Article: Porsches just got a little bit poorer

THE Porsche family have fallen from the list of Germany's top 10 wealthiest people for the first time since the ranking began nine years ago.

Manager magazine has the family going from number three to number 13, calculating that the debacle to take over VW cost them a staggering EUR 11 billion, or 71 % of their wealth.

Top of the charts are the Albrecht brothers -- Karl and Theo who run the Aldi discount store. Karl is estimated to have EUR 17.35 billion in the bank and Theo has slightly less with EUR 16.75 billion.

In total, the fortune of the 100 wealthiest Germans ...

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