Overview

• The 2025 Forbes billionaire rankings reveal a record 3,028 billionaires globally, a sharp increase of 247 from the previous year.
• Johannes von Baumbach, a 19-year-old German, is the youngest billionaire on the list with a $5.4 billion fortune from his stake in Boehringer Ingelheim.
• Boehringer Ingelheim, a family-owned pharmaceutical company, generated €26.8 billion in revenue in 2024 and remains one of the world's largest private pharma firms.
• Germany ranks fourth in billionaire count with 171 individuals, including seven under the age of 30, underscoring the prominence of inherited wealth in the country.
• Elon Musk retains his position as the world's richest person with a net worth of $342 billion, followed by Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.