Fabian Kahl – 1.3 million euros
Fabian Kahl is a charismatic young man who has built up a considerable fortune by trading in junk and antiques. He became known primarily through the TV show “Bares für Rares”, in which he has attracted a lot of attention for years. As he is not the typical older antiques enthusiast, he quickly became a crowd favorite and used this popularity to further his career. Today, he already has an estimated fortune of around 1.3 million euros and has already achieved remarkable success at the age of 30.
Fabian Kahl – 1.3 million euros
Ludwig Hofmaier – 5.5 million
On the ZDF show “Bares für Rares”, he quickly became an audience favorite with his charming and amiable comments. Even in his youth, the former gymnast was known by the nickname “Handstand-Lucki” and even became German champion in 1967. He went on to run successful bars and discotheques for several years, while also making headlines with a spectacular feat: he covered the distance from Regensburg to Rome on his hands – a whole 1,070 kilometers. Today, the unconventional Bavarian has established himself as a junk and antiques dealer and travels around the country’s flea markets with his wife in a camper van, always on the lookout for special finds.
Ludwig Hofmaier – 5.5 million
Beatrice Egli – 5 million euros
beatrice Egli won the casting show “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” in 2013, laying the foundation for her successful career. The trained hairdresser and actress has established herself primarily in the music industry and has already released five albums that have enjoyed great success in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She also works as a presenter on various German-language channels and has built up an impressive fortune of around 5 million euros – even though she is still at the beginning of her career. So it remains exciting to see what else we will hear and see from her in the future.
Beatrice Egli – 5 million euros
Florian Silbereisen – 8.5 million euros
Hardly anyone in the world of pop music has achieved such a high profile as Florian Silbereisen. He learned to play the accordion as a child, but today he is primarily successful as a presenter and actor. He made his breakthrough on television when he took over from Carmen Nebel as presenter of the popular show “Feste der Volksmusik” and established himself as a permanent fixture. In addition to his work as a presenter, he continued to make music and was in a relationship with Helene Fischer for many years. He now also regularly appears in front of the camera as an actor, for example on “Traumschiff”. Florian Silbereisen has built up an estimated fortune of around 8.5 million euros with his various engagements.
Florian Silbereisen – 8.5 million euros
Andrea Berg – 30 million euros
Hardly anyone shows how much capital there is in pop music as impressively as Andrea Berg. The singer known as the “Queen of Schlager” has been one of the most successful artists in the industry for decades and has built up a fortune of around 30 million euros – exclusively through her music career, for which she has worked hard. Before she was discovered, Andrea trained as a medical assistant and worked in this profession for some time until a demo recording caught the attention of a music producer. From then on, her career took off and today she is regarded as a permanent fixture and luminary of the German pop world.
Andrea Berg – 30 million euros
Andreas Gabalier – 15 million euros
The Austrian pop singer Andreas Gabalier has gained enormous fame and popularity in recent years. With his main instrument, the accordion, and his distinctive “Elvis-like” voice, he has clearly stood out from many other artists and has since performed regularly in front of huge audiences. His career began in Austria, but he is now also known throughout Germany and can often be seen on television programs with his latest hits. His music has enabled him to build up an impressive fortune of around 15 million euros, although he has also been associated with some negative headlines in the past year.
Andreas Gabalier – 15 million euros
Vanessa Mai – 1 million euros
Like Mandy Capristo, Vanessa Mai is a beautiful young woman who has enjoyed great success in the German music industry. While Capristo chose other musical paths, Vanessa opted for pop music, which became her trademark. She had her first breakthrough as the lead singer of the band “Wolkenfrei”, with whom she achieved considerable success. After the band split up, she embarked on a solo career, which made her even better known and more successful. Her popularity even led to her being invited to be a judge on the casting show “Deutschland sucht den Superstar”, where pop music is now becoming increasingly important. Today, Vanessa has a fortune of around 1 million euros.
Vanessa Mai – 1 million euros
MAITE KELLY – 1.4 MILLION EUROS
Maite Star Kelly, better known as Maite Kelly, was born into a family of artists and musicians as the second youngest child of the famous Kelly Family and also the first member of the family to be born in Germany. She performed on stage with the family band at an early age before making a successful start as a solo artist on the pop scene after the Kelly Family broke up. She is still active there today and in the course of her career, both with the Kelly Family and solo, has earned a fortune of over 1.4 million euros, making her one of the more successful siblings in the Kelly family.
