Billionaires Born in Germany

Ranked by recorded net worth, using documented birthplaces.

RichGeo records 137 people for Germany by birthplace. 28 have reported or estimated net worth of at least $1 billion.

137
People recorded
28
Net worth of $1B or more
$311.83B
Combined recorded net worth

States and provinces

Baden-Württemberg 27North Rhine-Westphalia 24Hesse 23Bavaria 19Rhineland-Palatinate 8Hamburg 6Lower Saxony 5Thuringia 5Schleswig-Holstein 4Saarland 4Berlin 3Brandenburg 2Saxony 2Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 1
Locations without recorded people
Saxony-Anhalt

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth · Top 100

  1. 1Reinhold WürthÖhringen · German businessman$41.3B
  2. 2Dieter SchwarzHeilbronn · German entrepreneur$40.6B
  3. 3Klaus-Michael KühneHamburg · German billionaire and businessman (1937–2026)$40B
  4. 4Peter ThielFrankfurt · German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)$23.9B
  5. 5Susanne KlattenBad Homburg vor der Höhe · German businesswoman$21B
  6. 6Stefan QuandtBad Homburg vor der Höhe · German businessman$17.5B
  7. 7Theo Albrecht, Jr.Essen · German businessman$17.4B
  8. 8Heinz Hermann ThieleMainz · German businessman$13.6B
  9. 9Hasso PlattnerBerlin · German billionaire businessman and philanthropist (born 1944)$13.5B
  10. 10Georg Friedrich Wilhelm SchaefflerErlangen · German entrepreneur$13.4B
  11. 11Dietmar HoppHeidelberg · German businessman$13.4B
  12. 12Alexander OttoHamburg · German manager$10.7B
  13. 13August von FinckMunich · German businessman (1930-2021)$9B
  14. 14Andy BechtolsheimHängeberg · German electrical engineer (born 1955) Co-founder of Sun Microsystems; early investor in Google$6.6B
  15. 15Otto BeisheimVossnacken · businessman (1924-2013)$5.24B
  16. 16Dagmar DolbyAmerican billionaire heiress, philanthropist$5B
  17. 17Günther FielmannStafstedt · German Chief executive officer of Fielmann (1939–2024)$4.4B
  18. 18Hubert BurdaHeidelberg · German publisher$3.8B
  19. 19Julia StoschekCoburg · German socialite and art collector (born 1975)$1.8B
  20. 20Albert, 12th Prince of Thurn and TaxisRegensburg · Prince of Thurn and Taxis$1.5B
  21. 21Götz WernerHeidelberg · German businessman and Basic income advocate (1944–2022)$1.19B
  22. 22Christoph ZellerGerman businessman$1B
  23. 23Chris TomicKrefeld · German scientist (born 1978)$1B
  24. 24Beate HeisterEssen · German business executive, billionaire heiress$1B
  25. 25Karl Albrecht Jr.Essen · German billionaire, and the son of Karl Albrecht$1B
  26. 26Bruno SteinhoffHerzebrock · Rudra Prime$1B
  27. 27Leonard WilfGöggingen · American businessman$1B
  28. 28Frank LaukienStuttgart · german-American billionaire businessman and scientist$1B
  29. 29Martin KrämerTech founderErfurt · German chess playerUndisclosed
  30. 30João GerdauPublic company founderAltona · German-born Brazilian businessmanUndisclosed
  31. 31Wilhelm MeisterTech founderHamburg · German British entrepreneur (1827-1895)Undisclosed
  32. 32Carl MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1823–1885)Undisclosed
  33. 33Sven JungmannTech founderSaarbrücken · German physician and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  34. 34Carl von ThiemePublic company founderErfurt · German bankier (1844-1924)Undisclosed
  35. 35Reinhard MannesmannPublic company founderRemscheid · German engineer and entrepreneur (1856–1922)Undisclosed
  36. 36Lars HeimTech founderBrunswick · Economist and EntrepreneurUndisclosed
  37. 37J. Henry SchroderPublic company founderHamburg · German politician (1784-1883)Undisclosed
  38. 38Franc M. WertheimerPublic company founderNurembergUndisclosed
  39. 39Claus WellenreutherTech founderMannheim · businesspersonUndisclosed
  40. 40Heinrich KoppersPublic company founderGeldern-Walbeck · German engineer (1872–1941)Undisclosed
  41. 41Tino KellerTech founderLeimenUndisclosed
  42. 42Günther LaukienPublic company founderEschringen · German physicist (1924-1997)Undisclosed
  43. 43Tom PutzkiTech founderGelsenkirchen · German video game developer and consultantUndisclosed
  44. 44Greg JacksonTech founderHanover · British businessmanUndisclosed
  45. 45George MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German entrepreneur (1867–1926)Undisclosed
  46. 46Eli RosenbergPublic company founderBerlin · Israeli geologist (1928-2020)Undisclosed
  47. 47Tobias SchwarzTech founderVölklingen · Entrepreneur, Author, SpeakerUndisclosed
  48. 48Friedrich Jacob MerckPublic company founderSchweinfurt · German pharmacist (1621-1678)Undisclosed
  49. 49Tim MeyerTech founderHenstedt-Ulzburg · CEO of BrandUp Factory GmbHUndisclosed
  50. 50Eugen GutmannPublic company founderDresden · German banker (1840-1925)Undisclosed
  51. 51PamabuTech founderMunich · German web video producer, streamer and video editorUndisclosed
  52. 52Philipp KässbohrerTech founderBiberach an der Riß · German director and film directorUndisclosed
