks
334
Aloys Wobben
Germany
5.3 billion
Enercon
343
Guenther Fielmann
Germany
5.1 billion
Fielmann
343
Wolfgang Marguerre
Germany
5.1 billion
Octapharma
343
Gabriella Meister
Germany
5.1 billion
Rational AG
365
Bernard Broermann
Germany
4.9 billion
Asklepios Kliniken
379
Ludwig Merckle
Germany
4.8 billion
Phoenix Pharmahandel ,
Ratiopharm ,
HeidelbergCement , Kässbohrer
394
Alexandra Schörghuber
Germany
4.7 billion
Schörghuber Unternehmensgruppe
413
Martin Viessmann
Germany
4.6 billion
Viessmann Group
424
Michael Herz
Germany
4.5 billion
Tchibo ,
Beiersdorf
424
Wolfgang Herz
Germany
4.5 billion
Tchibo ,
Beiersdorf
436
Andreas Strüngmann
Germany
4.4 billion
Hexal
426
Thomas Strüngmann
Germany
4.4 billion
Hexal
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
See also
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