Active house
Porsche-Piëch family
Porsche SE / Volkswagen · Austria · founded 1931
Holds the controlling stake in Volkswagen through Porsche Automobil Holding SE.
Family fortune
$40B
Bloomberg Family Index, as of 2025-12-31
Generations
4
Documented members
4
Industries
Automotive
Founders, principals and heirs
Ferdinand Porsche
Founder · generation 1 · 1875–1951
Engineer; designed the original Volkswagen.
Ferry Porsche
Principal · generation 2 · 1909–1998
Created the Porsche 356.
Ferdinand Piëch
Principal · generation 3 · 1937–2019
Chairman of Volkswagen Group.
Wolfgang Porsche
Principal · generation 3 · 1943–
Chairman of Porsche SE.
Legacy
The 2009 attempt by Porsche to take over Volkswagen ended by reversing into a VW-led structure.
Evidentiary standard
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