List of Germans by net worth

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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.

World rankingNameCitizenshipNet worth (USD)Sources of wealth32Klaus Michael Kühne39.2 billionKuehne + Nagel37Dieter Schwarz38 billionSchwarz Gruppe45Reinhold Wuerth33.6 billionWürth Group68Stefan Quandt27.3 billionBMW71Susanne Klatten26.5 billionBMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon118Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr.15.9 billionAldi Süd129Andreas von Bechtolsheim14.8 billionSun Microsystems, Arista Networks135Theo Albrecht Jr.14 billionAldi Nord and Trader Joe's164Hasso Plattner12.1 billionSAP195Georg Schaeffler10.9 billionSchaeffler Group203Friedhelm Loh10.6 billionFriedhelm Loh Group232Andreas Strüngmann9.8 billionHexal, BioNTech232Thomas Strüngmann9.8 billionHexal, BioNTech256Ludwig Merckle9.4 billionPhoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer266August von Finck Jr.9.2 billionMerck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts287Alexander Otto8.8 billionECE Group317Michael Otto8.1 billionOtto Group329Michael Herz7.9 billionTchibo, Beiersdorf329Wolfgang Herz7.9 billionTchibo, Beiersdorf358Jürgen Blickle7.4 billionSEW Eurodrive385Nadia Thiele7.1 billionKnorr Bremse AG432Wolfgang Marguerre6.4 billionOctapharma432Maximilian Viessmann6.4 billionViessmann498Theo Müller5.9 billionMüller511Erich Wesjohann5.8 billionEW Group529Wolfgang Reimann5.6 billionJAB Holding

World rankingNameCitizenshipNet worth (USD)Sources of wealth23Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr.36.1 billionAldi Süd36Dieter Schwarz69 billionSchwarz Gruppe46Susanne Klatten21.0 billionBMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon60Stefan Quandt17.5 billionBMW61Theo Albrecht Jr.17.4 billionAldi Nord and Trader Joe's91Heinz Hermann Thiele13.6 billionKnorr Bremse94Hasso Plattner13.5 billionSAP96Dietmar Hopp13.4 billionSAP96Georg Schaeffler13.4 billionSchaeffler Group101Klaus Michael Kühne12.9 billionKuehne + Nagel121Reinhold Wuerth11.2 billionWürth Group122Udo Tschira and Klaus Tschira (died 2015)11.1 billionSAP132Alexander Otto10.7 billionOtto Group137Walter Droege10.2 billionDroege International Group174August von Finck Jr.8.4 billionMerck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts215Michael Otto6.9 billionOtto Group224Friedhelm Loh6.8 billionFriedhelm Loh Group252Andreas von Bechtolsheim6.4 billionSun Microsystems, Arista Networks334Aloys Wobben5.3 billionEnercon343Guenther Fielmann5.1 billionFielmann343Wolfgang Marguerre5.1 billionOctapharma343Gabriella Meister5.1 billionRational AG365Bernard Broermann4.9 billionAsklepios Kliniken379Ludwig Merckle4.8 billionPhoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer394Alexandra Schörghuber4.7 billionSchörghuber Unternehmensgruppe413Martin Viessmann4.6 billionViessmann Group424Michael Herz4.5 billionTchibo, Beiersdorf424Wolfgang Herz4.5 billionTchibo, Beiersdorf436Andreas Strüngmann4.4 billionHexal426Thomas Strüngmann4.4 billionHexal

World rankingNameCitizenshipNet worth (USD)Sources of wealth21 Georg Schaeffler 26.9 billion Schaeffler Group37 Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr. 21.3 billion Aldi Süd46 Dieter Schwarz 19.4 billionSchwarz Gruppe49 Theo Albrecht Jr. 19 billionAldi Nord and Trader Joe's50 Michael Otto 18.1 billion Otto Group54 Susanne Klatten 16.8 billion BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon59 Stefan Quandt 15.6 billion BMW77 Johanna Quandt 13.9 billion BMW103 Klaus Michael Kühne 11.9 billion Kuehne + Nagel137 Hasso Plattner 9.1 billion SAP153 Klaus Tschira 8.6 billion SAP172 August von Finck Jr. 7.7 billion Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts185 Dietmar Hopp 7.2 billion SAP201 Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler 6.7 billion Schaeffler Group201 Reinhold Wuerth 6.7 billion Würth Group220 Heinz Hermann Thiele6.4 billion Knorr Bremse230 Curt Engelhorn 6.2 billion Boehringer Mannheim309 Karl Heinz Kipp 5.0 billion Real352 Heinrich Deichmann 4.6 billion Heinrich Deichmann Schuhe352 Ludwig Merckle 4.5 billion Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer360 Michael Herz 4.5 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf360 Wolfgang Herz 4.5 billion Tchibo, Beiersdorf369 Guenther Fielmann 4.4 billion Fielmann393 Aloys Wobben 4.2 billion Enercon418 Wolfgang Reimann 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser418 Matthias Reimann Andersen 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser418 Stefan Reimann Andersen 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser418 Renate Reimann Haas 4.0 billion JAB Holding Company, Reckitt Benckiser418 Friede Springer 4.0 billion Axel Springer AG435 Ralph Dommermuth 3.9 billion United Internet435 Andreas von Bechtolsheim 3.9 billion Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks462 Traudl Engelhorn 3.7 billion Boehringer Mannheim, Corange462 Ursula Engelhorn 3.7 billion Boehringer Mannheim, Corange462 Theo Müller 3.7 billion Müllermilch, Nordsee, Mueller Quaker Dairy481 Elizabeth Mohn 3.6 billion Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Foundation497 Martin Viessmann 3.5 billion Viessmann Group512 Christa Gelpke 3.4 billion Boehringer Mannheim, Corange512 Erich Kellerhals 3.4 billion Media Saturn Holding533 Heinz Georg Baus 3.4 billion Bauhaus, Praktiker534 Axel Oberwelland 3.3 billion August Storck, Werther's Original535 Patrick von Faber Castell & Caroline Gotzens (b. Faber Castell) 3.0 billion Faber Castell, Sal. Oppenheim Jr. & Cie., Infront Sports Media