MAITE KELLY – 1.4 MILLION EUROS
HEIDI KLUM – 90 MILLION EUROS
Heidi Klum is undoubtedly one of Germany’s best-known models and has built up an impressive career over the decades. Even at the age of 48, she is regularly in the headlines – not only because of her professional success as host of “Germany’s Next Topmodel” and judge on “America’s Got Talent”, but also because of her private life, such as her children and her marriage to the much younger Tokio Hotel star Tom Kaulitz. Over the course of her career, she has amassed a fortune of around 90 million euros, while her husband Tom is now also a multiple millionaire.
HEIDI KLUM – 90 MILLION EUROS
Susanne Steiger – 2 million euros
Susanne Steiger has made a name for herself as an expert in sparkling treasures and not only inspires viewers with her expert knowledge of jewelry on the popular ZDF show “Bares für Rares”. As an established jeweller, she has long since established herself in the industry and specializes in the show in particular in fine jewelry, which she successfully acquires time and again. With a fortune of around 2 million euros, she can also easily devote herself to her second great hobby: equestrian sport. As a successful show jumper, she has already won numerous competitions and combines her passion for jewelry and horses in an impressive way.
Susanne Steiger – 2 million euros
Mark Medlock – fortune unknown
For Mark Medlock, winning “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” in 2007 was a decisive success, especially as his winning song “Now or Never” immediately went to number 1 in the charts. The win came at just the right time for him, as he had previously been 6,000 euros in debt and the sudden breakthrough helped him to pay off this burden. The soul singer has released a total of eight albums in his career, although the last two did not make it into the German charts. What Mark Medlock does today and how he is doing financially is unfortunately not known – but it is to be hoped that he can continue to make a good living from his music.
Mark Medlock – Fortune Unknown
Michael Wendler – 50,000 euros
Michael Wendler may be known as a musician, but he has been making headlines for several years due to his difficult financial situation. Despite having been insolvent for some time, he bought a new house in a posh area in the USA and invested considerable sums in renovating his own home in Cape Coral, where he now lives with his wife Laura Müller, 28 years his junior. While the German tax authorities are still hot on his heels, the details of his current assets vary widely. As he is officially considered bankrupt, his assets are estimated at only around 50,000 euros.
Michael Wendler – 50,000 euros
Steffi Graf – 30 million euros
Steffi Graf was once not only the best German tennis player, but was also one of the most successful athletes of her time worldwide. Over the course of her career, she earned around 22 million dollars in prize money, generating the majority of her current fortune of around 30 million euros. In addition, lucrative advertising contracts with well-known companies such as “Danone”, “Adidas”, “Barilla” and “Citibank” secured her further income. With these successes, she wrote sporting history and today enjoys a long, comfortable retirement in which she can look back on an exceptionally successful and scandal-free career.
Steffi Graf – 30 million euros
Walter Lehnertz, 4 million
“Waldi” is one of the first junk experts on “Bares für Rares” and regularly makes people laugh with his legendary 80-euro bids. The antiques enthusiast from the Eifel region originally worked as a building contractor, but switched to his wife’s antiques business after suffering a slipped disc. His passion for old treasures would not let him go, so he opened his own store straight after the divorce. Shortly before his TV career, he also founded a second construction company, but ran into financial difficulties and was on the verge of insolvency proceedings. Thanks to a comparatively small penalty payment of 1,200 euros, however, he was able to save himself and remains in front of the camera for his fans.
Walter Lehnertz, 4 million
Sibel Kekili – 3 million euros
Sibel Kekili didn’t have it easy at first, as her acting career got off to a slow start and she had to take on various odd jobs to earn a living. Eventually, however, she made her breakthrough and today she can not only call herself a successful actress, but can also look back on significant film roles – including in “Head-On”, “The Stranger”, “The Last Step” and “Against the Wall”. She owes her international success above all to her role in the hit series “Game of Thrones”. Her current fortune is estimated at around 3 million euros, and with a career that continues to flourish, it is likely to grow even further in the future.
Sibel Kekili – 3 million euros
Wolfgang Pauritsch – 1 million euros
Born in Austria, Wolfgang Pauritsch initially made a name for himself trading in antiques, but later concentrated more on art objects and built up a considerable fortune. Through his participation in the ZDF program “Bares für Rares”, he became known to a wider audience, gained a large fan base and increased his popularity considerably. Today, the 49-year-old is said to have a fortune of around 1 million euros, which allows him to take things a little easier professionally and enjoy the fruits of his successful work.
