Portrait of Yvonne Bauer

Rank #1712

Yvonne Bauer

Net worth $2.5B

Magazines, media · Germany

Born
Mar 29, 1977
Age
49
Source
Magazines, media
Residence
Hamburg
Citizenship
Germany
Marital status
Married
Children
0
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Yvonne Bauer runs Bauer Media Group, which has been in her family for five generations since its founding as a small printing company in 1875. Today, its business lines include print publishing, audio and online media.
  • Europe's largest magazine company, it focuses on women's content and counts over 600 titles worldwide, including InTouch and Grazia.
  • Yvonne Bauer is the second-youngest child of Heinz Heinrich Bauer. She received 85% of the company, while her three sisters each received 5%.
  • In 2020, Bauer expanded its reach in the German newspaper industry with the acquisition of Mitteldeutsche Zeitung in Halle for an undisclosed sum.
  • Prior to joining her family's company in 2005, Bauer apprenticed at publishing House Hoffmann und Campe.
  • In the digital sphere, Bauer Group runs over 400 websites and apps, including The Debrief and Lecker.de.
  • In 2014, she married Enno Koch, a German television journalist and producer; the couple has twins born in 2015.