The number of super-rich people in Germany is growing rapidly - 3,900 people now own almost a third of all financial wealth. Only two countries in the world have more super-rich than Germany.
In Germany, there are currently around 3,900 so-called super-rich – these are people with a financial asset of over $100 million. Within a year, the number of super-rich increased by another 500 people, whose wealth increased by 16 percent. This increase in wealth is mainly due to large gains from exchange rates on international financial markets. The super-rich own almost a third of the financial wealth in the country. These 3,900 super-rich, also called "Ultra High Net Worth Individuals" (UHNWI), according to the latest "Global Wealth Report 2025" by the business consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG), together own almost three trillion dollars. This amount constitutes 27 percent of the total financial wealth of Germany. Overall, Germany's gross budgetary wealth is $22.9 trillion – of which $11.1 trillion are financial assets, i.e. bank deposits, securities, pensions and cash. $11.8 billion is real estate and other real assets.
Germany third in the world for the number of super rich
Germany, with 3,900 super-rich, ranks third worldwide – after the USA (33,000) and China (9,200). The number of dollar millionaires has also increased in Germany: 678,000 people in Germany now have assets of at least one million dollars – an increase of 65,000 compared to the previous year.
Oxfam is critical of these trends.
The non-governmental organization Oxfam is critical of the increasing concentration of wealth in the hands of a few. In its report from January 2025, the organization points out that German billionaires on average benefit greatly from inheritance - 71 percent of their wealth was not earned by them, but was inherited. In comparison, the global average is only 36 percent inherited wealth./ DW (A2 Televizion)
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