Germany
EuropeCapital city: BerlinCapital metro: BerlinMost important metro: Rhine-RuhrPresident: Frank-Walter SteinmeierFederal Chancellor: Friedrich Merz
2026 population
83.5M
Rank #19 globally
Area
357k km² (138k sq mi)
Metros tracked
73
84% of population in metros
Composite score
451.9
Rank #4 globally
At a glance
- Official language
- German
- Currency
- Euro (€)
- Government
- Federal parliamentary republic
- Legislature
- German Bundestag
- Demonym
- German
- Time zones
- UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00
- Driving side
- Right
- Calling code
- +49
- Internet TLD
- .de
- ISO 3166
- DE
- Established
- 1949
- Highest point
- Zugspitze (2,962 m (9,718 ft))
- National anthem
- national anthem of Germany
Facts via Wikidata.
Economy and developmentHigh income
Human Dev. Index
★ #5 / 1920.959
World Bank · 2023
GDP
★ #3 / 194$5.05T
World Bank · 2025
GDP per capita
#17 / 194$60.5k
World Bank · 2025
GDP/capita (PPP)
#17 / 191$73.6k
World Bank · 2024
GNI/capita (Atlas)
#15 / 193$60.2k
World Bank · 2025
Life expectancy
#39 / 19580.8 yrs
World Bank · 2024
Median age
45.1 yrs
World Bank · 2023
Urban population
#38 / 19582%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. growth
-0.0%
World Bank · 2025
Pop. density
#43 / 194238/km²
World Bank · 2023
Foreign-born
#29 / 19419.8%
World Bank · 2024
Rule of law
★ #3 / 1750.99
World Bank · 2025
Gini index
#67 / 16733.7
World Bank · 2022
Internet users
#37 / 19494%
World Bank · 2024
Inflation
#64 / 1862.2%
World Bank · 2025
Ranks are among sovereign countries with data; ★ marks a top-5% finish. Sources: World Bank Open Data and Our World in Data (UNDP, UN, V-Dem; CC BY 4.0). Each figure is the most recent year available.
Leadership History73 leaders · click to expand
Federal Republic
Friedrich Merz✦ Current
2025–PresentFederal Chancellor
Tenure: 1y 4m 1dCDU
Olaf Scholz
2021–2024Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 3y 16dSPD
Frank-Walter Steinmeier✦ Current
2017–PresentPresident
SPD
Joachim Gauck
2012–2017President
Independent
Christian Wulff
2010–2012President
CDU
Angela Merkel
2005–2021Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 16y 20dCDU
Horst Köhler
2004–2010President
CDU
Johannes Rau
1999–2004President
SPD
Gerhard Schroeder
1998–2005Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 7y 28dSPD
Roman Herzog
1994–1999President
CDU
Richard von Weizsäcker
1984–1994President
CDU
Helmut Kohl
1982–1998Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 16y 1mCDU
Karl Carstens
1979–1984President
CDU
Walter Scheel
1974–1979President
FDP
Helmut Schmidt
1974–1982Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 8y 4m 20dSPD
Willy Brandt
1969–1974Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 4y 6m 27dSPD
Gustav Heinemann
1969–1974President
SPD
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
1966–1969Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 2y 10m 26dCDU
Ludwig Erhard
1963–1966Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 3y 1m 17dCDU
Heinrich Lübke
1959–1969President
CDU
Konrad Adenauer
1949–1963Federal Chancellor
Tenure: 14y 29dCDU
Theodor Heuss
1949–1959President
FDP
Allied Control Council
1945–1949Occupation Authority
Tenure: 4y
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Friedrich Merz✦ Current | Federal Chancellor | 2025–Present |
| Olaf Scholz | Federal Chancellor | 2021–2024 |
| Frank-Walter Steinmeier✦ Current | President | 2017–Present |
| Joachim Gauck | President | 2012–2017 |
| Christian Wulff | President | 2010–2012 |
| Angela Merkel | Federal Chancellor | 2005–2021 |
| Horst Köhler | President | 2004–2010 |
| Johannes Rau | President | 1999–2004 |
| Gerhard Schroeder | Federal Chancellor | 1998–2005 |
| Roman Herzog | President | 1994–1999 |
| Richard von Weizsäcker | President | 1984–1994 |
| Helmut Kohl | Federal Chancellor | 1982–1998 |
| Karl Carstens | President | 1979–1984 |
| Walter Scheel | President | 1974–1979 |
| Helmut Schmidt | Federal Chancellor | 1974–1982 |
| Willy Brandt | Federal Chancellor | 1969–1974 |
| Gustav Heinemann | President | 1969–1974 |
