Business Leaders with Companies Based in Germany

Billionaires and Business LeadersBy net worth · Top 100

1. 1Reinhold WürthKünzelsau · German businessman$41.3B
2. 2Dieter SchwarzNeckarsulm · German entrepreneur$40.6B
3. 3Vladimir LisinMunich · Russian businessman$21.3B
4. 4Susanne KlattenMunich · German businesswoman$21B
5. 5Stefan QuandtMunich · German businessman$17.5B
6. 6Heinz Hermann ThieleCologne · German businessman$13.6B
7. 7Hasso PlattnerPotsdam · German billionaire businessman and philanthropist (born 1944)$13.5B
8. 8Dietmar HoppSinsheim · German businessman$13.4B
9. 9Alexander OttoHamburg · German manager$10.7B
10. 10August von FinckMunich · German businessman (1930-2021)$9B
11. 11Li ShufuStuttgart · Chinese billionaire entrepreneur (born 1963)$8.29B ^est.
12. 12Otto BeisheimDüsseldorf · businessman (1924-2013)$5.24B
13. 13Günther FielmannHamburg · German Chief executive officer of Fielmann (1939–2024)$4.4B
14. 14Hubert BurdaHubert Burda Media Tower · German publisher$3.8B
15. 15Donald TrumpBerlin · President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)$2.5B
16. 16Julia StoschekCoburg · German socialite and art collector (born 1975)$1.8B
17. 17Götz WernerKarlsruhe · German businessman and Basic income advocate (1944–2022)$1.19B
18. 18Karl Albrecht Jr.Essen · German billionaire, and the son of Karl Albrecht$1B
19. 19Li RuigangPrivate company founderDüsseldorf · businessman$32.64M ^est.
20. 20许涛Hong Kong shareholderDüsseldorf$28.07M ^est.
21. 21罗琪茵Hong Kong shareholderRatingen$3.68M ^est.
22. 22Jarosław KutyłowskiTech founderCologne · Dr. rer. nat. Universität Paderborn 2007Undisclosed
23. 23Volker WertichTech founderIngelheim am Rhein · German video game developer, creative director and game designerUndisclosed
24. 24Wilhelm MeisterTech founderFrankfurt · German British entrepreneur (1827-1895)Undisclosed
25. 25Carl MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1823–1885)Undisclosed
26. 26Sven JungmannTech founderBerlin · German physician and entrepreneurUndisclosed
27. 27Carl von ThiemePublic company founderMunich · German bankier (1844-1924)Undisclosed
28. 28Reinhard MannesmannPublic company founderDüsseldorf · German engineer and entrepreneur (1856–1922)Undisclosed
29. 29Lars HeimTech founderBrunswick · Economist and EntrepreneurUndisclosed
30. 30Jeroen De DauwTech founderBerlin · MediaWiki, Semantic MediaWiki and Wikidata/Wikibase developer and consultantUndisclosed
31. 31Claus WellenreutherTech founderWalldorf · businesspersonUndisclosed
32. 32Harold LeePublic company founderDüsseldorf · Hong Kong businessmanUndisclosed
33. 33Tino KellerTech founderBerlinUndisclosed
34. 34Franz Josef PoppPublic company founderMunich · Austrian businessman (1886–1954)Undisclosed
35. 35Tom PutzkiTech founderEssen · German video game developer and consultantUndisclosed
36. 36Thomas LangelotzTech founderErfurtUndisclosed
37. 37Herbert SonntagPublic company founderBerlinUndisclosed
38. 38Hendrik LesserTech founderMunich · German game developerUndisclosed
39. 39Tobias SchwarzTech founderGernsbach · Entrepreneur, Author, SpeakerUndisclosed
40. 40Friedrich Jacob MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German pharmacist (1621-1678)Undisclosed
41. 41Gerd RiesselmannTech founderCologne · Entrepreneur, programmerUndisclosed
42. 42Dirk GraberTech founderBerlinUndisclosed
43. 43Stefan MarxTech founderNollendorfstraße · Co-Founder and CEO of ZAUBARUndisclosed
44. 44Anne-Sophie PanzerTech founderNollendorfstraße · Co-Founder and COO of ZAUBARUndisclosed
45. 45Robert AllgeierTech founderMunichUndisclosed
46. 46Marvin von HagenTech founderMunich · Technology EntrepreneurUndisclosed
47. 47Tim MeyerTech founderHamburg · CEO of BrandUp Factory GmbHUndisclosed
48. 48Johann Franz Boch-BuschmannPublic company founderMettlach · Luxembourgish industrialist and politician (1782-1858)Undisclosed
49. 49Philipp WeidenhillerTech founderBerlin · entrepreneur from GermanyUndisclosed
50. 50Kirsten FritschTech founderMarkkleeberg · German pharmacist and entrepreneurUndisclosed
51. 51Noah HollmannTech founderBerlin · German computer scientist and entrepreneurUndisclosed
52. 52Jakob FrankPublic company founderHanoverUndisclosed
53. 53Marco LaukötterTech founderMünster · CEO of LV digital GmbH and founder of traktorpoolUndisclosed
54. 54Matthias WeddelingTech founderMünster · CEO of LV digital GmbHUndisclosed
