Amancio Ortega Gaona Biography

Amancio Ortega, born as Amancio Ortega Gaona, is a Spanish business tycoon best recognized as the founder of the Inditex fashion group, parent company of the famous fashion brand ZARA that has more than 6000 stores in over 65 countries. As of January 2018, Ortega had acquired a net worth of about $77.6 billion, making him the richest man in Europe, and the fourth richest in the world. He is also the wealthiest merchant in the world. Ortega, who earns more than $400 million in dividends every year, has investments in an ever-expanding real estate portfolio that includes buildings in New York, Miami, London, Barcelona, Chicago, and Madrid. On a personal note, the American entrepreneur is a media-shy person. This is the reason most people are unaware of him despite the fact that he is the founder of one of the world’s top fashion labels! Ortega, who is currently married to his second wife Flora Pérez Marcote, has three children including Sandra Ortega Mera.