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Germany Sets Record Billionaire Count in 2025 Rich List as Dieter Schwarz Leads

Strong equity gains drove modest overall growth, with large losses concentrated among some long-standing dynasties.

Georg Nemetschek, Maximilian Viessmann und Isolde Liebherr gehören zu reichsten Menschen in Deutschland. Ihre Familien verfügen über Milliarden.
Euromünzen in einem goldenen Geldbeutel
Klaus-Michael Kühne, Simone Bagel-Trah und Frank Stangenberg-Haverkamp gehören zu den reichsten Menschen des Landes. Sie beziehungsweise ihre Familien mussten zuletzt aber massive Vermögensverluste verkraften.
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Overview

  • Manager Magazin’s 25th ranking counts 256 billionaires in Germany, seven more than last year and the highest on record.
  • The combined wealth of the top 500 is estimated at roughly €1.16–€1.2 trillion, up around 2% year over year, while the top 100’s total stagnated.
  • Lidl and Kaufland founder Dieter Schwarz tops the list at about €46.5 billion, followed by BMW heirs Susanne Klatten and Stefan Quandt (€36.1 billion) and the Aldi Süd families Albrecht and Heister (€27.7 billion).
  • Major setbacks hit several dynasties, with the Merck family dropping to fourth after an estimated €9.3 billion decline to about €24.5 billion, and losses also reported for the Reimann, Kühne, Porsche and Henkel clans.
  • The ranking renews inequality concerns as VdK voices criticism and Oxfam reports EU billionaires’ wealth rose by €405 billion in H1 2025, urging stronger taxation of large fortunes.