| Kurt Georg Kiesinger | Federal Chancellor | 1966–1969 |
| Ludwig Erhard | Federal Chancellor | 1963–1966 |
| Heinrich Lübke | President | 1959–1969 |
| Konrad Adenauer | Federal Chancellor | 1949–1963 |
| Theodor Heuss | President | 1949–1959 |
| Allied Control Council | Occupation Authority | 1945–1949 |
Nazi Germany
⚠️ Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
1945–1945Chancellor (brief)
Tenure: 21dNon-partisan
⚠️ Joseph Goebbels
1945–1945Chancellor (1 day)
Tenure: 1dNSDAP
⚠️ Adolf Hitler
1933–1945Chancellor/Fuhrer
Tenure: 12y 3m 3dNSDAP
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| ⚠️ Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk | Chancellor (brief) | 1945–1945 |
| ⚠️ Joseph Goebbels | Chancellor (1 day) | 1945–1945 |
| ⚠️ Adolf Hitler | Chancellor/Fuhrer | 1933–1945 |
Weimar Republic
Kurt von Schleicher
1932–1933Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 1m 28dNon-partisan
Franz von Papen
1932–1932Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 6m 5dNon-partisan
Heinrich Bruning
1930–1932Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 2y 2m 2dCentre
Hermann Muller
1928–1930Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 1y 9m 2dSPD
Wilhelm Marx
1926–1928Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 2y 7m 16dCentre
Paul von Hindenburg
1925–1934President
Independent
Hans Luther
1925–1926Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 1y 3m 27dNon-partisan
Wilhelm Marx
1923–1925Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 1y 1m 17dCentre
Gustav Stresemann
1923–1923Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 3m 12dDVP
Wilhelm Cuno
1922–1923Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 8m 24dNon-partisan
Joseph Wirth
1921–1922Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 1y 6m 16dCentre
Konstantin Fehrenbach
1920–1921Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 10m 13dCentre
Hermann Muller
1920–1920Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 2m 14dSPD
Gustav Bauer
1919–1920Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 9m 9dSPD
Philipp Scheidemann
1919–1919Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 4m 7dSPD
Friedrich Ebert
1919–1925President
SPD
Friedrich Ebert
1918–1919Weimar Chancellor
Tenure: 1y 4dSPD
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kurt von Schleicher | Weimar Chancellor | 1932–1933 |
| Franz von Papen | Weimar Chancellor | 1932–1932 |
| Heinrich Bruning | Weimar Chancellor | 1930–1932 |
| Hermann Muller | Weimar Chancellor | 1928–1930 |
| Wilhelm Marx | Weimar Chancellor | 1926–1928 |
| Paul von Hindenburg | President | 1925–1934 |
| Hans Luther | Weimar Chancellor | 1925–1926 |
| Wilhelm Marx | Weimar Chancellor | 1923–1925 |
| Gustav Stresemann | Weimar Chancellor | 1923–1923 |
| Wilhelm Cuno | Weimar Chancellor | 1922–1923 |
| Joseph Wirth | Weimar Chancellor | 1921–1922 |
| Konstantin Fehrenbach | Weimar Chancellor | 1920–1921 |
| Hermann Muller | Weimar Chancellor | 1920–1920 |
| Gustav Bauer | Weimar Chancellor | 1919–1920 |
| Philipp Scheidemann | Weimar Chancellor | 1919–1919 |
| Friedrich Ebert | President | 1919–1925 |
| Friedrich Ebert | Weimar Chancellor | 1918–1919 |
German Empire
Maximilian von Baden
1918–1918Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 1m 7dLiberal
Georg von Hertling
1917–1918Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 12m 4dCentre
Georg Michaelis
1917–1917Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 2m 19dConservative
Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg
1909–1917Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 8y 1dConservative
Bernhard von Bulow
1900–1909Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 8y 9m 2dConservative
Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst
1894–1900Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 5y 11m 27dConservative
Leo von Caprivi
1890–1894Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 4y 7m 11dConservative
👑 Kaiser Wilhelm II
1888–1918Monarch
👑 Kaiser Friedrich III
1888–1888Monarch
Otto von Bismarck
1871–1890Imperial Chancellor
