The richest man in the world is no longer Bill Gates. Forbes magazine announced that the Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, known to most as the owner of the popular brand Zara, beat the father of Microsoft and became the richest man in the world.
At the magazine Forbes have announced that there has been a change at the top of the list of the richest people in the world. Spanish clothing magnate Amancio Ortega in fact, he defeated the founder of Microsoft in the battle for first place Bill Gates and became the richest man in the world with 79.8 billion US dollars.
The biggest owner of the Inditex group, under whose umbrella we find brands Zara, Pull & Bear, Massimo Dutti, Bershka, Stradivarius, Oysho and Zara Home, Amancio Ortega, was long considered the richest Spaniard. After his fortune jumped 5.3 percent in the last 24 hours, an additional US$4 billion, Amencio became the richest Earthling, beating the father of Microsoft Bill Gates, who is "worth" this moment 79.2 billion US dollars. Although in 2011 Amencio handed over the position of Chairman of the Board and CEO of Inditex to Pablo Isla, he remained the majority owner of the company, and this has more than paid off for him.
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