  53. 53Fritz HenkelPublic company founderVöhl · German entrepreneur (1848–1930)Undisclosed
  54. 54Wilhelm MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1833–1899)Undisclosed
  55. 55Georg MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1825–1873)Undisclosed
  56. 56Emanuel LehmanPublic company founderRimpar · German-American banker (1827-1907)Undisclosed
  57. 57Mayer LehmanPublic company founderRimpar · German-American businessman (1830-1897)Undisclosed
  58. 58Levi StraussPublic company founder布滕海姆 · German-Jewish-born American businessman (1829–1902)Undisclosed
  59. 59Hans-Werner HectorTech founderKaiserslautern · German mathematician and entrepreneurUndisclosed
  60. 60Nathan HandwerkerPublic company founderAmerican restaurateurUndisclosed
  61. 61Hermann VollrathPublic company founderHeusweiler · German manufacturer and engineer (1840-1912)Undisclosed
  62. 62Johann Philipp SchifferdeckerPublic company founderMosbach · German entrepreneur (1811-1887)Undisclosed
  63. 63Stephan SchambachTech founderErfurt · German entrepreneurUndisclosed
  64. 64Ulrich RützelTech founderBuer · German music publisher, music producer and co-founder of Ars ElectronicaUndisclosed
  65. 65Henry LehmanPublic company founderRimpar · American banker (1822–1855)Undisclosed
  66. 66Thomas HoofTech founderOlfen · German publisherUndisclosed
  67. 67Charles F. ErhartPublic company founderLudwigsburg · German businessman (1821–1891)Undisclosed
  68. 68Maximilian NößlerPrivate company founderAuerbach · German consul (1860–1922)Undisclosed
  69. 69Tilman SillescuTech founderFrankfurtUndisclosed
  70. 70Eduard FreseniusPublic company founderFrankfurt · German entrepreneur and pharmacistUndisclosed
  71. 71Tobias LütkeTech founderKoblenz · German entrepreneur and software developerUndisclosed
  72. 72Philipp HelfmannPublic company founderKelsterbachUndisclosed
  73. 73Eberhard AnheuserPublic company founderBad Kreuznach · German-American businessman (1806–1880)Undisclosed
  74. 74Marcus GoldmanPublic company founderTrappstadt · American banker (1821-1904)Undisclosed
  75. 75Adolphus Busch IPublic company founderMainz-Kastel · American businessman (1839-1913)Undisclosed
  76. 76Axel SpringerPublic company founderAltona · German mass media ownerUndisclosed
  77. 77Jaye MullerPublic company founderBerlin · German internet entrepreneur and musicianUndisclosed
  78. 78Wilhelm von FinckPublic company founderBad Vilbel · German entrepreneur and banker (1848–1924)Undisclosed
  79. 79Johann BenckiserPublic company founderPforzheim · (30 December 1782 – 7 May 1851) was the founder of Joh. A. Benckiser GmbH, a major German chemicals businessUndisclosed
  80. 80Klaus HarischPublic company founderIllertissen · German Entrepreneur. Founder of 11880, yoummday.Undisclosed
  81. 81Henry LombPublic company founderBurghaun · German-American businessman (1828-1908)Undisclosed
  82. 82Thierry HermèsPublic company founderKrefeld · French businessman (1801-1878)Undisclosed
  83. 83Adolf von BrüningTech founderRonsdorf · German chemist (1837-1884)Undisclosed
  84. 84Ulrich SchmackPublic company founderRegensburg · German entrepreneurUndisclosed
  85. 85Carl BenzPublic company founderMühlburg · German automotive and engine designer and manufacturer (1844–1929)Undisclosed
  86. 86Bernhard SchölkopfTech founderStuttgart · German computer scientistUndisclosed
  87. 87Thomas HertzlerTech founderMülheim an der Ruhr · video game producerUndisclosed
  88. 88Frank SchillingTech founderTübingen · Canadian bloggerUndisclosed
  89. 89Fuad El-HibriPublic company founderHildesheim · CEO of Emergent BioSolutionsUndisclosed
  90. 90Zachary HochschildPublic company founderBiblis · metal merchantUndisclosed
  91. 91Keno FischerTech founderGerman-American computer scientistUndisclosed
  92. 92Hans KnollPublic company founderStuttgart · German American businessman (1914-1955)Undisclosed
  93. 93Gottlieb DaimlerPublic company founderSchorndorf · German engineer and industrialist (1834–1900)Undisclosed
  94. 94Henri NestléPublic company founderFrankfurt · businessman (1814-2019)Undisclosed
  95. 95Henry TimkenPublic company founderTarmstedt · American inventor and businessman best known for his roller bearings (1831-1909)Undisclosed
  96. 96August HorchPublic company founderWinningen · German automobile engineer (1868–1951)Undisclosed
  97. 97Andreas JankaTech founderLangen · German author, editor, computer game inventor, IT consultant, heraldist (founder of the Heraldik Wiki)Undisclosed
  98. 98Werner von SiemensPublic company founderLenthe · German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816–1892)Undisclosed
  99. 99Carl von LindePublic company founderBerndorf · German engineer (1842-1934)Undisclosed
  100. 100G. F. StockmannPublic company founderRitzerau · German-Finnish businessman and commercial councelorUndisclosed