Tenure: 19y 7dConservative
👑 Kaiser Wilhelm I
1871–1888Monarch
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Maximilian von Baden | Imperial Chancellor | 1918–1918 |
| Georg von Hertling | Imperial Chancellor | 1917–1918 |
| Georg Michaelis | Imperial Chancellor | 1917–1917 |
| Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg | Imperial Chancellor | 1909–1917 |
| Bernhard von Bulow | Imperial Chancellor | 1900–1909 |
| Chlodwig zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfurst | Imperial Chancellor | 1894–1900 |
| Leo von Caprivi | Imperial Chancellor | 1890–1894 |
| 👑 Kaiser Wilhelm II | Monarch | 1888–1918 |
| 👑 Kaiser Friedrich III | Monarch | 1888–1888 |
| Otto von Bismarck | Imperial Chancellor | 1871–1890 |
| 👑 Kaiser Wilhelm I | Monarch | 1871–1888 |
Kingdom of Prussia
👑 Wilhelm I
1861–1871King of Prussia
Tenure: 10y 16d
👑 Frederick William IV
1840–1861King of Prussia
Tenure: 20y 6m 26d
👑 Frederick William III
1797–1840King of Prussia
Tenure: 42y 6m 22d
👑 Frederick William II
1786–1797King of Prussia
Tenure: 11y 2m 30d
👑 Frederick II the Great
1740–1786King of Prussia
Tenure: 46y 2m 17d
👑 Frederick William I
1713–1740King of Prussia
Tenure: 27y 3m 6d
👑 Frederick I
1701–1713King of Prussia
Tenure: 12y 1m 7d
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Wilhelm I | King of Prussia | 1861–1871 |
| 👑 Frederick William IV | King of Prussia | 1840–1861 |
| 👑 Frederick William III | King of Prussia | 1797–1840 |
| 👑 Frederick William II | King of Prussia | 1786–1797 |
| 👑 Frederick II the Great | King of Prussia | 1740–1786 |
| 👑 Frederick William I | King of Prussia | 1713–1740 |
| 👑 Frederick I | King of Prussia | 1701–1713 |
Electorate of Brandenburg
👑 Frederick III
1688–1701Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 13y 17dyear-level dates
👑 Frederick William (the Great Elector)
1640–1688Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 48y 0dyear-level dates
👑 George William
1619–1640Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 21y 0dyear-level dates
👑 John Sigismund
1608–1619Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 11y 0dyear-level dates
👑 Joachim Frederick
1598–1608Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 10y 0dyear-level dates
👑 John George
1571–1598Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 27y 0dyear-level dates
👑 Joachim II Hector
1535–1571Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 36y 0dyear-level dates
👑 Joachim I Nestor
1499–1535Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 36y 0dyear-level dates
👑 John Cicero
1486–1499Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 13y 0dyear-level dates
👑 Albert III Achilles
1470–1486Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 16y 0dyear-level dates
👑 Frederick II Irontooth
1440–1470Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 30y 0dyear-level dates
👑 Frederick I
1415–1440Elector of Brandenburg
Tenure: 25y 0dyear-level dates
| Name | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| 👑 Frederick III | Elector of Brandenburg | 1688–1701 |
| 👑 Frederick William (the Great Elector) | Elector of Brandenburg | 1640–1688 |
| 👑 George William | Elector of Brandenburg | 1619–1640 |
| 👑 John Sigismund | Elector of Brandenburg | 1608–1619 |
| 👑 Joachim Frederick | Elector of Brandenburg | 1598–1608 |
| 👑 John George | Elector of Brandenburg | 1571–1598 |
| 👑 Joachim II Hector | Elector of Brandenburg | 1535–1571 |
| 👑 Joachim I Nestor | Elector of Brandenburg | 1499–1535 |
| 👑 John Cicero | Elector of Brandenburg | 1486–1499 |
| 👑 Albert III Achilles | Elector of Brandenburg | 1470–1486 |
| 👑 Frederick II Irontooth | Elector of Brandenburg | 1440–1470 |
| 👑 Frederick I | Elector of Brandenburg | 1415–1440 |
Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
Today
Middle Power#4 · 3.8%
Latent vs recognised
Punches above its mass — standing beats material weight
Power (headline share)Latent (material mass)Recognised (standing)
Germany · share of world power, 1658–2026
The powerline is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.
