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 Holdings
|
| 529
|
Matthias Reimann-Andersen
|
Germany
|
5.6 billion
|
JAB Holdings
|
| 529
|
Stefan Reimann-Andersen
|
Germany
|
5.6 billion
|
JAB Holdings
|
| 529
|
Renate Reimann-Haas
|
Germany
|
5.6 billion
|
JAB Holdings
|
| 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 Kellerhals
|
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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