Painters, drivers, nobles: these Germans became super-rich – economy

The list of the 1000 richest Germans reads as the "Who & # 39; s Who" of the German economy: In the upper regions are mainly the heirs and founders of corporate giants such as Lidl, Aldi or BMW …

But: if you look closer, you will find a number of surprise guests on the list compiled by the business magazine "Bilanz". BILD explains who else is on the list of super-rich people.

Many athletes on the list

Michael Schumacher (49) did not earn his money in the boardrooms of large companies, but on the racetrack. The Formula 1 star has an estimated fortune of around 650 million euros, making it 306 in the rankings.

His racing colleague Sebastian Vettel (31) must be a few steps behind Schumi, but has achieved the 771th place with a capacity of 250 million euros.

▶ ︎ Also because of her sporting achievements on the list: basketball player Dirk Nowitzki (place 590 with 300 million euros) and tennis legend Steffi Graf (occupies the 980th place with 150 million euros).

Football professionals Toni Kroos (28), Philip Lahm (34), Mesut Özil (29) and Bastian Schweinsteiger (34) have also joined the list of the richest Germans. They each have a capital of around 150 million euros and thus occupy the last places.

Gerhard Richter is the richest artist in Germany

Because of art without bread: the painter and sculptor Gerhard Richter (86) is the richest artist in Germany. With a capital of about 550 million euros, he claimed the 342th place. His works sell at higher prices than those of art stars like Jeff Koons or Damien Hirst.

Richter is the richest but not the only artist on the list. His painter colleague Klaus Wolf Knoebel (77) has earned about 250 million euros with his works and thus lands at grade 755 of the rankings.

The infamous painter Georg Baselitz (80, known in the 60's by his image of a masturbating boy), is also one of the super rich in Germany with 150 million euros.

Thurn and Taxis richest nobility clan

On the rich list are remarkably many aristocrats.

The family around Gloria von Thurn and Taxis (58) is by far the richest aristocratic clan: the "Bilanz-Magazin" estimates its assets at around 700 million euros and awards it as the 290th place.

▶ ︎ Also on the list: the Ernst August von Hannover, known as the "Prügel-Prinz" (about 200 million euros fortune earns him 837).

Millionaires in the field of trumpet and license plate

Many of the super-rich are heirs or founders of well-known companies such as Miele, Tchibo or Fielmann. The list, however, also hides many so-called hidden champions, who have become rich with relatively unknown companies or non-glamorous products.

One of them: Hans Thomann (55). De Franke has built the largest instrument trade in the world in his hometown Treppendorf – and earned 200 million euros and the 830th place in the ranking.

The Utsch family may also be relatively unknown in Germany, but has established one of the market leaders in the production of number plates. The now-sold Utsch AG supplies all over the world with victories (including Iraq and Egypt). The family has a capital of around 200 million euros and occupies the 811th place.

Start Stars compete with "old money"

Even if there is a lot of "old money" on the list: with their starting company Rocket Internet, the brothers Marc (47), Oliver (46) and Alexander (43) slid to the top of the super-rich. The starting stars have earned 2.7 billion euros in the course of their career and stand together in 80th place in the rankings.

Also on the list: Carsten Maschmeyer (59) is looking for interesting ideas for start-ups in the TV program "The Cave of the Lion". He owns approximately 1.25 billion euros.

According to the editors of "Bilanz", the figures are estimates based, among other things, on data from asset managers surveyed, financial experts and registries. Included in the calculation were the value of company shares, share capital, real estate, foundation assets, the value of art collections and capital investments.