Currently based in Germany, Albert von Thurn und Taxis is a billionaire aristocrat whose net worth is estimated to be around $1.5 billion as of March 2013, according to Forbes.

Considered as the 12th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Albert von Thurn und Taxis is considered as one of the world's youngest billionaires today. In fact, after his father's death in 1990, he was listed as one of the world's youngest billionaire for several times.

His first appearance on Forbes was when he was 8 years old. He officially inherited his when he reached his 18th birthday in 2001. This eligible bachelor owns several highly-valued assets which include 36,000-hectare woodland in Germany, real estates, art and and one of Europe's largest forest holdings. He has plans of building the world's largest solar energy in Bavaria, Germany but the construction was recently put on hold due cancellation of government subsidies.

Albert von Thurn und Taxis finished his bachelor's degree in theology and economics at the University of Edinburgh. He also finished his master's degree in the same university.