
Amancio Ortega
$113.9B
Born
Mar 28, 1936
Age
89
Source of Wealth
Zara
Residence
La Coruna,
Citizenship
Spain
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
- 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 5,000 stores around the world.
- In 2022, after working at Inditex for 15 years, his daughter Marta Ortega PĂ©rez became chairperson of the company.
- Ortega earns more than $400 million in yearly dividends, which he reinvests primarily in real estate across Europe and North America.
- Ortega first began his career manufacturing textiles through a small family company in 1963.
- Ortega's real estate portfolio, which includes logistics, residential and office properties, rents to tenants including Apple, Amazon and Walmart.
Exchange | Ticker | Company Name | Number Of Shares | Share Price | Currency Code |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
MADRID | SAN-ES | Banco Santander | 21,830,000 | 6.90 | EUR |
MADRID | ENG-ES | Enagas | 13,100,000 | 14.40 | EUR |
MADRID | ITX-ES | Industria de Diseno Textil S.A. | 1,848,000,000 | 50.37 | EUR |
Red Electrica Corp SA | 27,054,000 | 18.94 | EUR | ||
EURONEXT LISBON | RENE-PT | Redes Energeticas Nacionais | 80,100,000 | 3.02 | EUR |