Overview
- Wolfram Kons announced the provisional total at the 30-hour broadcast’s finale, closing the anniversary edition with a new single-year high.
- The result lifts the cumulative sum since 1996 to more than €329 million and represents nearly a 50% increase over 2024’s tally.
- The jubilee show ran live on RTL and as a free RTL+ stream, with additional fundraising streams such as Knossi’s broadcast on RTL+ and Twitch.
- A celebrity Wer wird Millionär? special raised €285,000, while appearances by acts including No Angels and efforts by figures like Julian Nagelsmann and Lena Wurzenberger helped drive donations.
- RTL chief Stephen Schmitter pledged targeted, responsible and transparent use of the funds for education, health, child protection and anti-poverty projects via the Stiftung RTL.