
Amancio Ortega
$122.46B
$769.2M (-0.6%)
as of 02/07/25
About Amancio Ortega
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 Pérez 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.
Personal stats
Citizenship
SpainSource of wealth
ZaraResidence
La Coruna, SpainMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/28/36 (age 88)Number of children
3Self-made
self-madeAmancio Ortega’s fortune is worth

2M
troy ounces of gold

2M
median U.S. household

1M
median U.S. income

2.449%
U.S. credit card volume

0.49%
GDP of the United States

0.36%
United States debt
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Did you know?
Ortega first began his career manufacturing textiles through a small family company in 1963.
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