Christian W.E. Haub Net Worth

Christian W.E. Haub has an estimated net worth of $3.3 billion, according to Forbes Real-Time Billionaires, Christian W.E. Haub profile (figures as of October 20, 2026). That is up from $2.3 billion in 2019.

Christian W.E. Haub is a German businessman who runs his family's Tengelmann Group, a retail conglomerate with roots going back to a shop opened in Mülheim an der Ruhr in 1867. Born in 1964, he is a son of Erivan Haub, who had strong ties to Tacoma, Washington, where his sons were born. He is married to Liliane, and the couple have four children and live in Munich.

Haub started his career in investment banking at Dillon Read in 1989. In 1991 he joined the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, known as A&P, as vice president of development and strategic planning. He rose to president and chief operating officer two years later and became president and CEO in 1998. In 2000 he and his older brother Karl-Erivan became co-CEOs of Tengelmann. Following his brother's death, Christian became the group's sole CEO.

How Christian Haub makes money

Haub's fortune comes from Tengelmann, which today employs more than 70,000 people. Its operations include home improvement chain OBI, clothing and non-food discounter KiK, online retailer babymarkt.de and food maker No Meat Factory. The group also invests in startups and works in energy services, audits and consulting, property management and real estate development.

In 2021 Haub bought an additional stake in Tengelmann from his late brother's two children, reportedly paying as much as $1.6 billion. That made him the largest shareholder, with a 68.67% stake, and he now serves as the company's sole CEO. In 2011 he also founded Emil Capital Partners, where he is chairman and president.

How Forbes has valued Christian Haub

Forbes valued Haub at $2.3 billion in 2019, then $3 billion in both 2020 and 2021. His fortune rose to $4.4 billion in 2022 after he increased his stake in Tengelmann, and it held at $4.4 billion in 2023.

Since then it has eased. Forbes estimated him at $3.7 billion in 2024 and 2025, and $3.5 billion on its 2026 World's Billionaires List. As of October 20, 2026, its real-time tracker showed $3.3 billion. Beyond business, he sits on the Boston College board of trustees and serves as a director of Canadian grocer Metro Inc. He is also on the advisory board of the Schulich School of Business at York University in Canada.