Spanish entrepreneur, billionaire, founder and ex-president of Inditex; the company owns 6,750 stores in 88 countries. In addition, Ortega has invested in real estate in Florida, Madrid, London and Lisbon, the gas industry, tourism and banks. Owns a stake in the football league and jumping field. At the end of 2009, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation awarded Amancio Ortega the Order of Civil Service.
Amancio Ortega is one of the richest people in Europe and a pioneer of retail in fast fashion. In 1975, together with his ex-wife Rosalia Mera (died in 2013), he founded the company, which over the years has grown into the Inditex corporation, which manages a number of global brands, the most famous of which is Zara.
Several years ago, Ortega focused on diversifying his fortune, making a number of major investments, in particular, he invested "huge sums", according to Forbes, in real estate around the world. He spends most of the dividends received from the company on real estate investments in New York, Madrid, London, etc. Despite this, Ortega owns about 60% of the shares of Inditex registered in Madrid. The chain of stores of the corporation is about 7,500 points around the world. The average income of a billionaire from dividends is $ 400 million per year.
In 2021, Forbes estimated his fortune at $77000 million.
