Rotor of an electric machine, comprising a rotor body which can be rotated about a rotor axis, has an outer circumference and a plurality of rotor poles and is formed by a stack of laminations, wherein each rotor pole has a pole central axis and an arrangement of permanent magnets arranged in pockets (6, 7) of the rotor body, in particular the stack of laminations, wherein the arrangement of permanent magnets comprises two layers (3i, 3a) spaced apart from each other in the radial direction and having permanent magnets, wherein the radially inner layer has two inner pockets arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis and an inner connecting portion situated between the two inner pockets, wherein the radially outer layer has an outer pocket arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis, wherein the inner connecting portion is a single connecting portion arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis, wherein two additional pockets acting as a flux barrier and arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis are provided between the outer circumference of the rotor body and the outer pocket, wherein each additional pocket forms a first outer connecting portion between the additional pocket and the outer pocket, wherein in each case two permanent magnets of the radially inner layer are arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis and each include an acute opening angle α i1, α i2, wherein the two first outer connecting portions of the radially outer layer include an acute connecting portion angle β sa, characterized in that at least two permanent magnets situated next to each other are arranged in each of the two inner pockets in each case between the inner connecting portion and the outer circumference of the rotor body, in that the opening angle α i1, α i2 of each pair of symmetrically arranged permanent magnets of the radial inner layer is greater than the connecting portion angle β sa between the first outer connecting portions, and in that the acute connecting portion angle β sa is open to the outer circumference of the rotor body. wherein the arrangement of permanent magnets comprises two layers (3i, 3a) spaced apart from each other in the radial direction and having permanent magnets, wherein the radially inner layer has two inner pockets arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis and an inner connecting portion situated between the two inner pockets, wherein the radially outer layer has an outer pocket arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis, wherein the inner connecting portion is a single connecting portion arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis, wherein two additional pockets acting as a flux barrier and arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis are provided between the outer circumference of the rotor body and the outer pocket, wherein each additional pocket forms a first outer connecting portion between the additional pocket and the outer pocket, wherein in each case two permanent magnets of the radially inner layer are arranged symmetrically with respect to the pole central axis and each include an acute opening angle α i1, α i2, wherein the two first outer connecting portions of the radially outer layer include an acute connecting portion angle β sa, characterized in that at least two permanent magnets situated next to each other are arranged in each of the two inner pockets in each case between the inner connecting portion and the outer circumference of the rotor body, in that the opening angle α i1, α i2 of each pair of symmetrically arranged permanent magnets of the radial inner layer is greater than the connecting portion angle β sa between the first outer connecting portions, and in that the acute connecting portion angle β sa is open to the outer circumference of the rotor body.