Wolfgang Pauritsch – 1 million euros
Michael Schumacher – 600 million euros
Michael Schumacher secured himself a permanent place in Formula 1 history many years ago by winning more world championship titles than any other driver. His calm nature and scandal-free private life also contributed to his high reputation. In addition to his sporting successes, he also earned considerable sums through lucrative advertising contracts. Following his serious skiing accident in 2013, which took him out of professional life, he is now reliant on his considerable fortune. Although his state of health is not publicly known, the hope remains that he will get better soon and be able to enjoy time together with his family.
Michael Schumacher – 600 million euros
Stefan Mross – 5 to 6 million euros
Stefan Mross has been a fixture on German television for many years and has been presenting the program “Immer wieder sonntags” on the German TV channel Ersten since 2005. But he was already in the limelight before that when he made a name for himself as a talented trumpeter and won the Grand Prix of Folk Music at a young age. His income comes partly from his successful TV career, but he owes most of his fortune to his musical career. Since the beginning of his career, he has released over 20 albums and toured successfully throughout Germany.
Stefan Mross – 5 to 6 million euros
Sebastian Vettel – 140 million euros
Sebastian Vettel is one of the most successful Formula 1 racing drivers in the world and already holds several records at the age of 33. He has been driving for Ferrari for two years, where he earns an annual salary of around 42 million euros, but decided to switch to “Aston Martin” for the coming season. In addition to his income from Formula 1, he also benefits from lucrative sponsorship contracts. Vettel leads a life of luxury, owning an impressive collection of sports and luxury cars as well as several properties, including a medieval farmhouse in Switzerland that cost him several million euros.
Sebastian Vettel – 140 million euros.
Bastian Schweinsteiger – 60 million euros
Former professional footballer Bastian Schweinsteiger made soccer history with his successes and cut an outstanding figure not only in the German national team, but also at Manchester United. After ending his active career last year, he can look back on a period in which he earned around 12 million euros a year at Manchester United alone. With a fortune of around 60 million euros, he can now afford to live comfortably. He also continues to generate income through lucrative advertising contracts, including with “Adidas” and “Funny Frisch”.
Bastian Schweinsteiger – 60 million euros
Bettina Zimmermann – 3 million euros
German actress and model Bettina Zimmermann has appeared in numerous films and series since the late 1990s, including “Eine Hochzeit und (k)ein Todesfall”, “Bronski und Bernstein” and “Erkan und Stefan gegen die Mächte der Finsternis”. Today, she regularly appears in series and also repeatedly takes on roles in various film productions. Together with her partner Kai Wiesinger, she also produces a successful web series. The couple live in Berlin with their children from previous relationships and their five-year-old child. Bettina Zimmermann has an estimated fortune of 3 million euros.
Bettina Zimmermann – 3 million euros
Mesut Özil – 91 million euros
Mesut Özil is one of Germany’s best footballers. Today, however, he plays for Arsenal and earns around 22 million euros a year there. But that’s not all, because he also receives bonus payments and has several advertising contracts in place, for example with the brands “Adidas” and “Mercedes-Benz”. His fortune is said to amount to 91 million euros, but he also loves to live very luxuriously. He owns luxury cars and doesn’t think about being frugal with his fortune. The villa in which he lives in London, for example, cost him 8 million euros several years ago.
Mesut Özil – 91 million euros
Sabine Lisicki – 9 million euros
Sabine Lisicki is one of the most successful German tennis players of our time. She reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon at a young age and won her first WTA tournament. However, a serious injury set her back a long way in her career, but she never gave up and fought her way back to the top of the tennis scene. Today she lives in Florida, USA, and in addition to tennis, she is also active as an advertising face for brands such as Nike, which has secured her additional income. Her fortune is currently estimated at around 9 million euros.
Sabine Lisicki – 9 million euros
Phillipp Lahm – 60 million euros
Philipp Lahm experienced the perfect career highlight as captain of the German national team in 2014 when he and his team won the World Cup. He also celebrated numerous successes with FC Bayern Munich, for whom he played for over 15 years, and became one of the club’s defining figures. His consistent performances made him not only one of the most famous footballers of his generation, but also one of the wealthiest, earning an annual salary of around €10 million at his peak. Today, his total wealth is estimated at around 60 million euros.
