Read about some of Germany's wealthiest people by clicking on the links below:
The World's Billionaires, Forbes
- Germany's Grocery Giants: A pair of reclusive brothers crowns the list of Germany's richest people. Karl and Theo Albrecht, founders of ALDI supermarkets, made their extreme fortune selling low-price groceries.
- The Family Behind BMW: Reclusive BMW heiress Susanne Klatten is the richest woman in Germany. Her brother and mother aren't struggling, either.
- Germany's Media Mogul: The Bertelsmann corporation began by publishing bibles, but over the company's 170 years, it transformed itself into one of the most powerful media empires on the globe. Reinhard Mohn is the man behind the company.
- The Mail-Order King: Michael Otto heads Germany's second-richest family. But he hasn't let that get to his head. He took his father's successful mail-order business and turned it into a global player.
- The Screw King: Reinhold Würth turned his father's wholesale screw company into a giant multinational. These days, Germany's sixth richest individual is enjoying the fruits of his labors collecting art and riding his Harley.
- The Baking Barons: Together with his family, Rudolf August Oetker, of the Oetker baking empire, is one of the richest men in Germany. Collectively the family is worth about $7.7 billion.
The World's Billionaires, Forbes
Mahalanobis - am 2005-12-08 19:51 - Rubrik: biz
