Claim profile

Jakob Fugger the Elder

German merchant (1398-1469)

  • Fame48.3
  • Momentum9.7
  • Wikipedia954
Source-basedRising
Lived 1398–1469, aged 71Germany
GermanyGermanyBusiness ProfessionalsBusiness Professional
  • Wikipedia
    10 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1398–1469
    Aged 71
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

Jakob Fugger was a German master weaver, town councillor and merchant, as well as the founder of the Fugger dynasty. He was later known as Jakob Fugger the Elder to distinguish him from his son Jakob Fugger, who took over his father's company and oversaw its rise to be the largest and richest trading house in Europe.

Where to find them

Platforms

No platforms connected yet.

By the numbers

Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Rising
48.3
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum9.7
Historical8.8
Now attention43.7
Source confidence55.0
Completeness70.0
Global rank
—
Country rank
—
Category rank
—
Receipts

Sources