Reinhold Würth and his family are ranked No. 75 on the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires list, tied with Stefan Quandt, with a net worth of $30.1 billion. He built the Würth Group from his father’s small screw-wholesaling business.
Reinhold Würth was born on April 20, 1935. He is the son of Alma and Adolf Würth, who founded a screw wholesaling business for carpentry and metalworking trades in Künzelsau, Hohenlohe, in July 1945. He took violin lessons as a child.
Net Worth and Rank
- Forbes 2026 list: No. 75 (tied with Stefan Quandt), with $30.1 billion, listed as “Reinhold Wuerth & family”
- Earlier estimate: in November 2024 Forbes put his wealth at $33.6 billion, which ranked him 45th, according to Wikipedia
Taking Over the Business
At 14 his father took him out of upper secondary school and, in 1949, hired him as an apprentice and second employee. His father died in 1954, when Reinhold was 19, and after he reached the age of majority, then 21, he took over management in 1956.
- Growth: he turned the regional trader into a global business, acquiring screw makers and expanding abroad; the first foreign subsidiary opened in the Netherlands in 1962
- Scale: by 2020 the Würth Group had over 400 companies in more than 80 countries and revenue of €14.4 billion, and in 2022 its sales reached €19.9 billion
- Stepping back: he left operational management in 1994 and chaired the advisory board until 2006
- Foundations: in 1987 he set up four family foundations, named after his wife Carmen and their three children, and transferred his shares in the operating business to them
Art Collector
Würth has collected art since the 1960s. As of 2021 his collection had over 18,300 works, concentrated on the late 19th century onwards, and part of it is shown at the Museum Würth in Künzelsau.
Personal Life
He is married with three children and lives in Künzelsau, Germany.
Why It Matters
Würth is a Germany-based family group that sells fastening and assembly materials worldwide, and the family’s ownership through foundations keeps it privately held.
Net worth figures change daily with share prices. Rankings here follow the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires list, with wealth measured on March 1, 2026.
Image: The Museum Würth in Künzelsau, which shows part of Reinhold Würth’s art collection (file photo, 2023; he is not pictured). Photo: Mussklprozz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
