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Forbes 2025 Rich List: Ortega Still No. 1 as Spain’s Top 100 Wealth Rises 7%

Strong gains at Ferrovial alongside Mercadona narrow the distance to the Ortega family.

Overview

  • Spain’s 100 richest now hold €258.87 billion in combined wealth, up 7% year on year, lifting the entry cutoff to €450 million.
  • Amancio Ortega remains on top with €109.9 billion after a market-linked decline of about €10.3 billion, and Sandra Ortega holds second place at €10 billion.
  • Rafael del Pino climbs to €8 billion and Juan Roig reaches €7.9 billion after a roughly 36% jump, with Juan Carlos Escotet at €6.2 billion and Tomás Olivo rising to sixth with €4.6 billion.
  • Notable newcomers include the Rubiralta family of Werfen and the Molins family of Cementos Molins, reflecting fresh entrants alongside broader rank reshuffles.
  • Madrid counts 29 fortunes and Catalonia 28, Galicia posts the highest average wealth due to the Ortega fortunes, and 63.9% of total wealth is held by people over 74, signaling looming generational transfers.