Wolfgang Herz

Wolfgang Herz (#672)

Global Rank #672

Country Rank #52

Country Germany

Wolfgang Herz is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 6 B
Coffee
Germany
M
75 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #672

Country Rank #52

Net Worth $6.1B

Previous Worth $6.1B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Germany

Industry Coffee

Age 75 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Hamburg, Germany

Citizenship Germany

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Personal Stats

Age 75

Source Of Wealth Coffee

Residence Hamburg, Germany

Citizenship Germany

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $6.1B

Current Net Worth $6.1B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Together with his brother Michael, Wolfgang Herz derives his fortune from two of Germany's most recognized companies: Tchibo and Beiersdorf. Their father, Max, along with Carl Tchiling-Hiryan, founded Tchibo, which imports and sells coffee, in 1949. Max passed away in 1965. Tchibo expanded into retailing a range of other consumer goods and services including clothing and electronics. Family holding company maxingvest ag controls 100% of Tchibo and around 47% of the voting shares of Beiersdorf, whose brands include Nivea and Eucerin. Older brother Guenter and sister Daniela Herz-Schnoeckel were bought out in 2003.

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#444

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

Max Herz came up the idea of opening stores where coffee could be both sipped and sold over the counter -- a forerunner to Starbucks.

A fourth brother, Joachim, died in a motorboat accident in 2008.

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Current Net Worth: $6.1B (May 4, 2026)