Richest People in Germany

See 208 billionaires in Germany, ranked by estimated net worth, with global rank, industry, and source of wealth.

208 billionaires · showing top 100·Updated Sep 5, 2026
#NameNet WorthGlobal RankCountryIndustrySource of Wealth
1Dieter Schwarz$60.9B#33GermanyFashion & RetailRetail
2Andreas von Bechtolsheim$39.1B#55GermanyTechnologyGoogle
3Reinhold Wuerth$28.6B#85GermanyManufacturingFasteners
4Susanne Klatten$25.5B#101GermanyAutomotiveBMW, pharmaceuticals
5Stefan Quandt$24.8B#105GermanyAutomotiveBMW
6Beate Heister$17.3B#161GermanyFashion & RetailSupermarkets
7Karl Albrecht Jr.$17.3B#162GermanyFashion & RetailSupermarkets
8Georg Schaeffler$16.9B#172GermanyAutomotiveAuto parts
9Ludwig Merckle$16.6B#176GermanyFinance & InvestmentsPharmaceuticals
10Theo Albrecht Jr$16.2B#183GermanyFashion & RetailAldi, Trader Joe's
11Friedhelm Loh$15.2B#205GermanyManufacturingManufacturing
12Hasso Plattner$14.2B#220GermanyTechnologySoftware
13Francine von Finck$11.9B#274GermanyFinance & InvestmentsInvestments
14Thomas Struengmann$11.6B#287GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
15Andreas Struengmann$11.6B#288GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
16Nadia Thiele$10.9B#324GermanyFinance & InvestmentsInvestments
17Theo Mueller$10.2B#352GermanyFood & BeverageDairy
18Dirk Rossmann$9.07B#411GermanyFashion & RetailDrugstores
19Maximilian Viessmann$7.85B#500GermanyManufacturingHeating, cooling equipment
20Wolfgang Marguerre$7.79B#508GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
21Alexandra Schoerghuber$7.78B#511GermanyReal EstateReal estate
22Horst Julius Pudwill$7.73B#513GermanyManufacturingManufacturing
23Juergen Blickle$7.47B#535GermanyManufacturingAuto parts
24Michael Otto$6.82B#596GermanyFashion & RetailRetail, real estate
25Alexander Otto$6.6B#613GermanyReal EstateReal estate
26Dietmar Hopp$6.55B#617GermanyTechnologySoftware
27Katharina von Baumbach$6.53B#620GermanyHealthcarePharma
28Philipp Boehringer$6.53B#621GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
29Otto Boehringer$6.53B#622GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
30Johannes von Baumbach$6.53B#623GermanyHealthcarePharma
31Mathias Boehringer$6.53B#624GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
32Ulrike von Baumbach$6.53B#625GermanyHealthcarePharma
33Maximilian von Baumbach$6.53B#626GermanyHealthcarePharma
34Erich von Baumbach$6.53B#627GermanyHealthcarePharma
35Franz von Baumbach$6.53B#628GermanyHealthcarePharma
36Isabel Boehringer$6.53B#629GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
37Albert Boehringer$6.53B#630GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
38Barbara Boehringer$6.53B#631GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
39Hubertus von Baumbach$6.53B#632GermanyHealthcarePharma
40Christian Boehringer$6.53B#633GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
41Christoph Boehringer$6.53B#634GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
42Erich Wesjohann$6.5B#636GermanyFood & BeveragePoultry genetics
43Stefan von Holtzbrinck$6.44B#641GermanyMedia & EntertainmentPublishing
44Christiane Schoeller$6.44B#642GermanyMedia & EntertainmentPublishing
45Matthias Reimann-Andersen$6.35B#649GermanyFashion & RetailConsumer goods
46Renate Reimann-Haas$6.35B#650GermanyFashion & RetailConsumer goods
47Stefan Reimann-Andersen$6.35B#651GermanyFashion & RetailConsumer goods
48Wolfgang Reimann$6.35B#652GermanyFashion & RetailConsumer goods
49Thomas Kaeser$6.26B#663GermanyManufacturingair systems
