![]() ![]() ![]() Currently, the top 10% in Germany owns two-thirds of its assets. The difference between the income and wealth-based numbers suggests at the adage "wealth begets wealth": those who have tend to then have more, or even most. And according to the Forbes 2021 Billionaire's List, Germany is number four in the world for its billionaire population of 136. It also ranked Germany third globally in terms of individuals worth $50 million or more. When property, business capital, savings, and investments are also taken into account, the numbers jump: Well over 2 million Germans have a net worth of $1 million according to Credit Suisse's 2020 Global Wealth Report. Carsten Maschmeyer is married to well-known German actress Veronica Ferres Image: picture-alliance/dpa/W. The German Federal Statistical Office announced this week that the number of German taxpayers with an annual income over €1 million rose by 1,900 to 24,700 citing the most recent figures from 2017. The ranks of millionaires and billionaires in Germany have indeed been swelling in recent years. "Being rich consists of many small steps and a ton of discipline and perseverance." "I myself am an example of how it's possible to reach the top from the most restricted and poorest of circumstances," he said in an online seminar in April on how to become rich, referring to his childhood living with his mother who had a small income from a secretarial job. Financier and TV celebrity Carsten Maschmeyer landed on Forbes' billionaire list Thursday for the first time with an estimated net worth of $1.1 billion (€0.9 billion). ![]()
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