Amancio Ortega again tops the list of the richest people in the state according to Forbes with a fortune of 120.2 billion euros

Specifically, The value of the 100 public fortunes in 2024 will be €250.4 billion, representing an increase of 27.7%. compared to last year.

Amancio Ortega in the top 10 richest people in the world

So, Amancio Ortega, the main shareholder of Inditex, has been leading this classification for ten years, since 2014, his wealth has increased by 46.9% compared to 2023. and adds legacy 120.2 billion eurossetting a new record that put him in “top 10” largest assets in the worldWith ninth place, behind Google founders.

His daughter is standing behind him Sandra Ortega is the only woman among the top five positions on the list-, whose fortune grew by 46% to 10.4 billion euros.

For my part, Ferrovial President Rafael del Pino y Calvo Sotelo rounds out the “top three”, repeating last year’s “podium”with a condition estimated at 7.1 billion euroswhich rose 20% after his company changed tax headquarters.

In turn, Mercadona President Juan Roig rises to fourth position with a fortune of 5.8 billion euros, which has grown by 49%, and the top 5 is completed by Isak Andik, co-founder and president of Mercadona. Mango with assets of 4.5 billion euros.

Four women made it into the top ten richest people

If last year there was only one woman in the “top 10” richest women, this time Sandra Ortega, who continues to be the richest woman in the state, is accompanied by three more women. So, In seventh place overall and second among women are Maria Del Pino and Calvo Sotelo, daughter of the founder of Ferrovial.whose fortune is estimated at €3.2 billion, up 28% after rising five places in this edition.

IN Eighth place is Hortensia Herrero, vice president of Mercadona, who has amassed a fortune of $3.2 billion. euro, rising seven positions in the list of 100 great state fortunes relative to 2023, while Saul Daurella Comadran, president of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, with a net worth of 3 billion. the euro, that is, 50% more, closes the top 10.

So 10 state states are completed Juan Carlos Escote, president of Abanca, which dropped two places to sixth place with a fortune of 4 billion euros, and businessman Daniel Matewhich is in ninth position with 3.1 billion euros.

Julio Iglesias, the richest singer

In turn, the greatest rise in the ranking comes from Vicente Boluda, current president of the Valencian Businessmen’s Association, who rose from 95th place to 35th thanks to the purchase of Smith Lamnalco. for 800 million euros and which makes the Valencia Shipping Company the largest tugboat in the world.

New features in this edition include the inclusion Jesús Nunez of Gesbolsa Inversiones, which is in 23rd place with a net worth of 1.500 million euros, while the Primafrío Group clan plays a major role in the other biggest projects of this year: Juan Ignacio Conesa in 67th place with a net worth of 650 million euros and José Esteban Conesa (73 ), with 550 million euros.

On the other hand, J.Ulio Iglesias remains the richest Spanish singer

with a fortune of 750 million euros and ranks 52nd in the list of “100 richest Spaniards”.

Madrid, a territory with the richest

On the other side, The Community of Madrid is recognized as the area with the most wealth in this Forbes list: a total of 30after accumulating a fortune of 41.4 billion euros, with two more assets than in 2023 and an increase of 7.39%.

Behind is very close to Catalonia, only 26 stateswhich is three less than last year and the total wealth is 27,200 million euros, while Galicia continues to be the region that accumulates the most wealth with a total wealth of 139,025 million euros, thanks to the “Ortega effect”.

In fact, if we add only the wealth of the “Ortega clan”, about 133.35 billion euros, this is almost double the GDP created by the Community of Galicia in 2023, about 69.38 billion euros.

On the other hand, SValencian community, home to five millionaires, his wealth increased significantly from 9.617 million euros to 12.450 million thanks to the strong growth recorded by Vicente Boluda as well as the revaluation of Mercadona.

Rafa Nadal is the richest athlete

In the world of sports, The richest football businessman is still Juan Carlos Escote.shareholder of Deportivo de La Coruña, with 4 billion euros; Florentino PerezPresident of Real Madrid with €2.7 billion, ranking 11th and cementing Real Madrid as the most valuable club in the world with a valuation of €6.6 billion, and Fernando RoigPresident of Villarreal, with 1.6 billion euros.

However, Tennis player Rafael Nadal, who is not in the top 100, is the athlete with the most wealth (€310 million), while Andres Iniesta and Sergio Ramos are the Spanish footballers with the most wealth (€100 million). euros each.

New features include enabling Marc Marquez, MotoGP rider who consolidates his assets to the tune of 80 million. euro, although it is also not included in the main rating