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Reinhold Wuerth & family

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Net worth
$27.6B
Forbes Real-Time · as of Sep 24, 2026
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Companies

Würth Group (Adolf Würth GmbH & Co. KG and 400+ companies in 80 countries); 2025 sales ~EUR 20.7bn (record), operating result EUR 940m; H1 2026 sales EUR 10.9bn (+4.3%)Built the group after taking over…
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Role
Built the group after taking over father's screw wholesale business in 1954; operational shares transferred in 1987 to four family foundations; chaired the Foundation Supervisory Board until 2024-12-31, succeeded by grandson Benjamin Würth from 2025-01-01
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Würth Group FY2025 preliminary results (EUR 20.7bn sales, 86,415 employees)Family-owned group
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Family-owned group (company press release 2026-01-14)
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Investment vehicles

Würth family foundations (four foundations named after Carmen Würth and the three children, set up 1987)trust
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Hold the operating shares of the Würth Group; governed by a Foundation Supervisory Board (chair: Benjamin Würth since 2025-01-01)
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Private deals

Würth Group acquired House of Threads, Inc., a US Southeast/Central Mexico C-parts supplier to OEM and commercial…Aug 2025
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Würth Group acquired House of Threads, Inc., a US Southeast/Central Mexico C-parts supplier to OEM and commercial construction
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2025-08
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Würth Industry North America bought a 472,000 sq ft industrial building in Columbus, Ohio, for $32m, part of a $42.5m…Mar 2025
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Würth Industry North America bought a 472,000 sq ft industrial building in Columbus, Ohio, for $32m, part of a $42.5m distribution-network investment plan (reported March 2025)
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2025-03
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Würth Elektronik ICS agreed to acquire 100% of MRS Holding GmbH (MRS Electronic, Rottweil, ~250 employees; sites in…Mar 2026
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Würth Elektronik ICS agreed to acquire 100% of MRS Holding GmbH (MRS Electronic, Rottweil, ~250 employees; sites in Croatia, Poland, Turkey), subject to competition approval
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2026-03-23
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Trophies

Würth Collection: over 18,300 artworks (as of 2021), shown in company museums including Museum Würth and Kunsthalle…
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Würth Collection: over 18,300 artworks (as of 2021), shown in company museums including Museum Würth and Kunsthalle Würth
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Hans Holbein the Younger's 'Darmstadt Madonna', bought from the Hessische Hausstiftung in July 2011 for a reported…
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Hans Holbein the Younger's 'Darmstadt Madonna', bought from the Hessische Hausstiftung in July 2011 for a reported ~EUR 50m; displayed at the Johanniterkirche, Schwäbisch Hall since January 2012
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Motor yacht Vibrant Curiosity, reportedly valued at $100m, bought in 2009
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Legal & regulatory

2008 tax-evasion investigation over cost allocations between subsidiaries; Heilbronn District Court penalty order up…
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2008 tax-evasion investigation over cost allocations between subsidiaries; Heilbronn District Court penalty order up to EUR 3.5m; conviction expunged in 2012 (historical)
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Giving

Würth Foundation (Stiftung Würth), co-founded 1987 with Carmen Würth
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Research gaps: No stake percentages published (group held via family foundations). No verified recent real-estate purchases. Holbein price is a reported estimate, never officially disclosed. Wikipedia used for ownership/tax history; primary foundation documents not checked. Austrian citizenship reported by Wikipedia not included.

What to watch

Closing of Würth Elektronik ICS acquisition of MRS Electronic pending competition approval
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Würth Group H1 2026: sales EUR 10.9bn (+4.3%), operating result EUR 515m; US sales +15%; watch whether growth holds…
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Würth Group H1 2026: sales EUR 10.9bn (+4.3%), operating result EUR 515m; US sales +15%; watch whether growth holds into year-end amid weak German industry (preliminary FY2026 figures typically published in mid-January)
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Reinhold Würth's public warnings about German competitiveness (May 2026)May 7, 2026
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