# Beate Heister

_German business executive, billionaire heiress_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Beate Heister is a German billionaire heiress. She is one of the two children of Karl Albrecht, who founded the discount supermarket chain Aldi with his brother Theo which split into Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd. As of 2022, she was one of the five richest women in the world, according to Forbes magazine. Together with her brother Karl Albrecht Jr., as of 2020, she had a net worth of US$41.3 billion, putting them at the top of Forbes list of the richest Germans.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 5 October 1951 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28317048#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Essen ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28317048#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28317048#P27))
- **Occupation:** business executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28317048#P106))
- **Spouse:** Peter Heister ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28317048#P26))

## Questions

**When was Beate Heister born?**  
Beate Heister was born on 5 October 1951 in Essen.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Beate Heister](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beate_Heister) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q28317048](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28317048) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)

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"Beate Heister". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/beate-heister. Retrieved 5 November 2026.