Technology Sectors

Artificial Intelligence 4Internet and Software 34Web 1.0 and the Early Internet 20Web 2.0 and Internet Platforms 15

Leading IndustriesBy associated people

pharmaceutical industry18
chemical industry14
automotive industry12
software industry11
software development10
financial services9
video game industry9
retail8
manufacture of motor vehicles8
metal industry7
financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding7
aircraft industry6

Companies Headquartered Here

  1. 1SAP8
  2. 2BMW6
  3. 3TVB00511.HK5
  4. 4Merck KGaA5
  5. 5Hoechst5
  6. 6Hochtief4
  7. 7GEA Group4
  8. 8Daimler-Benz AG4
  9. 9Zalando3
  10. 10BioNTech3
  11. 11Porsche3
  12. 12Esprit Holdings00330.HK3
  13. 13Continental AG2
  14. 14Munich Re2
  15. 15Fielmann2
  16. 16Allianz SE2
  17. 17Heidelberg Materials2
  18. 18Villeroy & Boch2
  19. 19Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA2
  20. 20CureVac1
  21. 21Dresdner Bank1
  22. 22Evotec1
  23. 23Bayer1
  24. 24Gigaset1
  25. 25Paul Hartmann AG1
  26. 26Rheinmetall AG1
  27. 27Leica Camera1
  28. 28Axel Springer SE1
  29. 29IVU Traffic Technologies1
  30. 30METRO Group1

Wealth figures are in U.S. dollars and use the latest available estimate for each person. Read the methodology and sources.