The Secret Life of the World's Richest Man
Zara owner Amancio Ortega enjoys horse riding, goes to the same cafe every day, and eats lunch with his employees in the canteen.
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| Amancio Ortega - founder of fashion brand Inditex - parent company of Zara has just surpassed Bill Gates to become the richest person in the world. The increase in Inditex's stock price has helped Ortega's assets to 79.1 billion USD, 700 million USD more than Gates, according to Forbes.Despite his impressive fortune, many people have never heard of him. The 80-year-old fashion billionaire is extremely private about his personal life and rarely gives interviews. |
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| Ortega opened his first fashion store with his then wife, Rosalia, in 1975. Today, his company has more than 6,600 stores worldwide. |
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| This is his second wife - Flora. They married in 2001 and have a daughter named Marta, who is married. |
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| Ortega and his wife live in an apartment in La Coruña (Spain), near a major seaport. on the Atlantic coast. |
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| British Princess Kate Middleton is a loyal customer of Zara. |
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| Ortega is a very private person. In 2012, Bloomberg said he had only accepted interviewed 3 times. |
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The billionaire also dresses very simply. His usual style is a blue jacket, |
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| Every day, he goes to a fixed cafe, and has lunch with the staff in the company canteen |
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| In his spare time, Ortega enjoys horse riding, and owns a horse training center in Galicia. (Spain). |
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| He also bought the country's tallest building - the Torre Picasso in Madrid. This building is 157m high. and cost $536 million. |
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| He also owns The Epic Residences and Hotel in Miami. This is one of the America's most luxurious hotels. |
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| Ortega drives an Audi A8, which is more about comfort than luxury. |
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| He also owns the Global Express BD-700 - a Bombardier private jet. It costs $45 million. |
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| But Ortega rarely jets off on vacation. He says he prefers to work. |
According to BI
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