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Amancio Ortega is a Spanish business tycoon who built a fashion empire that became one of the world's largest clothing retail companies. He matters because his business success made him one of the world's wealthiest people and significantly shaped the modern retail fashion industry.
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Heraldic achievement of Don Amancio Ortega Gaona, founder of Zara, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit Amancio Ortega Gaona OMC ( Spanish pronunciation: [aˈmanθjo oɾˈteɣa ɣaˈona]; born 28 March 1936) is a Spanish billionaire businessman. He is the founder and former chairman of Inditex fashion group, best known for its chains of Zara and Bershka clothing and accessories shops. He is considered a pioneer in fast fashion. As of 2026, Ortega had a net worth of US$147 billion, making him the second-wealthiest person in Europe after Bernard Arnault and the 10th-wealthiest in the world. For a brief period of time in 2015, he was the richest man in the world, surpassing Bill Gates when his net worth peaked at $80 billion as Zara's parent company, Inditex's, stock peaked.
He is the head of the Ortega family, and the second wealthiest retailer in the world.
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