This billionaire has just overtaken Bill Gates in terms of wealth. Who is he?

The mystical founder of the fashion brand Zara Amancio Ortega recently overtook Bill Gates in pursuit of the title of the world's most secured entrepreneur.

The richest man

The well-known Forbes magazine published the information that the shares of its Spanish subsidiary Inditex grew by 2.5%. This increased Amancio's fortune to 79.5 billion dollars.

For comparison: according to sources, Bill Gates owns 78.5 billion dollars.

Silence is gold?

But, despite the fact that Ortega has a rather impressive wealth, and the Zara brand is known all over the world, few people have heard of the identity of the billionaire himself. The eighty-year-old Spaniard keeps secret information about his personal life and very seldom agrees to give an interview to the press.

It's time to find out more!

Amancio Ortega founded one of the fashion brands of stylish youth clothing Zara, along with his then wife Rosalia in 1975. Today, its main business is Inditex SA, whose subsidiaries are Zara, Massimo Dutti, and Pull & Bear. These companies are represented by approximately 6,600 branches around the world.

This is the second wife of a millionaire, Flora. The couple was married since 2001.

He also bought the highest skyscraper in Spain, Torre Picasso in Madrid. The height of the building is 515 feet, costing it $ 536 million.

He dresses modestly - usually wears a simple blue blazer, white shirt and gray pants - none of the garments is a product of "Zarya".

He owns The Epic Residences and a hotel in Miami, which are considered to be some of the most luxurious in the US.

This is his daughter Martha. The secular lioness is married to the main Spanish rider Sergio Alvarez Moyet.

Kate Middleton is a huge fan of Zara's collections and is often photographed in the clothes of this brand.

Ortega drives a sedan Audi A8, which is said to be more comfortable than luxurious.

Amancio rarely goes on vacation. He says that he loves to work more than to rest.

He eats at the same cafe owned by the company, every day with his employees. Below you can see the image of the main office of "Zarya".

Ortega and his wife live in a remote apartment building in La Coruña, Spain, near the largest port of the Atlantic Ocean.

In August 2013, the co-founder of Zara, the former wife of Omancio Rosalia Mera, died at the age of 69. She was the richest woman in Spain.

Amancio Ortega is the richest man in the world with his own capital estimated at $ 79.5 billion.

In his spare time Ortega enjoys riding. He owns an equestrian center in Spain (in Galicia).