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Richest People in Germany

Dieter Schwarz is the richest person in Germany, with a net worth of $62.33 billion as of November 7, 2026. Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family is second with $34.7B. There are 207 billionaires in Germany, worth $917 billion combined.

· Source: Forbes Real-Time Billionaires

#NameNet worth
1Dieter SchwarzRetail$62.33B
2Andreas von Bechtolsheim & familyGoogle$34.7B
3Reinhold Wuerth & familyFasteners$29.6B
4Susanne KlattenBMW, pharmaceuticals$24.37B
5Stefan QuandtBMW$23.42B
6Beate HeisterSupermarkets$18.77B
7Karl Albrecht Jr. & familySupermarkets$18.77B
8Theo Albrecht Jr & familyAldi, Trader Joe's$17.84B
9Ludwig MercklePharmaceuticals$16.47B
10Georg SchaefflerAuto parts$14.96B
11Hasso Plattner & familySoftware$14.81B
12Friedhelm LohManufacturing$14.69B
13Francine von Finck & familyInvestments$11.76B
14Andreas Struengmann & familyPharmaceuticals$10.8B
15Thomas Struengmann & familyPharmaceuticals$10.8B
16Theo MuellerDairy$9.88B
17Nadia Thiele & familyInvestments$9.75B
18Dirk Rossmann & familyDrugstores$8.48B
19Horst Julius PudwillManufacturing $8.12B
20Wolfgang Marguerre & familyPharmaceuticals$7.52B
21Maximilian ViessmannHeating, cooling equipment$7.43B
22Juergen BlickleAuto parts$7.22B
23Alexandra Schoerghuber & familyReal estate $7.16B
24Christiane SchoellerPublishing$6.66B
25Stefan von HoltzbrinckPublishing$6.66B
26Michael OttoRetail, real estate$6.58B
27Michael HerzCoffee$6.44B
28Wolfgang HerzCoffee$6.44B
29Matthias Reimann-AndersenConsumer goods$6.35B
30Renate Reimann-HaasConsumer goods$6.35B
31Stefan Reimann-AndersenConsumer goods$6.35B
32Wolfgang ReimannConsumer goods$6.35B
33Albert BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
34Barbara BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
35Christian BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
36Christoph BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
37Erich von BaumbachPharma$6.31B
38Franz von BaumbachPharma$6.31B
39Hubertus von BaumbachPharma$6.31B
40Isabel BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
41Johannes von BaumbachPharma$6.31B
42Katharina von BaumbachPharma$6.31B
43Mathias BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
44Maximilian von BaumbachPharma$6.31B
45Otto BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
46Philipp BoehringerPharmaceuticals$6.31B
47Ulrike von BaumbachPharma$6.31B
48Dietmar Hopp & familySoftware$6.3B
49Erich Wesjohann & familyPoultry genetics$6.28B
50Alexander OttoReal estate$6.21B
51Franz Viegenerplumbing/HVAC$6.05B
52Thomas Kaeserair systems$6.05B
53Anna Viegenerplumbing/HVAC$6.02B
54Heinrich Otto DeichmannShoes, retail $5.45B
55Lutz Mario Helmig & familyHospitals$5.22B
56Georg Nemetschek & familySoftware$4.95B
57Henning OldendorffShipping$4.75B
58Kevin David LehmannDrugstores$4.62B
59Erwin Franz MuellerDrugstores$4.51B
60Friede SpringerPublishing$4.35B
61Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff & familyBrakes, investments$4.12B
62Anna Katharina ViessmannHeating and cooling equipment$4.11B
63Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-ThumannAuto parts$4.05B
64Hubert BurdaPublishing$4.02B
65Otto HappelEngineering$3.94B
66Paul Gauselmann & familyGambling$3.93B
67Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & familyChicken processing$3.91B
68Otto Philipp BraunMedical technology$3.84B
69Catharina Claas-MuhlhauserAgricultural Machinery$3.79B
70Ugur SahinBiotechnology$3.76B
71Klaus-Peter SchulenbergTicketing service$3.72B
72Eduard SchleicherCement, Copper$3.37B
73Ursula Hutter-SchleicherCement, Copper$3.37B
74Udo Schütz & familypackaging$3.35B
75Marc FielmannOptometry$3.34B
76Christian HaubRetail$3.3B
77Ralph DommermuthInternet service provider$3.22B
78Martin HetznerInformation Technology$3.11B
79Sophie Luise FielmannOptometry$3.06B
80Selina Stihlchainsaws $3.03B
81Frank BlasePlastics$3.01B
82Jurgen WirtgenConstruction Vehicles$3B
83Stefan WirtgenConstruction Vehicles$3B
84Hans Georg Naeder & familyProsthetics$2.95B
85Wilhelm Beier & familyPharmaceuticals$2.86B
86Karin Sartorius-HerbstBiopharmaceuticals$2.83B
87Sebastian GlaserSensor technology$2.81B
88Gudrun HeineMedical devices$2.81B
89Sybill StorzMedical devices$2.81B
90Christina RohdeElectrical Equipment$2.81B
91Martin ViessmannHeating and cooling equipment$2.79B
92Peter UngerAuto repair$2.78B
93Mathias DoepfnerMedia$2.66B
94Walter P.J. DroegeInvesting$2.65B
95Timm OberwellandCandy$2.63B
