Dirk Rossmann & family

Dirk Rossmann & family (#363)

Global Rank #363

Country Rank #19

Country Germany

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$ 9 B
Drugstores
Germany
M
79 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #363

Country Rank #19

Net Worth $9.3B

Previous Worth $9.3B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Germany

Industry Drugstores

Age 79 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of April 30, 2026

Residence Lower-Saxony, Germany

Citizenship Germany

World Billionaires List Germany Billionaires Drugstores

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 79

Source Of Wealth Drugstores, Self Made

Residence Lower-Saxony, Germany

Citizenship Germany

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $9.3B

Current Net Worth $9.3B

Worth as of April 30, 2026

About Me

The eponymous company Dirk Rossmann founded at age 25 is now Germany's second-largest drugstore chain, with annual revenues of around $13 billion. In 1972, he opened Germany's first self-service drugstore in Hannover just as price deregulation of pharmacy products was beginning. Rossmann has made numerous private equity investments and owns a stake in the German Bundesliga soccer club Hannover 96. He is a bestselling author. He published an autobiography in 2018, a novel, The Ninth Arm of the Octopus, in 2020, and its sequel, The Wrath of the Octopus, in 2021. His German Foundation for World Population focuses on sex education and family planning, primarily in East Africa.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

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#461

Billionaires (2026)

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In September 2021, Dirk Rossmann handed over operational duties of the group to his younger son, Raoul. His older son, Daniel, also has a managerial role in the grou

A proponent of sustainability, Rossmann in 2020 send the book We are the Weather to all members of the Bundestag and the boards of all Dax and M-Dax companies.

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Net Worth Growth Over Time

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Current Net Worth: $9.3B (April 30, 2026)