GermanyInherited and grew it
Reinhold Würth
Reinhold Würth took over his father's two-person screw wholesaler in 1954 and built it into the Würth Group, a global distributor of fasteners and assembly products owned by family trusts.
- Forbes estimate
- $27.3B
- Forbes, 9 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 89
- 9 Oct 2026
- Main company
- Würth Group
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- Not stated
- Born
- 20 Apr 1935
- Öhringen, Germany
- Education
- No university
- Apprenticeship as a wholesale and retail merchant, completed 1952
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
Control of the Würth Group through family trusts
Würth Group
fasteners and assembly products distribution, founded 1945
Würth Group is 100% owned by family trusts; his personal share isn't stated
Honorary chairman of the supervisory board; chairman of the supervisory board of the Würth Group's family trusts
Other holdings
Würth Collection
About 20,000 works of art, shown in the Würth Group's museums; ownership split not stated
Where Reinhold stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Reinhold Würth is outlined.
How the fortune started
Inherited and grew it
Inherited and grew it 12
Founded it 42
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Several industries
Several industries 9
Technology 24
Finance 10
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
No university
No university 5
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
Not stated 11
Role today
Chair, board or owner
Chair, board or owner 25
Runs the company 32
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 20 Apr 1935Öhringen, Germany
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Lives in
- Künzelsau, Germany
- Education
- No universityApprenticeship as a wholesale and retail merchant, completed 1952
- Parents
- Father Adolf Würth founded a screw wholesaler in 1945; mother Alma Würth co-founded the company
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Würth FoundationEstablished with his wife Carmen Würth in 1987
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- On the boardHonorary chairman of the Würth Group's supervisory board; chairman of the supervisory board of its family trusts
- Successor
- In 2025 he passed the baton to his grandchildren Benjamin, Sebastian and Maria Würth; his daughter Bettina chaired the advisory board from 2006
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- 2008, Heilbronn Local Court (Amtsgericht Heilbronn)A penalty order for tax evasion fined him and two company managers between 600 and 700 daily rates, which left him with a criminal record; the amount per daily rate was not disclosed.
