The following Forbes list of German billionaires is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2024.[1]
2024 German billionaires list top 25
| World ranking | Name | Citizenship | Net worth (USD) | Sources of wealth |
| 32 | Klaus-Michael Kühne | Germany | 39.2 billion | Kuehne + Nagel |
| 37 | Dieter Schwarz | Germany | 38 billion | Schwarz Gruppe |
| 45 | Reinhold Wuerth | Germany | 33.6 billion | Würth Group |
| 68 | Stefan Quandt | Germany | 27.3 billion | BMW |
| 71 | Susanne Klatten | Germany | 26.5 billion | BMW, Altana, Nordex, SGL Carbon |
| 118 | Beate Heister (b. Albrecht) & Karl Albrecht Jr. | Germany | 15.9 billion | Aldi Süd |
| 129 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim | Germany | 14.8 billion | Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks |
| 135 | Theo Albrecht Jr. | Germany | 14 billion | Aldi Nord and Trader Joe's |
| 164 | Hasso Plattner | Germany | 12.1 billion | SAP |
| 195 | Georg Schaeffler | Germany | 10.9 billion | Schaeffler Group |
| 203 | Friedhelm Loh | Germany | 10.6 billion | Friedhelm Loh Group |
| 232 | Andreas Strüngmann | Germany | 9.8 billion | Hexal, BioNTech |
| 232 | Thomas Strüngmann | Germany | 9.8 billion | Hexal, BioNTech |
| 256 | Ludwig Merckle | Germany | 9.4 billion | Phoenix Pharmahandel, Ratiopharm, HeidelbergCement, Kässbohrer |
| 266 | August von Finck Jr. | Germany | 9.2 billion | Merck Finck & Co., Allianz, Hochtief, Löwenbräu, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts |
| 287 | Alexander Otto | Germany | 8.8 billion | ECE Group |
| 317 | Michael Otto | Germany | 8.1 billion | Otto Group |
| 329 | Michael Herz | Germany | 7.9 billion | Tchibo, Beiersdorf |
| 329 | Wolfgang Herz | Germany | 7.9 billion | Tchibo, Beiersdorf |
| 358 | Jürgen Blickle | Germany | 7.4 billion | SEW Eurodrive |
| 385 | Nadia Thiele | Germany | 7.1 billion | Knorr-Bremse AG |
| 432 | Wolfgang Marguerre | Germany | 6.4 billion | Octapharma |
| 432 | Maximilian Viessmann | Germany | 6.4 billion | Viessmann |
| 498 | Theo Müller | Germany | 5.9 billion | Müller |
| 511 | Erich Wesjohann | Germany | 5.8 billion | EW Group |
| 529 | Wolfgang Reimann | Germany | 5.6 billion | JAB Holdings |
| 529 | Matthias Reimann-Andersen | Germany | 5.6 billion | JAB Holdings |
| 529 | Stefan Reimann-Andersen | Germany | 5.6 billion | JAB Holdings |
| 529 | Renate Reimann-Haas | Germany | 5.6 billion | JAB Holdings |
| 1201 | Klaus Tschira | Germany | 2.8 billion | SAP |
| 1267 | Aloys Wobben | Germany | 2.6 billion | Enercon |
| 1321 | Friedrich Knapp | Germany | 2.5 billion | New Yorker |
| 1401 | Lutz Meschke | Germany | 2.3 billion | Porsche AG |
| 1542 | Martin Herrenknecht | Germany | 2 billion | Herrenknecht AG |
| 1618 | Udo Müller | Germany | 1.9 billion | Ströer SE & Co. KGaA |
| 1694 | Jörn Rausing | Germany | 1.8 billion | Tetra Laval |
| 1760 | Ralph Dommermuth | Germany | 1.7 billion | United Internet |
| 1829 | Stefan Persson | Germany | 1.6 billion | H&M |
| 2083 | Andreas Seifert | Germany | 1.2 billion | Lidl |
| 2145 | Helga Kellerhals | Germany | 1.1 billion | Keller Group |
2015 German billionaires list top 40
| 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 |
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