Maren Otto
$3.18B
$57.1M (-1.8%)
as of 04/24/25
About Maren Otto
Maren Otto is the third wife of the late Werner Otto, who began a retail empire by founding a mail-order business in Hamburg in 1949.
She inherited a stake in the family's Otto Group and its more than 40 companies in retail (Crate and Barrel), real estate and financial services.
She's also a shareholder of ECE, the family's commercial real estate company focused on shopping centers. Her son Alexander is CEO.
With Alexander and her daughter, Katharina, she shares a 14% stake in Paramount Group, which owns and manages office properties in the U.S.
Katharina, Alexander and her stepson, Michael, are also billionaires.
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Citizenship
GermanySource of wealth
Retail, real estateResidence
Berlin, GermanyMarital status
WidowedSelf-made
inheritedMaren Otto’s fortune is worth
53K
troy ounces of gold
49K
median U.S. household
32K
median U.S. income
0.064%
U.S. credit card volume
0.013%
GDP of the United States
0.009%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Stepson Michael Otto ran Otto Group for 26 years until 2007. He is now chairman of its supervisory board.
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