# 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 2024.

## 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 |
| 1135 | Albert Frère | Germany | 3 billion | Groupe Bruxelles Lambert |
| 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 |