Phillipp Lahm – 60 million euros
Miroslav Klose – 24 million euros
Miroslav Klose is undoubtedly one of the most famous German footballers of recent decades. He was an integral part of the national team for over 13 years and crowned his career in 2014 by winning the World Cup. Born in Poland, he played for renowned clubs such as FC Bayern Munich and Lazio Roma during his active career. After retiring from professional soccer, he embarked on a coaching career and initially took over FC Bayern’s U17s before becoming assistant coach of the professional team around a year ago. Today, his fortune is estimated at an impressive 24 million euros.
Miroslav Klose – 24 million euros
Carmen Geiss – 22 million euros
Carmen Geiss is best known as the wife of multimillionaire Robert Geiss, but has established herself as a TV personality in the last ten years. Together with her family, she became famous through the successful reality show “Die Geissens – Eine schrecklich glamouröse Familie”, which showcases the family’s luxurious everyday life. The Geissens’ enormous wealth is not only the central theme of the show, but also a key reason for its popularity. Today, Carmen’s fortune is estimated at around 22 million euros – enough to afford several luxury villas with her family in St. Tropez, Miami and the Alps.
Carmen Geiss – 22 million euros
Jadon Sancho – 6 million euros
Jadon Sancho has made a name for himself in recent years both as a player for Borussia Dortmund and in the English national team. The 20-year-old began his career at a very early age and is now regarded as one of the most promising young soccer stars in the world. His fortune is already estimated at around 6 million euros – and rising rapidly. His current salary alone earns him around 112,000 euros per week, which not only underlines his status as an exceptional talent, but also the rapid build-up of his bank account.
Jadon Sancho – 6 million euros
Jürgen Milski – 3 million euros
Jürgen Milski first became famous through the reality TV show “Big Brother” and followed up on this success in 2005 with the music duo “Zlatko and Jürgen”. Their song “Big Brother” became a hit in German-speaking countries and kick-started Milski’s career as an entertainer, which he successfully expanded. He can still occasionally be seen on television today. However, he owes his fortune of around 3 million euros not only to his entertainment career, but also to shrewd real estate investments. At 57, he can be proud to have given his daughter a solid start in life thanks to his wealth.
Jürgen Milski – 3 million euros
Sarah Engels – 2 million euros
Sarah Engels used the casting show “Deutschland sucht den Superstar” as a springboard and quickly became a well-known face on the music scene despite her second place. Even today, she is still in the spotlight, currently mainly because of her family plans, as she is expecting a child with her second husband Julian. Nevertheless, her fans remain loyal to her. The likeable singer now has an estimated fortune of around 2 million euros, which means she has also made excellent provisions for her children’s future.
Sarah Engels – 2 million euros
BORIS BECKER – BROKE
In the 1980s, Boris Becker was at the very top of the German sporting world. Together with Steffi Graf, he created a veritable tennis boom that spread far beyond Germany’s borders. Becker dominated the rankings for years and was considered almost unbeatable. After the end of his active career, however, he increasingly made negative headlines. In addition to changing partners, his financial collapse in particular caused a stir: In London, he had to stand trial for bankruptcy and delaying insolvency and was ultimately sentenced to a term in an English prison.
BORIS BECKER – BANKRUPT
Lena Meyer-Landruth – 5 million euros
The “Eurovision Song Contest” is not normally regarded as a classic springboard for a long-term music career – but in 2010, Lena Meyer-Landrut proved otherwise. She won the international contest with her hit “Satellite” and became a star practically overnight. Since then, she has released more songs, sat on five seasons of “The Voice Kids” as a judge and taken on dubbing roles in films and audio books. Thanks to her versatile talent and successful career, she has already built up an estimated fortune of around 5 million euros.
Lena Meyer Landruth – 5 million euros
ANNA HOFBAUER – 1 MILLION EUROS
Anna Hofbauer is a German actress and reality TV personality who discovered her passion for the stage at an early age. From 2007 to 2010, she studied acting and singing and gained her first experience at theaters in Stuttgart and Heilbronn, and later at the Graz Opera House. She made her Germany-wide breakthrough in 2014 as the Bachelorette in the TV show of the same name. It was there that she first found love with Marvin Albrecht, but it ended in 2018. Today, her fortune is estimated at around one million euros.