50Franz Viegener$6.26B#664GermanyManufacturingplumbing/HVAC
51Anna Viegener$6.23B#667GermanyManufacturingplumbing/HVAC
52Michael Herz$6.15B#673GermanyFashion & RetailCoffee
53Wolfgang Herz$6.15B#674GermanyFashion & RetailCoffee
54Lutz Mario Helmig$5.95B#701GermanyHealthcareHospitals
55Heinrich Otto Deichmann$5.64B#745GermanyFashion & RetailShoes, retail
56Georg Nemetschek$5.01B#854GermanyTechnologySoftware
57Henning Oldendorff$4.75B#903GermanyLogisticsShipping
58Erwin Franz Mueller$4.67B#925GermanyFashion & RetailDrugstores
59Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff$4.59B#933GermanyManufacturingBrakes, investments
60Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann$4.55B#943GermanyAutomotiveAuto parts
61Friede Springer$4.5B#959GermanyMedia & EntertainmentPublishing
62Ugur Sahin$4.41B#975GermanyHealthcareBiotechnology
63Anna Katharina Viessmann$4.34B#992GermanyManufacturingHeating and cooling equipment
64Kevin David Lehmann$4.32B#997GermanyFashion & RetailDrugstores
65Hubert Burda$4.16B#1036GermanyMedia & EntertainmentPublishing
66Otto Happel$4.08B#1060GermanyConstruction & EngineeringEngineering
67Paul Gauselmann$4.07B#1066GermanyGambling & CasinosGambling
68Paul-Heinz Wesjohann$4.05B#1071GermanyFood & BeverageChicken processing
69Otto Philipp Braun$3.97B#1092GermanyHealthcareMedical technology
70Catharina Claas-Muhlhauser$3.92B#1104GermanyManufacturingAgricultural Machinery
71Hans Georg Naeder$3.74B#1153GermanyManufacturingProsthetics
72Klaus-Peter Schulenberg$3.71B#1164GermanyServiceTicketing service
73Ralph Dommermuth$3.62B#1195GermanyTechnologyInternet service provider
74Eduard Schleicher$3.48B#1245GermanyManufacturingCement, Copper
75Ursula Hutter-Schleicher$3.48B#1246GermanyManufacturingCement, Copper
76Udo Schütz$3.46B#1253GermanyManufacturingpackaging
77Christian Haub$3.41B#1271GermanyFashion & RetailRetail
78Marc Fielmann$3.26B#1317GermanyManufacturingOptometry
79Martin Hetzner$3.22B#1336GermanyTechnologyInformation Technology
80Selina Stihl$3.14B#1365GermanyManufacturingchainsaws
81Frank Blase$3.12B#1378GermanyManufacturingPlastics
82Stefan Wirtgen$3.1B#1382GermanyConstruction & EngineeringConstruction Vehicles
83Jurgen Wirtgen$3.1B#1383GermanyConstruction & EngineeringConstruction Vehicles
84Wilhelm Beier$3.03B#1406GermanyHealthcarePharmaceuticals
85Sophie Luise Fielmann$3.01B#1419GermanyManufacturingOptometry
86Martin Viessmann$2.94B#1446GermanyManufacturingHeating and cooling equipment
87Sebastian Glaser$2.91B#1458GermanyTechnologySensor technology
88Sybill Storz$2.91B#1460GermanyHealthcareMedical devices
89Gudrun Heine$2.91B#1461GermanyHealthcareMedical devices
90Christina Rohde$2.9B#1463GermanyTechnologyElectrical Equipment
91Peter Unger$2.88B#1477GermanyAutomotiveAuto repair
92Mathias Doepfner$2.76B#1535GermanyMedia & EntertainmentMedia
93Walter P.J. Droege$2.73B#1552GermanyFinance & InvestmentsInvesting
94Gabriele Gebauer$2.7B#1560GermanyManufacturingtextile
95Timm Oberwelland$2.64B#1592GermanyFood & BeverageCandy
96Hans-Werner Hector$2.62B#1601GermanyTechnologySAP
97Martin Knauf$2.62B#1609GermanyManufacturingbuilding materials
98Nicola Leibinger-Kammueller$2.61B#1614GermanyManufacturingManufacturing
99Peter Leibinger$2.61B#1615GermanyManufacturingMachine tools
100Regine Leibinger$2.61B#1616GermanyManufacturingMachine tools

About these estimates

Net worth figures use the latest available Forbes estimate, with Bloomberg used only when a current Forbes value is unavailable. Estimates can change as markets move or source data is revised.