55. 55Felix SchlegelTech founderMunich · Computer programmerUndisclosed
56. 56Eugen GutmannPublic company founderSilberturm · German banker (1840-1925)Undisclosed
57. 57Maximilian von DüringTech founderBerlin · German entrepreneur and investorUndisclosed
58. 58Victor ReisenauerTech founderFürstenfeldbruck · German entrepreneur and founder of mitarbyteUndisclosed
59. 59Andrew ShawTech founderBerlin · Technology Entrepreneur in GermanyUndisclosed
60. 60Hannes GerlachTech founderGerman entrepreneur, AI automation expert and founder of Partner.KIUndisclosed
61. 61Linus Leander GrimmingerTech founderMunich · German entrepreneur and architect, founder of Interstitial AI.Undisclosed
62. 62Luca EichTech founderFrankfurt · German software engineer and founder of aeqiUndisclosed
63. 63Florian RablTech founderMunich · German entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Ice Space StudiosUndisclosed
64. 64Vincent PowellTech founderMunich · Entrepreneur and co-founder of Ice Space StudiosUndisclosed
65. 65Zoran RosoTech founderMunich · German gaming industry strategist and consultantUndisclosed
66. 66Michael BertelsenTech founderGülitz-Reetz · German non-fiction authorUndisclosed
67. 67David SchnellTech founderSchleswig · German entrepreneur, founder of AuralexUndisclosed
68. 68Joachim KronwitterTech founderLeipheimUndisclosed
69. 69René TzschoppeTech founderWerder (Havel) · German entrepreneur, founder and CEO of the marketing and AI automation agency AUTIMAUndisclosed
70. 70Catalina TurleaTech founderKaufbeuren · Romanian entrepreneur, co-founder of LovelaiceUndisclosed
71. 71Madalina TurleaTech founderKaufbeuren · Romanian entrepreneur, co-founder of LovelaiceUndisclosed
72. 72Anis TajiouiTech founderHanau · German entrepreneur and software developer, co-founder of InfraMS UGUndisclosed
73. 73Maximilian AnzileTech founderMunich · German entrepreneur and agency founderUndisclosed
74. 74Julia UnützerTech founderMunich · German entrepreneur, co-founder of TruckooUndisclosed
75. 75Max FüchslTech founderMunich · German entrepreneur, co-founder of TruckooUndisclosed
76. 76Igli ManajTech founderAachen · co-founder and managing director of amber Tech GmbHUndisclosed
77. 77Philipp ReißelTech founderAachen · co-founder and CEO of amber Tech GmbHUndisclosed
78. 78Bastian MaiwormTech founderAachen · co-founder and managing director of amber Tech GmbHUndisclosed
79. 79Leon MarzollTech founderHarmsdorf · German entrepreneur, managing director of ZeptronITUndisclosed
80. 80Michael HaftTech founderZorneding · CEO of the causal AI company Xplain DataUndisclosed
81. 81Philipp KässbohrerTech founderEhrenfeld · German director and film directorUndisclosed
82. 82Fritz HenkelPublic company founderDüsseldorf · German entrepreneur (1848–1930)Undisclosed
83. 83Wilhelm MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1833–1899)Undisclosed
84. 84Georg MerckPublic company founderDarmstadt · German chemist (1825–1873)Undisclosed
85. 85Hans-Werner HectorTech founderWalldorf · German mathematician and entrepreneurUndisclosed
86. 86Hermann VollrathPublic company founderMunich · German manufacturer and engineer (1840-1912)Undisclosed
87. 87Johann Philipp SchifferdeckerPublic company founderHeidelberg · German entrepreneur (1811-1887)Undisclosed
88. 88Thomas HoofTech founderWaltrop · German publisherUndisclosed
89. 89Tilman SillescuTech founderMainzUndisclosed
90. 90Anders Holch PovlsenPublic company founderBerlin · Danish businessmanUndisclosed
91. 91Nicolas VilleroyPublic company founderMettlach · French businessperson (1759-1843)Undisclosed
92. 92Eduard FreseniusPublic company founderBad Homburg vor der Höhe · German entrepreneur and pharmacistUndisclosed
93. 93Philipp HelfmannPublic company founderEssenUndisclosed
94. 94Axel SpringerPublic company founderHamburg · German mass media ownerUndisclosed
95. 95Zygmunt Solorz-ŻakPublic company founderEssen · Polish businessmanUndisclosed
96. 96William PughTech founderBerlin · British video game developerUndisclosed
97. 97Uğur ŞahinPublic company founderMainz · German oncologist of Turkish descent, immunologist, developer of COVID-19 vaccines (born 1965)Undisclosed
98. 98David FattalPublic company founderBerlin · Israeli hotelierUndisclosed
99. 99Wilhelm von FinckPublic company founderMunich · German entrepreneur and banker (1848–1924)Undisclosed
100. 100Alexander KeirincxTech founderMunich · Flemish painter (1600-1652)Undisclosed