Portrait of Julia Oetker

Rank #2553

Julia Oetker

Net worth $1.6B

Consumer goods · Germany

Born
Jan 26, 1979
Age
47
Source
Consumer goods
Residence
Bielefeld
Citizenship
Germany
Marital status
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Julia Oetker is an heir to the fortune of the Oetker Group, a now-divided German conglomerate with diverse holdings that included a popular range of food products.
  • In September of 2024, she gave up her ownership stake in Geschwister Oetker, a German holding company with brands spanning wine and spirits, chemicals and luxury hotels.
  • Geschwister Oetker was formed in 2021 after the eight Oetker siblings agreed to divide their $8 billion (sales) conglomerate into two separate groups.
  • The original business, Dr. August Oetker, began in 1891 when her great-grandfather started selling non-perishable baking powder.
  • Julia's brothers, Alfred and Carl Ferdinand, are co-CEOs and owners of Geschwister Oetker.
  • When her father, Rudolf August, passed away in 2007, ownership of Dr. August Oetker was divided between his eight children from three marriages.