The list of billionaires below is composed using the Forbes 400 Billionaires List along with their real-time monitoring software as well as the Bloomberg Billionaires List - Index to achieve the most accurate list possible. All the names listed below are the exact names you will find, plus their addresses, on the Billionaire Mailing List. It lists 2,816 billionaires, with China and the United States accounting for more than half the total. D-FW billionaires appearing on this year's list.
The following Forbes list of German billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2019.[1]Capsized simple definition.
World ranking | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
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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 | 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 [de] |
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 |
World ranking | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
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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 [de] |
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 |
The list of billionaires below is composed using the Forbes 400 Billionaires List along with their real-time monitoring software as well as the Bloomberg Billionaires List - Index to achieve the most accurate list possible. All the names listed below are the exact names you will find, plus their addresses, on the Billionaire Mailing List. It lists 2,816 billionaires, with China and the United States accounting for more than half the total. D-FW billionaires appearing on this year's list.
The following Forbes list of German billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2019.[1]Capsized simple definition.
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 | 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 [de] |
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 |
World ranking | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
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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 [de] |
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 |