Conflicts since 19451 interstate war · click to expand
| Conflict | Years | Against | Combat deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia | 1968 | Czechoslovakia | 254+ |
Bold = principal belligerent. Source: Wikipedia, “List of interstate wars since 1945.”
Billionaires207 · $981.8B combined · click to expand
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#1013Ugur Sahin$4.2B
HealthcareBiotechnology
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#1446Peter Unger$2.9B
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#2153Holger Loclair$1.9B
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#2307Bernd Freier$1.8B
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#2459Torsten Toeller$1.7B
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#2897Carsten Koerl$1.3B
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Technologytech investments
| # | Name | Net worth | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Dieter Schwarz(inherited) | $60.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 50 | Klaus-Michael Kuehne(inherited) | $39.9B | Logistics |
| 61 | Andreas von Bechtolsheim & family | $35.4B | Technology |
| 84 | Reinhold Wuerth & family | $28.2B | Manufacturing |
| 87 | Susanne Klatten(inherited) | $27.8B | Automotive |
| 88 | Stefan Quandt(inherited) | $27.6B | Automotive |
| 150 | Beate Heister(inherited) | $18.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 150 | Karl Albrecht Jr. & family(inherited) | $18.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 153 | Ludwig Merckle(inherited) | $18.0B | Finance & Investments |
| 160 | Theo Albrecht Jr & family(inherited) | $17.3B | Fashion & Retail |
| 165 | Georg Schaeffler(inherited) | $16.9B | Automotive |
| 185 | Friedhelm Loh(inherited) | $15.4B | Manufacturing |
| 243 | Hasso Plattner & family | $12.7B | Technology |
| 255 | Francine von Finck & family(inherited) | $12.1B | Finance & Investments |
| 280 | Andreas Struengmann & family | $11.4B | Healthcare |
| 280 | Thomas Struengmann & family | $11.4B | Healthcare |
| 309 | Nadia Thiele & family(inherited) | $10.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 321 | Theo Mueller(inherited) | $10.4B | Food & Beverage |
| 352 | Dirk Rossmann & family | $9.6B | Fashion & Retail |
| 421 | Alexandra Schoerghuber & family(inherited) | $8.4B | Real Estate |
| 443 | Maximilian Viessmann(inherited) | $8.1B | Manufacturing |
| 467 | Wolfgang Marguerre & family | $7.9B | Healthcare |
| 499 | Juergen Blickle(inherited) | $7.6B | Manufacturing |
| 568 | Alexander Otto(inherited) | $6.9B | Real Estate |
| 569 | Michael Otto(inherited) | $6.9B | Fashion & Retail |
| 607 | Albert Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Barbara Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Christian Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Christoph Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Erich von Baumbach(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Franz von Baumbach(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Hubertus von Baumbach(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Isabel Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Johannes von Baumbach(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Katharina von Baumbach(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Mathias Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Maximilian von Baumbach(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Otto Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Philipp Boehringer(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 607 | Ulrike von Baumbach(inherited) | $6.6B | Healthcare |
| 624 | Erich Wesjohann & family | $6.6B | Food & Beverage |
| 630 | Horst Julius Pudwill | $6.5B | Manufacturing |
| 635 | Dietmar Hopp & family | $6.5B | Technology |
| 637 | Christiane Schoeller(inherited) | $6.5B | Media & Entertainment |
| 637 | Stefan von Holtzbrinck(inherited) | $6.5B | Media & Entertainment |
