Reinhold Wuerth & family

$38.14B
$1.1B (-2.7%)
as of 11/07/24

About Reinhold Wuerth & family

Reinhold Wuerth entered his father's wholesale screw business in 1949, at age 14, as the company's second employee and first apprentice.

He took the reins in 1954 and honed a competitive advantage by delivering goods directly to customers on construction sites and in mechanical shops.

Today, with annual sales of over $16 billion, the Wuerth Group has more than 400 companies and 83,000 employees around the world.

Reinhold retired in 1994, but he still serves as chairman of the supervisory board of the Wuerth Group's family trusts.

Daughter Bettina Wuerth is chairwoman of the advisory board of Wuerth Group.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Germany

Source of wealth

Fasteners

Residence

Kuenzelsau, Germany

Marital status

Married

Birth date

04/20/35 (age 89)

Number of children

3

Self-made

self-made

Reinhold Wuerth & family’s fortune is worth

636K

troy ounces of gold

587K

median U.S. household

381K

median U.S. income

0.763%

U.S. credit card volume

0.153%

GDP of the United States

0.112%

United States debt

Net worth history

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Did you know?

Wuerth's vast art collection, consisting of more than 18,500 pieces, began with an Emil Nolde watercolor painting acquired in 1964.

Net worth over time

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