These are the 100 richest women in Spain, according to the Forbes Women 2025 list

Wealth in Spain also has a feminine face. The hundred richest Spaniards now add up to more than 57 million eurossome 3.8 billion more than the previous year. This growth reveals a trend, the Women’s wealth not only increases, but becomes professionalglobalizes and adopts management models that adopt expansion models.

Although most of these fortunes come from inheritances or family shares in large corporations, the truth is that they have known how to give a twist to that inheritance multiplying and diversifying. In a favorable economic context (record business profits, more stable interest rates, etc.), large female fortunes have strengthened their assets.

The 100 richest women in Spain

At the head is Sandra Ortegaheir to Inditex, with nearly 10 billion euros. From discretion, he has converted his patrimonial company, Rosp Corunnain a profitable but silent model. His 5% stake in the textile giant provides him with hundreds of millions in annual dividends, but most significant is his management skills.

That is, while Inditex remains one of the most solid companies in the IBEX 35, Ortega has expanded its real estate investments in Germany and diversified in biotechnology and international funds.

In second place, Hortensia Herrerovice president of Mercadona, embodies the model of businesswoman who accompanies the success of a great brand. With a net worth of around 4.4 billion, his fortune has grown at the rate of the most profitable supermarket in Spain. But beyond the dividends, Herrero has a commitment to Valencian culture and heritage. Its foundation has restored churches, museums and urban spaces.

On the third step is María del Pino Calvo-Sotelowith about 4,200 million euros. Daughter of Rafael del Pino, founder of Ferrovial, has consolidated its position after the internationalization of the group, which moved its headquarters to the Netherlands and is now listed in the United States. At the head of the Rafael del Pino Foundation, he promotes educational and business leadership programs.

A generational phenomenon

the female wealth in Spain is a consolidated structure. Of the hundred richest women, ten exceed the billion threshold, and most are actively involved in the management of their assets. This is a new generation of managers who prefer offices to spotlights, but who decide on investments that affect thousands of employees and shareholders.