8Hasso Plattner – Net worth – $8.6 billion
Born on January 21, 1944, the 70-year-old businessman is the co-founder of SAP AG software company and served as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SAP AG since May 2003.
SAP AG was founded in 1972, along with 4 other IMB colleagues.
Not only he is one of the richest people in Germany, but is the only self-made billionaire in our top list.
In 1998, the billionaire founded the Hasso Plattner Institute for IT systems Engineering at the University of Potsdam.
A sports enthusiast, Hasso Plattner skis, snowboards and sails on his yacht called ‘Morning Glory’.
He is also an avid golfer and even owns a luxury golf course and hotel in South Africa’s Western Cape province.
