Dieter Schwarz

In 2009, he was estimated to be worth 10 billion euro.^[7] As of October 2012, he was estimated to be worth 12 billion euro, an increase from 11.5 billion euro in 2011.^[8] In 2013, he was estimated be worth €19.6 billion, and ranked the 24th richest person in the world.^[9] As of February 2014, he was ranked as 23rd richest person in the world in the Hurun Report Global Rich List.^[10]

In 2023, Forbes listed Schwarz as the wealthiest man in Germany and the 25th richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of US$47.2 billion.^[11] Since 1999, Schwarz manages his resources through the tax-exempt Dieter Schwarz Foundation (gGmbH, limited liability company with a charitable purpose), when he transferred his shares in Lidl and Kaufland into it, deciding just how much of his profits go into the foundation.^[12] The Dieter Schwarz Foundation supports education and daycare facilities for children, for example, as well as science and research projects.^[13]

According to the 2025 Forbes list of the world's richest people, Dieter Schwarz is ranked #37 with a net worth of $41 billion, making him the wealthiest person in Germany.^[1]

In 1963, Schwarz married Franziska Weipert. They live in Heilbronn and have two daughters, Regine and Monika.^[14] He was strongly influenced by his membership in the Protestant free church community.^[15] Schwarz is known to be very protective of his privacy,^[9] to an extent that no media recordings of Schwarz exist, and he refuses any kind of interview. Meanwhile, just three photos of him are known to exist in the press or in the image search of Google.^{[16][17][18][19]}