
Horst Paulmann & family
$4.89B
as of 02/18/25
About Horst Paulmann & family
German-Chilean mogul Horst Paulmann is the founder of Cencosud, one of the largest retail conglomerates in Latin America.
The publicly-traded company has 120,000 employees and operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru and Colombia; Paulmann and his family own a 55% stake.
As a teenager, Paulmann moved from his native Germany to Chile after World War II and opened his first supermarket in 1976.
Cencosud has nearly 1,500 supermarkets and dozens of shopping centers, including Costanera Center in Chile, South America's largest mall.
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ChileSource of wealth
RetailResidence
Santiago, ChileMarital status
MarriedBirth date
01/01/35 (age 90)Number of children
3Self-made
self-madeHorst Paulmann & family’s fortune is worth

82K
troy ounces of gold

75K
median U.S. household

49K
median U.S. income

0.098%
U.S. credit card volume

0.02%
GDP of the United States

0.014%
United States debt
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Did you know?
In January 2016 Chilean regulators accused Cencosud of price-fixing fresh chicken between 2008 and 2011. The company denied the allegations.
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