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 |