More people than ever before in Germany have assets of one billion euros or more. Nevertheless, some billionaires lost a lot of money last year.
Germany has more billionaires than ever before – 249 in total. This was the result of an analysis by “Manager Magazine”. Last year the figure was 226, in 2001 it was 69.
The richest German is Lidl founder Dieter Schwarz, whose fortune is estimated by “Manager Magazine” at almost 44 billion euros. According to this calculation, Schwarz increased his fortune by more than four billion euros last year.
HSV investor fifth richest German
In second place is the Klatten-Quandt family, including BMW heirs Susanne Klatten and Stefan Quandt. The family lost more than six billion euros last year – mainly due to weak BMW shares – but still has a net worth of 34.4 billion euros.
| Rank | Name | Assets (in billion euros) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Schwarz | 43,7 |
| 2 | Family Susanne Klatten and Stefan Quandt | 34,4 |
| 3 | Merck family | 33,8 |
| 4 | Reimann family | 31,3 |
| 5 | Klaus-Michael Kühne | 29 |
| 6 | Albrecht and Heister families | 27 |
| 7 | Henkel family | 24,6 |
| 8 | Porsche family | 19,3 |
| 9 | Theo Albrecht junior family and Babette Albrecht family | 18,9 |
| 10 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim | 17,7 |
In contrast, places three to six have increased slightly. These places are occupied by the Merck family (assets of 33.8 billion euros), the Reimann family (31.3 billion euros), HSV investor Klaus-Michael Kühne (29 billion euros) and the Aldi Süd families Albrecht and Heister (27 billion euros).
Porsche family loses billions
Seventh place has seen a strong increase: the Henkel family increased its wealth by almost ten billion euros last year; Manager magazine now estimates it at 24.6 billion euros. The Porsche family, on the other hand, lost 4.5 billion euros and is now in eighth place with 19.3 billion euros.
The Aldi Nord Albrecht family remains almost unchanged in ninth place with 18.9 billion euros. Andreas von Bechtolsheim, in tenth place, has increased his wealth by 8.4 billion euros and is now worth 17.7 billion euros.
Other well-known rich Germans include the Siemens family (9.8 billion euros, 20th place), the Deichmann family (4.8 billion euros, 43rd place), the Dirk Roßmann family (4.6 billion euros, 50th place) and the Carsten Maschmeyer family (900 million euros, 250th place).
