Amancio Ortega has been leader for 11 years and Tomás Olivo, Miguel Fluxá and Florentino Pérez enter the ‘top 10’

The Spanish edition of the magazine Forbes This Tuesday it published its traditional annual list of the richest Spaniards. At the top of the podium of the greatest fortunes in Spain, since 2014 and one more year, the founder and largest shareholder of the textile giant Inditex (Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Berska…) repeats. Amancio Ortega. The Galician businessman and owner, who also has an immense real estate empire through the Pontegadea holding company (profits of 9,322 million euros last year), has a fortune estimated at 109,900 million euros. Something less than what the prestigious publication calculated last year: 120.2 billion. Continuity is the tone at the top of the list: The second position is occupied by Sandra Ortegadaughter of Amancio and the deceased Rosalía Mera with a net worth of 10,000 million euros. He is followed by the president of the construction company Ferrovial, Rafael del Pinowith a fortune of 8,000 million euros and the president of Mercadona Juan Roigthe first Spanish supermarket group with close to 30% market share. His fortune is estimated at 7.9 billion euros, a good growth from 5.8 billion in 2024.

Continuity is the tone at the top of the list: The second position goes to Sandra Ortega, daughter of Amancio with a net worth of 10,000 million euros. He is followed by the president of Ferrovial, Rafael del Pino (8,000 million) and that of Mercadona Juan Roig (7,900 million)

The president of Abanca gains positions, Juan Carlos Escotetwhich climbs to fifth place with a net worth of 6.2 billion euros (a year ago it was ‘only’ 4.0 billion). The banker also has important investments in the neighboring country through his new company Kopke Group by Escotet Family Estates, which brings together all of Abanca’s Portuguese properties in the world of wine (Oporto and Douro) with brands such as Cálem, Barros, Bursmester, Velhotes, Sao Luiz and Quinta da Boavista. From finance to shopping centers. In sixth place, the Murcian businessman and owner of General de Galerías Comerciales SA joins the top 10 of the Forbes List, Tomas Olivo with a fortune of 4.6 billion euros (in 2024 it was in twelfth position with 2.7 billion). Founded in 1995, this company manages a long dozen of the most profitable shopping centers in Spain such as La Cañada (Marbella) and Las Dunas (Cádiz), in addition to being directly involved in projects such as the shopping center that will be installed in Valdebebas (Madrid). He is also a relevant shareholder of Unicaja, of which he controls almost 10%.

As the seventh fortune in Spain is the vice president and shareholder of Mercadona, Hortensia Herrerowith an asset of 4.4 billion euros after rising one position compared to 2024. Juan Roig’s wife also has her own foundation and together they promote the Legacy Project with which they promote solidarity and sustainable projects in areas of culture, sports and training to which last year they allocated 173 million euros of their assets. It follows María del Pino and Calvo Sotelo with a fortune of 4.2 billion after dropping one position in the last year. Closing the ‘top 10’ is the president and founder of the Iberostar Group, Miguel Fluxàwith 3.3 billion euros. The hotel group closed last year with revenues of 4,468 million euros, 17% more than in 2023, driven by its two divisions: Iberostar Hotels &Resorts and World2Meet, focused on travel organization. The tenth position is occupied by the president of the construction company ACS who won, as well as Real Madrid, Florentino Perez whose assets reach 3,100 million. The construction company he presides achieved a net profit of 684 million euros in 2024, 14% more, and sales of 41,633 million (+16.5%).

Closing the ‘top 10’ is businessman Tomás Olivo (4.6 billion euros) in sixth place, followed by the vice president of Mercadona Hortensia Herrero (4.4 billion), María del Pino (4.2 billion), the president of Iberostar Miguel Fluxà (3.3 billion) in ninth place and Florentino Pérez, president of ACS (3.1 billion) in tenth.

The richest women in Spain

If we consider the fortunes in feminine, a year Sandra Ortega repeats as the richest Spaniard with a wealth of 10,000 million euros, followed as in other years by the vice president of Mercadona Hortensia Herrero (4.4 billion), María del Pino and Calvo Sotelo linked to the family that owns Ferrovial (4.2 billion euros) and the businesswoman Sol Daurella who is president of Coca Cola Europacific Partners. In addition to being a director of Banco Santander. They complete the ‘top 10’ Carmen Riuformer CoCEO of the RIU hotel group that has assets of 1.5 billion euros, followed by the philanthropist and art collector Carmen Thyssen with a fortune of 1.3 billion euros. This group is joined by Isabel Castelo d`Ortega and ISabel Elena of Mandalunizmother and daughter. The former controls 96% of the Ocaso insurance group, which last year achieved a business volume of 1,109.45 million euros.

Family and debut sagas

The main new additions to the list of the richest Spaniards, those who have made it into the top 100, have one characteristic in common: they are family members whose business activity has crossed borders. Let’s start with a ‘saga’ of brothers, the Rubiralta (Jordi, José, Marc and Xavier), owners of the specialized diagnostic medical company Werfen (the former Izasa) which operates directly in more than 30 countries and which last year closed with sales of 2.2 billion (+6%). According to Forbes Spain estimates, Jordi has a net worth of 1.2 billion eurossy enters directly into position 43 on the list. While his brothers José Luis, Marc and Xavier have a fortune of 1.1 billion and occupy positions 48, 49 and 50, respectively.

Better known are the owners of Palladium Hotel Group (the former Fiesta Hotel Group), the Abel Matuteswhose patriarch Abel Matutes Juan served as Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1996 and 2000 under the presidency of José María Aznar. In addition to serving as European Commissioner for Foreign Affairs (1986-1992) and Transport (1993-1994). They enter the Forbes List directly in position 86 with an estimated net worth of 600 million euros. Palladium Hotel Group closed the last financial year with a historic turnover of 1,203 million. This is 12% more compared to 2024. A few positions above is another business ‘dynasty’ linked to Cementos Molins, and headed by Juan Molins Amatwhich is ranked 83rd with a fortune of 610 million euros. Molins has been president of Molins until June of this year, when he was succeeded by Julio Rodríguez. Molins’ business goes beyond concrete and includes areas as diverse as the regeneration of urban spaces and prefabricated solutions for civil construction.