ANNA HOFBAUER – 1 MILLION EUROS
BARBARA SCHÖNEBERGER – 2 MILLION EUROS
Barbara Schöneberger has been a fixture in German show business for over two decades. She began her career in 1998 when she appeared as an assistant alongside Elmar Hörig in the Sat.1 show “Bube, Dame, Hörig”. With her versatility, charm and self-confident manner, she quickly became a popular TV face and appeared in numerous shows such as “Blond am Freitag”, “Genial daneben – Die Comedy Arena” and “Typisch Frau – Typisch Mann”. Today, her fortune is estimated at around 2 million euros.
BARBARA SCHÖNEBERGER – 2 MILLION EUROS
RUTH MOSCHNER – 1.5 MILLION EUROS
Ruth Moschner is a German television presenter and actress who is a household name in Germany. The blonde entertainer first appeared in front of the camera at the age of ten for the program “Aktenzeichen XY … ungelöst”, but her big breakthrough came many years later when she won the casting for “Freitag Nacht News”. From 2000 to 2005, she presented the successful show together with Henry Gründler and became known throughout Germany as a result. At the same time, she also proved her talent as an actress in smaller roles, including in series such as “Alarm für Cobra 11”. Today, her fortune is estimated at around 1.5 million euros.
RUTH MOSCHNER – 1.5 MILLION EUROS
SOPHIA THOMALLA – 1 MILLION EUROS
Sophia Thomalla is a German actress, presenter and model whose career began in 2006. She first gained fame through roles in series such as “Eine wie keine”, “Die Dreisten Drei – jetzt noch dreister” and “Der Bergdoktor”, before increasingly establishing herself as a successful actress. She later shifted her focus to presenting and TV appearances, including as a jury member on shows such as “Das PokerStars.de Ass” and “Dance Dance Dance”. She also made a name for herself as a presenter, for example on the “TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge” and the “Wok-WM” . Over the years, Sophia Thomalla has built up a fortune of around one million euros through her varied work.
SOPHIA THOMALLA – 1 MILLION EUROS
JAN ULLRICH – 8 MILLION EUROS
Jan Ullrich is without doubt one of the most famous personalities in German sport and made history as a professional cyclist. he won the Tour de France in 1997 and also came second five times in this most important cycling race in the world. He also shone as world champion in the individual race twice. However, his successes were followed by a deep fall: several doping scandals overshadowed his career and ultimately led to its end. However, this did not affect his fortune – today Jan Ullrich is said to have around 8 million euros.
JAN ULLRICH – 8 MILLION EUROS
Michael Fassbender – 30 million euros
Michael Fassbender is a German-Irish actor who came to international attention with the film 300: Rise of an Empire and cemented his status as one of the best actors in the world with his Oscar-winning role in 12 Years a Slave. His role in the X-Men series also brought him great fame and a considerable fortune, which earned him a loyal fan base. Despite his success and a luxurious home, Fassbender leads a rather reserved life – probably because he is so engrossed in his work that he hardly has time to spend his money.
Michael Fassbender – 30 Million Euros
Verona Pooth – 20 million euros
Verona Pooth, who first became known as Verona Feldbusch, first achieved fame through her participation in beauty contests such as “Miss Hamburg” and “Miss Germany” and even qualified for international competitions such as “Miss World” and “Miss American Dream”. However, her big breakthrough came as an advertising icon and through her brief marriage to Dieter Bohlen. She later tried her hand at acting and singing, but found her greatest success as an entrepreneur. Together with her husband Franjo Pooth and their two children, she leads a luxurious life, runs her own lingerie collection and designs jewelry.
Verona Pooth – 20 million euros
Michael Cretu – 10 million euros
In the 1990s, Michael Cretu became an internationally acclaimed musician with his project “Enigma”, but he had already made a name for himself behind the scenes as a producer and songwriter. He worked with his then wife Sandra and pop singer Peter Cornelius, among others. His management company “Crocodile-Music” was also a great success and sold over 100 million records worldwide. Today, the 63-year-old music star’s fortune is estimated at an impressive 10 million euros.
Michael Cretu – 10 million euros
Ken Duken – 3 million euros
Ken Duken, son of actress Christina Loeb, not only inherited her acting talent, but also her passion for the craft, which she passed on to him from an early age. After deciding to train as a professional actor, he made his debut in 1997 with the film “Bloody Serious”. In the years that followed, he appeared in numerous successful productions such as “Zweiohrküken”, “Traumfabrik”, “Coming In” and “Laconia”. He is now said to have appeared in almost 100 films and in recent years has also devoted himself increasingly to his work as a film producer.
Ken Duken – 3 Million Euros