Englander vs Würth

Millennium Management and Würth Group.

The differences

Forbes puts Israel Englander about $0.3B ahead of Reinhold Würth.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Israel Englander: founded it. Reinhold Würth: inherited and grew it.
Reinhold Würth is about 13 years older than Israel Englander.
Israel Englander is from United States; Reinhold Würth is from Germany.

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Englander

Würth

Net worth, Forbes: $27.6BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $27.3BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $33.8BBloomberg, 16 Oct 2026; Not stated
Forbes rank: No. 86Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026; No. 89Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; Not stated

How it started: Founded itFounded Millennium in 1989 with $35 million, after working as a floor broker, trader and specialist on the American Stock Exchange; Inherited and grew itJoined his father Adolf's screw wholesaler in 1949 and took over its management in 1954, aged 19, after his father's death
Main source: Millennium Management and his capital in its hedge fundsBloomberg: hedge-fund assets $16.6 billion, Millennium Management $13 billion, cash $4.18 billion; Control of the Würth Group through family trustsBloomberg: the trusts are held in the name of his three children
Companies: Millennium ManagementMillennium Management: Founder, chairman and CEO; Würth GroupWürth Group: Honorary chairman of the supervisory board; chairman of the supervisory board of the Würth Group's family trusts
Biggest stake: Millennium Management85% owned; Würth GroupStake not stated

Born: 1948Brooklyn, New York, United States; 20 Apr 1935Öhringen, Germany
Country: United StatesLives in New York, New York, United States; GermanyLives in Künzelsau, Germany
Education: Bachelor's degreeDegree in finance, New York University (1970); No universityApprenticeship as a wholesale and retail merchant, completed 1952
Parents: Son of Polish immigrants, raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in Brooklyn; Father Adolf Würth founded a screw wholesaler in 1945; mother Alma Würth co-founded the company

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Not stated; Würth FoundationEstablished with his wife Carmen Würth in 1987
Lifetime giving: Not stated; Not stated

Role now: Runs the companyChairman and CEO of Millennium Management; On the boardHonorary chairman of the Würth Group's supervisory board; chairman of the supervisory board of its family trusts
Successor: Not stated; 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; None found
Legal record: 2005: US SECSettled an SEC administrative proceeding over a mutual-fund market-timing scheme at Millennium without admitting or denying the findings; the order required a $30 million civil penalty, $1 in disgorgement and a three-year bar from roles at registered investment companies.; 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.