| 647 | Matthias Reimann-Andersen(inherited) | $6.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 647 | Renate Reimann-Haas(inherited) | $6.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 647 | Stefan Reimann-Andersen(inherited) | $6.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 647 | Wolfgang Reimann(inherited) | $6.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 652 | Franz Viegener(inherited) | $6.3B | Manufacturing |
| 652 | Thomas Kaeser(inherited) | $6.3B | Manufacturing |
| 656 | Anna Viegener(inherited) | $6.3B | Manufacturing |
| 670 | Lutz Mario Helmig & family | $6.1B | Healthcare |
| 701 | Michael Herz(inherited) | $5.9B | Fashion & Retail |
| 701 | Wolfgang Herz(inherited) | $5.9B | Fashion & Retail |
| 729 | Heinrich Otto Deichmann(inherited) | $5.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 825 | Georg Nemetschek & family | $5.2B | Technology |
| 897 | Henning Oldendorff(inherited) | $4.8B | Logistics |
| 905 | Erwin Franz Mueller | $4.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 908 | Kevin David Lehmann(inherited) | $4.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 930 | Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler-Thumann(inherited) | $4.6B | Automotive |
| 937 | Friede Springer(inherited) | $4.6B | Media & Entertainment |
| 951 | Anna Katharina Viessmann(inherited) | $4.5B | Manufacturing |
| 966 | Julia Thiele-Schuerhoff & family(inherited) | $4.4B | Manufacturing |
| 1013 | Ugur Sahin | $4.2B | Healthcare |
| 1022 | Hubert Burda(inherited) | $4.2B | Media & Entertainment |
| 1047 | Otto Happel(inherited) | $4.1B | Construction & Engineering |
| 1051 | Paul Gauselmann & family | $4.1B | Gambling & Casinos |
| 1058 | Paul-Heinz Wesjohann & family | $4.1B | Food & Beverage |
| 1076 | Otto Philipp Braun(inherited) | $4.0B | Healthcare |
| 1090 | Catharina Claas-Muhlhauser(inherited) | $4.0B | Manufacturing |
| 1159 | Hans Georg Naeder & family(inherited) | $3.7B | Manufacturing |
| 1193 | Klaus-Peter Schulenberg | $3.6B | Service |
| 1200 | Ralph Dommermuth | $3.6B | Technology |
| 1222 | Eduard Schleicher(inherited) | $3.5B | Manufacturing |
| 1222 | Ursula Hutter-Schleicher(inherited) | $3.5B | Manufacturing |
| 1228 | Udo Schütz & family(inherited) | $3.5B | Manufacturing |
| 1244 | Christian Haub(inherited) | $3.5B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1245 | Marc Fielmann(inherited) | $3.5B | Manufacturing |
| 1264 | Wilhelm Beier & family | $3.4B | Healthcare |
| 1311 | Martin Hetzner(inherited) | $3.3B | Technology |
| 1357 | Sophie Luise Fielmann(inherited) | $3.2B | Manufacturing |
| 1360 | Frank Blase(inherited) | $3.2B | Manufacturing |
| 1364 | Jurgen Wirtgen(inherited) | $3.1B | Construction & Engineering |
| 1364 | Stefan Wirtgen(inherited) | $3.1B | Construction & Engineering |
| 1397 | Martin Viessmann(inherited) | $3.0B | Manufacturing |
| 1427 | Sebastian Glaser(inherited) | $2.9B | Technology |
| 1428 | Gudrun Heine(inherited) | $2.9B | Healthcare |
| 1428 | Sybill Storz(inherited) | $2.9B | Healthcare |
| 1430 | Christina Rohde(inherited) | $2.9B | Technology |
| 1446 | Peter Unger | $2.9B | Automotive |
| 1507 | Mathias Doepfner(inherited) | $2.8B | Media & Entertainment |
| 1543 | Gabriele Gebauer(inherited) | $2.7B | Manufacturing |
| 1558 | Timm Oberwelland(inherited) | $2.7B | Food & Beverage |
| 1575 | Hans-Werner Hector | $2.7B | Technology |
| 1577 | Martin Knauf(inherited) | $2.6B | Manufacturing |
| 1612 | Maren Otto(inherited) | $2.6B | Diversified |
| 1614 | Andreas Pohl(inherited) | $2.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 1616 | Nicola Leibinger-Kammueller(inherited) | $2.6B | Manufacturing |
| 1616 | Peter Leibinger(inherited) | $2.6B | Manufacturing |
| 1616 | Regine Leibinger(inherited) | $2.6B | Manufacturing |
| 1624 | Walter P.J. Droege | $2.6B | Finance & Investments |
| 1653 | Katharina Otto-Bernstein(inherited) | $2.5B | Real Estate |
| 1678 | Yvonne Bauer(inherited) | $2.5B | Media & Entertainment |
| 1710 | Rolf Gerling(inherited) | $2.4B | Finance & Investments |
| 1715 | Florian Rehm(inherited) | $2.4B | Food & Beverage |
| 1722 | Reinfried Pohl Jr(inherited) | $2.4B | Finance & Investments |
