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The wealthiest Germans in 2025, by assets (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Assets in billion U.S. dollars
Dieter Schwarz	47.8
Reinhold Würth & Family	40
Klaus-Michael Kühne	38.5
Andreas von Bechtolsheim & Family	29.8
Susanne Klatten	27.2
Stefan Quandt	25.7
Beate Heister	16.8
Karl Albrecht Jr. & Family	16.8
Ludwig Merckle	16.8
Theo Albrecht Jr. & Family	16.8
Hasso Plattner & Family	14.5
Friedhelm Loh	14
Georg Schaeffler	12.5
Andreas Strüngmann & Family	11.1
Thomas Strüngmann & Family	11.1
Alexander Otto	10.4
Francine von Finck & Family	9.9
Nadia Thiele & Family	9.7
Michael Otto	9.5
Jürgen Blickle	8.5
Alexandra Schörghuber & Family	7.9
Maximilian Viessmann	7.2
Georg Nemetschek & Family	7.2
Wolfgang Marguerre & Family	6.7
Erich Wesjohann & Family	6.6

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September 2025

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Germany

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September 16, 2025

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Dieter Schwarz, according to Forbes, was the wealthiest person in Germany as of 2025, with assets amounting to around 47.8 billion U.S. dollars. Dieter Schwarz is the owner of the Schwarz Gruppe, which owns both the supermarket chains Kaufland and Lidl. Reinhold Würth & Family follows in second place. Reinhold Würth is no longer involved in daily operations, but he remains an influential figure as honorary chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Würth Group.

Who are the richest people in Germany?

Dieter Schwarz is the owner of the Schwarz Gruppe, which owns both the supermarket chains Kaufland and Lidl. In 2024, the Schwarz Gruppe recorded around 56.16 million euros in revenue. Karl Albrecht Jr. is the owner of the popular discount grocery store chain Aldi Süd. As of 2024, there were over 2,000 Aldi Süd stores in Germany. This, of course, does not include all the stores in other countries such as Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Australia, just to name a few.

German salaries

Germany currently has the highest GDP in Europe. However, this does not mean that everyone in Germany is a billionaire. The average salary is, in fact, around 48,380 euros. Although the trend is that German salaries have been on the rise since 2000, there has been a dip since 2019. This is probably due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the inflation of 2022.