The richest man in the world is once again Amancio Ortega. Who? Ortega is a fashion magnate, the founder of textile giant Inditex, which owns brands such as Zara, Berhska, Stradivarus, Massimo Dutti and Pull&Bear. Forbes recently estimated his fortune at US$79.5 billion, knocking Bill Gates from the top spot, who he estimated to be a 'heavier' at US$78.5 billion.
The richest man in the world it is Amancio Ortega briefly became less than a year ago, when he also replaced Bill Gates at the top of the list of the richest people.
Last week, the fortune of the 80-year-old founder of Zara increased by 2.5 percent or 1.7 billion US dollars per 79.5 billion dollars, which was enough to overtake the co-founder of Microsoft at the top Bill Gates, which, according to the latest information, has magazines on its account Forbes 78.5 billion dollars. Management of company affairs Inditex his daughter is expected to take over soon Marta Ortega, who has been trying to succeed his father for a long time and take over his role.
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Amancio Ortega was once again the richest man for only a few days, as from Wednesday to Friday, his wealth 'shrunk' from 79.5 billion to 77.8 billion dollars. Since he and Bill Gates are so close, it is to be expected that they will exchange a few more a flattering title. But this match is only really fair because Microsoft's father has so far donated almost 31 billion his wealth, otherwise Ortega, who started his career at the very bottom, would not have come close.
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