# Hasso Plattner

_German billionaire businessman and philanthropist (born 1944)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> Hasso Plattner is a German businessman who is the co-founder of SAP SE software company. From 2003 to 2024, he was the chairman of the company's supervisory board. As of August 2020, Forbes estimated his net worth at US$17.9 billion.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 21 January 1944 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71074#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Berlin ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71074#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71074#P27))
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur; philanthropist; patron of the arts; business informatician; engineer; manager ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71074#P106))
- **Education:** University of Karlsruhe ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71074#P69))
- **Awards:** Order of Merit of Brandenburg; Rudolf-Diesel-Medaille; Leonardo Award; Werner von Siemens Ring; honorary citizen of Potsdam; Leibniz Medal; honorary doctor of the University of Potsdam; honorary doctor of the Saarland University; Ehrensenator; honorary doctorate of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology; Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71074#P166))

## Questions

**When was Hasso Plattner born?**  
Hasso Plattner was born on 21 January 1944 in Berlin.

**Where did Hasso Plattner study?**  
Hasso Plattner was educated at University of Karlsruhe.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hasso Plattner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasso_Plattner) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q71074](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71074) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Hasso Plattner (cropped).jpg by Epic-chair (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hasso_Plattner_(cropped).jpg)

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## Cite this page

"Hasso Plattner". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hasso-plattner. Retrieved 5 November 2026.