96Gabriele Gebauertextile$2.61B
97Hans-Werner HectorSAP$2.53B
98Martin Knaufbuilding materials$2.53B
99Andreas PohlMutual funds$2.47B
100Nicola Leibinger-KammuellerManufacturing$2.4B
101Peter LeibingerMachine tools$2.4B
102Regine LeibingerMachine tools$2.4B
103Yvonne BauerMagazines, media $2.37B
104Sylvia StroeherCosmetics$2.37B
105Rolf GerlingInsurance$2.34B
106Florian Rehmliquor $2.33B
107Reinfried Pohl JrMutual funds$2.32B
108Gundbert ScherfDefense tech$2.3B
109Jan Oberhauserworkflow automation$2.3B
110Niklas KöhlerDefense tech$2.3B
111Torsten ReilDefense tech$2.3B
112Maren OttoRetail, real estate$2.29B
113Hans Jakob Limbachlaboratories $2.28B
114Christiane KnaufBuilding materials$2.24B
115Christine KnaufBuilding materials$2.24B
116Karl KnaufBuilding materials$2.24B
117Katharina Otto-BernsteinReal estate$2.24B
118Christine Franken & familyBiopharmaceuticals$2.22B
119Ulrike BaroBiopharmaceuticals$2.22B
120Christian BirkenstockShoes$2.18B
121Gerda Tschirasoftware$2.14B
122Harald TschiraSoftware$2.14B
123Udo TschiraSoftware$2.14B
124Benjamin OttoRetail$2.14B
125Alex BirkenstockShoes$2.05B
126Carsten MaschmeyerFinance services$2.01B
127Bernhard Braun-LuedickeMedical technology$1.98B
128Eva Maria Braun-LuedickeMedical technology$1.98B
129Friederike Braun-LuedickeMedical technology$1.98B
130Christoph HenkelConsumer goods$1.89B
131Alfred OetkerConsumer goods$1.89B
132Carl Ferdinand OetkerConsumer goods$1.89B
133Alfons DoblingerReal estate$1.89B
134Horst Wortmann & familyFootwear$1.87B
135Holger LoclairAdhesives$1.86B
136Ralph WinterhalterAppliances$1.84B
137Bernd FreierFashion retail$1.83B
138Thomas EisertElectrical Products$1.83B
139Maike Oberwelland-HeightCandy$1.75B
140Alexander Knaufbuilding materials$1.72B
141Anna Maria BraunMedical technology$1.7B
142Johanna BraunMedical technology$1.7B
143Karl Friedrich BraunMedical technology$1.7B
144Pia Hollweg-VajenPlumbing and heating supplies$1.69B
145Kai-Uwe HollwegPlumbing and heating supplies$1.69B
146Alexander DiehlDefense, aviation$1.68B
147Carla DiehlDefense, aviation$1.68B
148Konstantin DiehlDefense, aviation$1.68B
149Laura DiehlDefense, aviation$1.68B
150Markus DiehlDefense, aviation$1.68B
151Stephanie HaasDefense, aviation$1.68B
152Karin SchickInformation technology$1.64B
153Christian DreyerAgricultural Machinery$1.63B
154Justus DreyerAgricultural Machinery$1.63B
155Thomas BruchRetail$1.62B
156Ludwig Theodor BraunMedical technology$1.6B
157Alexander SixtCar rentals$1.6B
158Konstantin SixtCar rentals$1.6B
159Torsten ToellerPet food$1.58B
160Hans Thomannmusic retail $1.52B
161Julia OetkerConsumer goods$1.51B
162Georg HaubRetail$1.5B
163Robert Knauf & familybuilding materials$1.49B
164Christina Flügelliquor$1.48B
165Gabriella MeisterAppliances$1.48B
166Ulrike MeisterAppliances$1.46B
167David RegerRobotics$1.46B
168Franziska WuerbserKitchen appliances$1.45B
169Sylvia WedemeyerPlumbing and heating supplies$1.41B
170Martin HerrenknechtConstruction Equipment$1.4B
171Michael WisserLogistics$1.37B
172Carsten KoerlSports data$1.35B
173Jan-Hendrik Goldbeckconstruction$1.35B
174Joachim Goldbeckconstruction$1.35B
175Jörg-Uwe Goldbeckconstruction $1.35B
176Hans-Otto KrombergElectrical Products$1.32B
177Josef Boquoi & familyFrozen foods$1.32B
178Hans SchmidOffice Supplies$1.29B
179Christian AngermayerInvestments$1.25B
180Kurt Kriegerfurniture retailing$1.25B
181Marcus PürnerBicycles$1.24B
182Carolin HachenbergMotor Homes$1.23B
183Christian HymerMotor Homes$1.23B
184Bastian NominacherEnterprise software$1.21B
185Dieter MüllerMotels$1.2B
186Axel Oberwelland & familyCandy$1.19B
187Holger TimmFinance$1.19B
188Clemens ToenniesMeat processing$1.19B
189Daniel HagerElectrical products$1.19B
190Philip & family HagerElectrical products$1.19B
191Robert ToenniesMeat processing$1.19B
192Dorle HagerElectrical products$1.18B
193Evi HagerElectrical products$1.18B
194Peter HagerElectrical products$1.18B
195Martin KlenkEnterprise software$1.18B
196Isabel-Ulrike HagerElectrical products$1.18B
197Maxim TebarChainsaws$1.16B
198Christian HerzCoffee$1.13B
199Michaela HerzCoffee$1.13B
200Oliver Samwertech investments$1.11B

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Frequently asked questions

Who is the richest person in Germany?

Dieter Schwarz is the richest person in Germany, worth $62.33 billion according to Forbes' real-time data on November 7, 2026.

How many billionaires are there in Germany?

Forbes counts 207 billionaires in Germany, with a combined net worth of $917 billion.