Friedhelm Loh
$13.8B
as of 11/11/25
About Friedhelm Loh
Friedhelm Loh's group of companies provides software, products and services to industries including switchgear manufacturing and utilities.
His largest company, Rittal, supplies electrical enclosures, climate-control technology, power-distribution gear and IT infrastructure.
He inherited the business from his father, Rudolf, who invented the first mass-produced enclosures for electrical control systems.
Today, the group has over 12,000 employees, 100 global subsidiaries and annual revenue of around $3 billion.
Personal stats
Citizenship
GermanySource of wealth
ManufacturingResidence
Haiger, GermanyMarital status
MarriedBirth date
08/15/46 (age 79)Number of children
3Self-made
inherited and growingFriedhelm Loh’s fortune is worth
230K
troy ounces of gold
212K
median U.S. household
138K
median U.S. income
0.276%
U.S. credit card volume
0.055%
GDP of the United States
0.041%
United States debt
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Loh collects antique cars and publishes religious literature through his Christian Media Foundation.
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