The 28 Catalans among the 100 largest fortunes in Spain increased their wealth by 4.2%, to 27,200 million euros, keeping Catalonia as the second territory in Spain with more entries in the Forbes rich list.

The annual ranking of the 100 richest Spaniards, prepared by the Spanish edition of Forbes magazine and published on Tuesday, shows that the number of Catalans appearing on the list has decreased compared to last year’s edition, but those included have increased their fortune.

According to the Forbes ranking, Catalonia has 28 millionaires among the 100 richest in Spain who have seen their fortune increase by 4.2%, accumulating a wealth of up to 27,200 million euros. The Principality remains the second region in Spain in terms of the number of top fortunes, behind Madrid.

Isak Andic, founder of Mango, and Sol Daurella, president of Coca Cola Europacific Partners, maintain their position as the two richest people in Catalonia with assets of 4.5 billion euros (+€1.8 billion) and 3 billion (+€1 billion) respectively. They are followed in third place by José María Serra Farré, majority shareholder of Grupo Catalana Occidente, with 1.7 billion euros (+200 million euros).

The fourth-richest Catalan in 2024 is businessman Simó Barceló, owner of the Barceló hotel chain, with a fortune of 1,600 million euros. Also noteworthy, is the entry into the 90th position in the global ranking of Joan Font Fabregó, founder and president of the Bonpreu supermarket chain, which accumulates 400 million euros, as well as the departure of the Grífols family, a regular for years on the Forbes list.

The founder of Inditex continues to be the richest man in Spain

As for Spain as a whole, the sum of the 100 Spanish fortunes amounts to 250,400 million euros, an increase of 27.7% compared to last year. Amancio Ortega, founder of Inditex, is once again the richest businessman in Spain with a net worth of 120,200 million euros (+38,000 million euros) and has been at the top of the Spanish list for a decade.

In second place is his daughter, Sandra Ortega, whose wealth has grown to 10.4 billion euros (+3.3 billion euros). Next is the chairman of Ferrovial, Rafael del Pino, who completes the podium with a fortune valued at 7.1 billion euros (+1.2 billion euros).

They are followed by the chairman of Mercadona, Juan Roig, who rises to fourth place with a wealth of 5.8 billion euros (+1.9 billion euros). Roig owns approximately 51% of this unlisted company, and his wife, Hortensia Herrero, owns 28%, making a combined total of almost 80% (discounting treasury shares).

The most significant rise in the Forbes list has been made by Vicente Boluda, president of the Valencian Businessmen’s Association, who has jumped from 35th to 95th place since last year’s edition with a net worth of 1.2 billion euros. Finally, new entries to the list include Jesús Núñez of Gesbolsa Inversiones, who is in 23rd place with a fortune of 1.5 billion euros.

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