Amancio Ortega and his daughter Sandra, Del Pino, Roig and Andik are the richest in Spain according to Forbes – Idealista/news

Amancio Ortega and his daughter Sandra, Rafael del Pino, Juan Roig and Isak Andik They are among the top five richest Spaniards according to Forbes Spain’s 100 Richest Spaniards list.

In particular, the sum of 100 Spanish fortunes in 2024 will be 250.4 billion euros, up 27.7% from last year..

So, Amancio Ortegamajority shareholder of Inditex, has been leading this classification for ten yearssince 2014, his wealth has grown by 46.9% compared to 2023 and amounts to 120.2 billion euros, a new record that places him in the “top 10” of the largest assets in the world, ranking ninth, behind the founders Google.

Behind him stands his daughter Sandra Ortega (the only woman in the top five on the list), whose fortune grew by 46% to 10.4 billion euros.

For his part, the President Ferrovial, Rafael del Pino and Calvo Sotelo He rounds out the top three, repeating last year’s podium finish with a net worth of €7.1 billion, which has been revalued by 20% since his company changed tax headquarters.

By his side Mercadona President Juan Roigrises to fourth position with a net worth of €5.8 billion, up 49%, and rounding out the top 5 is Isak Andik, co-founder and president of Mango, with assets of €4.5 billion.

Four women are among the 10 richest Spaniards

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 Spain, is accompanied by three more women. Thus, in seventh place in the overall standings and second among women is Maria Del Pino and Calvo Sotelo, daughter of the founder of Ferrovial, with a fortune estimated at €3.2 billion, up 28% after rising five places in this edition.

In eighth place is Hortensia Herrero, Vice President of Mercadonawhich has accumulated a fortune of 3.2 billion euros, rising seven positions in the list of Spain’s 100 great fortunes in relation to 2023, while Saul Daurella Comadran, President of Coca-Cola Europacific Partnerswith 3 billion euros, which is 50% more, it closes the top 10.

Thus the 10 Spanish states are completed Juan Carlos Escotet, President of Abancawhich dropped two places to sixth place with 4 billion euros, and businessman Daniel Matewhich is in ninth position with 3.1 billion euros.

In turn, the greatest rise in the ranking comes from Vicente Boludathe 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 who turns Valencia Shipping Company into the largest tugboat in the world

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New features in this edition include the inclusion Jesús Nunez of Gesbolsa Inversiones, which is in 23rd place with a fortune of 1.5 billion euros, and Clan group Primafrigid stars in this year’s other biggest competitions: Juan Ignacio Conesa in 67th place with 650 million euros and José Esteban Conesa (73rd) with 550 million euros.

On the other side, Julio Iglesias remains the richest Spanish singer with a fortune of 750 million euros and ranks 52nd in the list of “100 richest Spaniards”.

Madrid and Catalonia – the territory of millionaires

On the other hand, the Community of Madrid is consolidated as the area with the most wealth in this Forbes list, with a total of 30, after accumulating wealth 41.4 billion euroswith two more assets than in 2023 and growth of 7.39%.

Very close behind him Catalonia with 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, the Valencian Community, home to five millionaires, grew 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, Spain’s richest athlete

In the world of sports, the richest football businessmen are still Juan Carlos Escote, shareholder of Deportivo de La Coruña, with a net worth of 4 billion euros; Florentino Perez, Real Madrid presidentwith 2.7 billion euros and ranked 11th and cemented Real Madrid as the most valuable club in the world with a valuation of 6.6 billion euros, as well as Fernando Roig, president of Villarreal, with 1.6 billion Euro.

However, tennis player Rafael Nadal, who is not in the “top 100”, is the athlete who has accumulated the largest fortune – 310 million euros, and Andres Iniesta and Sergio Ramos are the richest Spanish footballers100 million euros each.

Among the new entries, the inclusion of Marc Márquez, MotoGP rider, stands out, consolidating his assets with those worth 80 million euros, although he is also not included in the main ranking.