Amancio Ortega

Biography

Amancio Ortega opened the first Zara store in A Coruña, Spain, in 1975 and founded Inditex, which grew into one of the world's largest fashion retailers. He stepped back from management in 2011 and also invests heavily in real estate.

Companies

• InditexRetailFounder and majority shareholder

Wealth history

Figures from different sources and dates are listed separately and never merged. Missing years are not estimated. Net worth figures are estimates published by the named source on the date shown. They change frequently and are not exact or permanent. Rankings are date-stamped snapshots.

Philanthropy

Documented giving

• Amancio Ortega Foundation

  Foundation funding cancer-treatment equipment for Spanish public hospitals and education programmes.

  Source: Wikipedia

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