Theo Albrecht Jr. Germany, and has one child. Theo Albrecht Jr. Theodor "Theo" Albrecht Jr. (born 1950) is a German billionaire businessman, the son of Theo Albrecht, co-founder of Aldi. As of January 2018, Albrecht's net worth is estimated by Forbes as $22.4 billion. In 2010, his father Theo Albrecht died, leaving the ownership of the German supermarket chain Aldi Nord and US supermarket chain Trader Joe's to his two sons, but Berthold died in 2012. Theo Albrecht Jr. and the heirs of his brother Berthold inherited the fortune, which originally grew from a corner grocery shop opened back in 1913. Albrecht lives
Karl Albrecht the latter's death. Golf was one of his hobbies, and Albrecht played the sport on his own golf course, the Öschberghof, which he built in 1976. He also raised orchids. In 2014, Albrecht was listed as one of the richest people in the world with an estimated net worth of . Previously, "Forbes" magazine listed him as one of the richest men in the world, with an estimated net worth in 2011 of , which ranked him 10th in its 2012 list of billionaires – making him the oldest billionaire in the Top 20 list. Albrecht was the richest person