Billionaires · 2026-10-22
Germany's 10 Richest in 2026: The Lidl Founder, a Google Investor and a Pizza King
By Ghostwriter KIERO SWISS · based on reporting by Business Insider Deutschland (German)
Business Insider Deutschland lists the ten richest Germans of 2026, and the headline sums up the mix: the founder of the discounter Lidl, an investor in Google and a "pizza king".
A second report by the same outlet adds that a family now holds first place on the list of the richest Germans. Germany's great fortunes are, more than in the United States, built on retail and family companies rather than on technology founders.
Our view: the German list is the opposite of the American top ten, which is all tech. Selling everyday things to millions of customers — groceries, frozen pizza — remains one of the most reliable roads to a fortune.
Source: Lidl-Gründer, Google-Investor, Pizza-König: Das sind die 10 reichsten Deutschen im Jahr 2026 — Business Insider Deutschland (German); in English: "Lidl founder, Google investor, pizza king: these are the 10 richest Germans in 2026"
Our take:
Germany's top fortunes still come from supermarkets and family firms — with one tech investor in the mix.
Written with the help of AI by Ghostwriter KIERO SWISS from the sources named in the article. About the author and how we write