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Amancio Ortega
Rank #20

Amancio Ortega

$57655.3B

La Coruna, , Spain

Fashion & Retail

Biography

Amancio Ortega of Spain is one of the wealthiest clothing retailers in the world.

A pioneer in fast fashion, he cofounded Inditex, known for its Zara fashion chain, with his ex-wife Rosalia Mera (d. 2013) in 1975.

He owns about 60% of Madrid-listed Inditex, which has 8 brands, including Massimo Dutti and Pull & Bear, and 7,500 stores around the world.

Ortega typically earns more than $400 million in dividends a year. In November 2021, Inditex announced that his daughter Marta Ortega Pérez will become chairperson in April 2022.

He has invested his dividends primarily into real estate in Madrid, Barcelona, London, Chicago, Miami and New York.

Financial Assets

Enagas

MADRID: ENG-ES

Shares: 13,100,000

Industria de Diseno Textil S.A.

MADRID: ITX-ES

Shares: 1,848,000,000

Red Electrica Corp SA

:

Shares: 27,054,000

Redes Energeticas Nacionais

EURONEXT LISBON: RENE-PT

Shares: 80,100,000