Jurgen Wirtgen
$3B
$26.1M (0.9%)
as of 05/20/25
About Jurgen Wirtgen
Jurgen Wirtgen is one of two billionaire brothers who inherited the family fortune from their father, Reinhard, founder of construction equipment maker Wirtgen Group.
Wirtgen group was founded in 1961 and sold to Deere & Company in 2017 for $5.2 billion.
After the sale, the brothers created Wirtgen Invest, a family office with interests in energy, real estate, healthcare, consumer goods and finance.
The investment firm has made some 700 generally passive investments, according to its website.
Personal stats
Citizenship
GermanySource of wealth
Construction VehiclesResidence
Neustadt, GermanyBirth date
07/01/65 (age 59)Self-made
inherited and growingJurgen Wirtgen’s fortune is worth
50K
troy ounces of gold
46K
median U.S. household
30K
median U.S. income
0.06%
U.S. credit card volume
0.012%
GDP of the United States
0.009%
United States debt
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