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 magazine in 2021.[1]

2021 German billionaires list top 30
World ranking Name Citizenship Net worth (USD) Sources of wealth
34 Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr.  Germany 39.2 billion Aldi Süd
38 Dieter Schwarz  Germany 36.9 billion Schwarz Gruppe
53 Susanne Klatten  Germany 27.7 billion BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
58 Klaus-Michael Kühne  Germany 26.3 billion Kuehne + Nagel
81 Stefan Quandt  Germany 21.6 billion BMW
98 Theo Albrecht Jr.  Germany 18.8 billion Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's
115 Reinhold Wuerth  Germany 16.8 billion Würth Group
133 Georg Schaeffler  Germany 14.9 billion Schaeffler Group
186 Alexander Otto  Germany 11.8 billion Otto Group
200 Thomas Strüngmann  Germany 11.0 billion Hexal, BioNTech
200 Andreas Strüngmann  Germany 11.0 billion Hexal, BioNTech
224 Dietmar Hopp  Germany 10.1 billion SAP
234 Friedhelm Loh  Germany 9.7 billion Friedhelm Loh Group
256 Wolfgang Marguerre  Germany 8.9 billion Octapharma
264 Michael Otto  Germany 8.9 billion Otto Group
269 August von Finck Jr.  Germany 8.8 billion Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
297 Hasso Plattner  Germany 8.3 billion SAP
304 Andreas von Bechtolsheim  Germany 8.2 billion Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks
369 Ludwig Merckle  Germany 7.0 billion Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
384 Aloys Wobben  Germany 6.8 billion Enercon
384 Erich Wesjohann  Germany 6.8 billion EW Group
404 Horst Julius Pudwill  Germany 6.5 billion Techtronic Industries
421 Axel Oberwelland  Germany 6.3 billion August Storck
451 Guenther Fielmann  Germany 6.0 billion Fielmann
451 Juergen Blickle  Germany 6.0 billion Eurodrive
502 Alexandra Schörghuber  Germany 5.5 billion Schörghuber Unternehmensgruppe
520 Rainer Blickle  Germany 5.4 billion Eurodrive
550 Theo Müller  Germany 5.1 billion Müller
550 Michael Herz  Germany 5.1 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf
550 Wolfgang Herz  Germany 5.1 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf

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 22.6 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
21Georg Schaeffler Germany26.9 billionSchaeffler Group
37Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr. Germany21.3 billionAldi Süd
46Dieter Schwarz Germany19.4 billionSchwarz Gruppe
49Theo Albrecht Jr. Germany19 billionAldi Nord and Trader Joe's
50Michael Otto Germany18.1 billionOtto Group
54Susanne Klatten Germany16.8 billionBMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon
59Stefan Quandt Germany15.6 billionBMW
77Johanna Quandt Germany13.9 billionBMW
103Klaus-Michael Kühne Germany11.9 billionKuehne + Nagel
137Hasso Plattner Germany9.1 billionSAP
153Klaus Tschira Germany8.6 billionSAP
172August von Finck Jr. Germany7.7 billionMerck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
185Dietmar Hopp Germany7.2 billionSAP
201Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler Germany6.7 billionSchaeffler Group
201Reinhold Wuerth Germany6.7 billionWürth Group
220Heinz Hermann Thiele Germany6.4 billionKnorr-Bremse
230Curt Engelhorn Germany6.2 billionBoehringer Mannheim
309Karl-Heinz Kipp Germany5.0 billionReal
352Heinrich Deichmann Germany4.6 billionHeinrich Deichmann-Schuhe
352Ludwig Merckle Germany4.5 billionPhoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer
360Michael Herz Germany4.5 billionTchibo, Beiersdorf
360Wolfgang Herz Germany4.5 billionTchibo, Beiersdorf
369Guenther Fielmann Germany4.4 billionFielmann
393Aloys Wobben Germany4.2 billionEnercon
418Wolfgang Reimann Germany4.0 billionJAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418Matthias Reimann-Andersen Germany4.0 billionJAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418Stefan Reimann-Andersen Germany4.0 billionJAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418Renate Reimann-Haas Germany4.0 billionJAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser
418Friede Springer Germany4.0 billionAxel Springer AG
435Ralph Dommermuth Germany3.9 billionUnited Internet
435Andreas von Bechtolsheim Germany3.9 billionSun Microsystems, Arista Networks
462Traudl Engelhorn Germany3.7 billionBoehringer Mannheim, Corange
462Ursula Engelhorn Germany3.7 billionBoehringer Mannheim, Corange
462Theo Müller Germany3.7 billionMüllermilch, Nordsee, Mueller Quaker Dairy
481Elizabeth Mohn Germany3.6 billionBertelsmann, Bertelsmann Foundation
497Martin Viessmann Germany3.5 billionViessmann Group
512Christa Gelpke Germany3.4 billionBoehringer Mannheim, Corange
512Erich Kellerhals Germany3.4 billionMedia-Saturn-Holding
533Heinz-Georg Baus Germany3.4 billionBauhaus, Praktiker
534Axel Oberwelland Germany3.3 billionAugust Storck, Werther's Original
535Patrick von Faber-Castell & Caroline Gotzens (b. Faber-Castell) Germany3.0 billionFaber-Castell, Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie., Infront Sports Media

See also

References
  1. "The List: 2015 ranking (1-10)". Forbes. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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