| 1746 | Hans Jakob Limbach | $2.4B | Healthcare |
| 1759 | Sylvia Stroeher(inherited) | $2.4B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1783 | Christiane Knauf(inherited) | $2.3B | Manufacturing |
| 1783 | Christine Knauf(inherited) | $2.3B | Construction & Engineering |
| 1783 | Karl Knauf(inherited) | $2.3B | Manufacturing |
| 1861 | Karin Sartorius-Herbst(inherited) | $2.3B | Healthcare |
| 1872 | Christian Birkenstock(inherited) | $2.2B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1874 | Benjamin Otto(inherited) | $2.2B | Fashion & Retail |
| 1950 | Alex Birkenstock(inherited) | $2.2B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2009 | Bernhard Braun-Luedicke(inherited) | $2.1B | Healthcare |
| 2009 | Eva Maria Braun-Luedicke(inherited) | $2.1B | Healthcare |
| 2009 | Friederike Braun-Luedicke(inherited) | $2.1B | Healthcare |
| 2062 | Carsten Maschmeyer | $2.0B | Finance & Investments |
| 2086 | Gundbert Scherf(inherited) | $2.0B | Technology |
| 2086 | Niklas Köhler(inherited) | $2.0B | Technology |
| 2086 | Torsten Reil(inherited) | $2.0B | Technology |
| 2098 | Gerda Tschira(inherited) | $2.0B | Technology |
| 2098 | Harald Tschira(inherited) | $2.0B | Technology |
| 2098 | Udo Tschira(inherited) | $2.0B | Technology |
| 2122 | Alfred Oetker(inherited) | $2.0B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2122 | Carl Ferdinand Oetker(inherited) | $2.0B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2126 | Alfons Doblinger(inherited) | $2.0B | Real Estate |
| 2153 | Holger Loclair | $1.9B | Manufacturing |
| 2166 | Ralph Winterhalter(inherited) | $1.9B | Manufacturing |
| 2177 | Thomas Eisert(inherited) | $1.9B | Manufacturing |
| 2274 | Christoph Henkel(inherited) | $1.8B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2288 | Alexander Knauf(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2299 | Maike Oberwelland-Height(inherited) | $1.8B | Food & Beverage |
| 2307 | Bernd Freier | $1.8B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2312 | Christine Franken & family(inherited) | $1.8B | Healthcare |
| 2312 | Ulrike Baro(inherited) | $1.8B | Healthcare |
| 2315 | Anna Maria Braun(inherited) | $1.8B | Healthcare |
| 2315 | Johanna Braun(inherited) | $1.8B | Healthcare |
| 2315 | Karl Friedrich Braun(inherited) | $1.8B | Healthcare |
| 2331 | Pia Hollweg-Vajen(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2332 | Kai-Uwe Hollweg(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2350 | Alexander Diehl(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2350 | Carla Diehl(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2350 | Konstantin Diehl(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2350 | Laura Diehl(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2350 | Markus Diehl(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2350 | Stephanie Haas(inherited) | $1.8B | Manufacturing |
| 2392 | Horst Wortmann & family | $1.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2403 | Christian Dreyer(inherited) | $1.7B | Manufacturing |
| 2403 | Justus Dreyer(inherited) | $1.7B | Manufacturing |
| 2421 | Thomas Bruch(inherited) | $1.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2442 | Ludwig Theodor Braun(inherited) | $1.7B | Healthcare |
| 2459 | Torsten Toeller | $1.7B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2516 | Hans Thomann | $1.6B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2518 | Julia Oetker(inherited) | $1.6B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2531 | Georg Haub(inherited) | $1.6B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2544 | Alexander Sixt(inherited) | $1.6B | Automotive |
| 2544 | Konstantin Sixt(inherited) | $1.6B | Automotive |
| 2565 | Robert Knauf & family(inherited) | $1.6B | Manufacturing |
| 2573 | Christina Flügel(inherited) | $1.6B | Food & Beverage |
| 2582 | Karin Schick(inherited) | $1.5B | Technology |
| 2585 | Gabriella Meister(inherited) | $1.5B | Manufacturing |
| 2603 | Ulrike Meister(inherited) | $1.5B | Manufacturing |
