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BillionairesKarl & Theo Albrecht
Karl and Theo Albrecht are German billionaire brothers and retail entrepreneurs, best known as the co-founders of the Aldi supermarket empire. Their combined net worth reached $26.8 billion USD in 2002, reflecting their status as two of the wealthiest individuals in the world during that era.
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4 recordsWhat countsAnnual Forbes list value — one row per year; “current” = the latest year's row.
- 2003Forbes World's Billionaires 2003 list net worth. | truth-pass 2026-06-09 NW-HYGIENE: date_end=2003-12-31 (founder decision, TODO item 3): Forbes printed the brothers as ONE list entry 2000–2003 and split them from 2004 — this joint row stops carrying forward in as-of views past 2003. Value untouched; row stays active.$25.6Bsrc
- 2002Forbes World's Billionaires 2002 list net worth. | truth-pass 2026-06-09 NW-HYGIENE: date_end=2003-12-31 (founder decision, TODO item 3): Forbes printed the brothers as ONE list entry 2000–2003 and split them from 2004 — this joint row stops carrying forward in as-of views past 2003. Value untouched; row stays active.$26.8Bsrc
- 2001Forbes World's Billionaires 2001 list net worth. | truth-pass 2026-06-09 NW-HYGIENE: date_end=2003-12-31 (founder decision, TODO item 3): Forbes printed the brothers as ONE list entry 2000–2003 and split them from 2004 — this joint row stops carrying forward in as-of views past 2003. Value untouched; row stays active.$25Bsrc
- 2000Forbes World's Billionaires 2000 list net worth. | truth-pass 2026-06-09 NW-HYGIENE: date_end=2003-12-31 (founder decision, TODO item 3): Forbes printed the brothers as ONE list entry 2000–2003 and split them from 2004 — this joint row stops carrying forward in as-of views past 2003. Value untouched; row stays active.$20Bsrc
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