| 2614 | Franziska Wuerbser(inherited) | $1.5B | Manufacturing |
| 2675 | Sylvia Wedemeyer(inherited) | $1.5B | Manufacturing |
| 2678 | Martin Herrenknecht(inherited) | $1.5B | Manufacturing |
| 2725 | Michael Wisser(inherited) | $1.4B | Logistics |
| 2743 | Jan-Hendrik Goldbeck(inherited) | $1.4B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2743 | Joachim Goldbeck(inherited) | $1.4B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2743 | Jörg-Uwe Goldbeck(inherited) | $1.4B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2787 | Hans-Otto Kromberg(inherited) | $1.4B | Manufacturing |
| 2791 | Josef Boquoi & family | $1.4B | Food & Beverage |
| 2846 | Hans Schmid(inherited) | $1.3B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2897 | Carsten Koerl | $1.3B | Sports |
| 2906 | Kurt Krieger | $1.3B | Fashion & Retail |
| 2930 | Marcus Pürner(inherited) | $1.3B | Manufacturing |
| 2932 | Carolin Hachenberg(inherited) | $1.3B | Automotive |
| 2932 | Christian Hymer(inherited) | $1.3B | Automotive |
| 2968 | Dieter Müller(inherited) | $1.3B | Real Estate |
| 2987 | Holger Timm(inherited) | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 2992 | Clemens Toennies | $1.2B | Food & Beverage |
| 2992 | Daniel Hager(inherited) | $1.2B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2992 | Philip & family Hager(inherited) | $1.2B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2992 | Robert Toennies(inherited) | $1.2B | Food & Beverage |
| 2998 | Dorle Hager(inherited) | $1.2B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2998 | Evi Hager(inherited) | $1.2B | Construction & Engineering |
| 2998 | Peter Hager(inherited) | $1.2B | Construction & Engineering |
| 3007 | Isabel-Ulrike Hager(inherited) | $1.2B | Construction & Engineering |
| 3019 | Axel Oberwelland & family(inherited) | $1.2B | Food & Beverage |
| 3032 | Christian Angermayer | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3049 | Bastian Nominacher | $1.2B | Technology |
| 3091 | Martin Klenk | $1.2B | Technology |
| 3092 | Christian Herz(inherited) | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3092 | Michaela Herz(inherited) | $1.2B | Finance & Investments |
| 3151 | Oliver Samwer | $1.1B | Technology |
| 3183 | Peter-Alexander Wacker(inherited) | $1.1B | Manufacturing |
| 3211 | Arno Schodl(inherited) | $1.1B | Technology |
| 3211 | Markus Hannebauer(inherited) | $1.1B | Technology |
| 3226 | Alexander Rinke | $1.1B | Technology |
| 3229 | Fritz Draexlmaier(inherited) | $1.1B | Automotive |
| 3260 | Carl-Anton Kunz(inherited) | $1.1B | Manufacturing |
| 3263 | Hans Langer | $1.1B | Manufacturing |
| 3333 | Kristina Hollweg(inherited) | $1.0B | Manufacturing |
| 3338 | Clemens Fischer(inherited) | $1.0B | Diversified |
| 3371 | Marc Samwer | $1.0B | Technology |
Source: Forbes real-time billionaires (via the rtb-api project). Net worth as of the latest monthly snapshot.
National Teams
Germany on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Olympicsincl. West Germany
Germany
Games 50
Medals 1,400
All-time #3
Summer #1 (G/M) 1/1
Winter #1 (G/M) 3/4
443 golds
Men's FootballUEFA
Germany
FIFA #12
ELO #13
WC apps 21
Major trophies 8
4 World Cups
Women's Football
Germany
FIFA #3
WWC apps 9
Best Champion
2 World Cups
Handballincl. West Germany
Germany
All-time #6
Oly medals 5
Worlds golds 3
Worlds medals 6
World #3
1 Olympic gold
Basketballincl. West Germany
Germany
2023 FIBA World Cup Champions
FIBA #2
WC titles 1
Oly medals 0
WC apps 6
No Olympic golds
Ice Hockeyincl. West Germany
Germany
IIHF #7
All-time #8
Oly medals 3
No Olympic golds
Volleyball
Germany
Oly medals 0
Worlds medals 1
FIVB #11
No Olympic golds
CricketAssociate
Germany
Matches 63
National Teams Champions
Every major championship won by Germany's national teams, newest first. 30 in total.
League Hubs
Domestic league portals that operate in Germany: 3 leagues.
States
16 entries listed under Germany. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Germany metro footprint
73 metrosLoading map…
73 polygons
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.