Forbes 100 richest Spaniards are an average age of 66 and include 11 women
Sunday, October 27, 2013 @ 6:38 PM
THE average age of a multi-millionaire in Spain is 66, according the most recent Forbes List, which gives the names, ages, fortunes and professions of the country's 100 richest people.
A total of 13 are aged over 80, and although nearly a quarter – 23 in total – are under 50, they are lower down the rankings with 10 of them being between numbers 70 and 79.
Although the wealthiest man in Spain – who is also the richest in Europe and third worldwide after Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim and Microsoft magnate Bill Gates – continues to be Inditex founder Amancio Ortega, aged 79 (pictured above left).
His late wife Rosalía Mera (pictured below right), who was 69 when she died earlier this year from a sub-arachnoid brain haemorrhage, continues to feature on the list, at number two, making her Spain's richest woman.
She was the co-founder of the Inditex chain along with her ex-husband Amancio, an empire which includes budget high-street clothing stores Zara, Bershka, Pull&Bear and Stradivarius, underwear retailer Oysho, interiors firm Zara Home, and mid-upper high-street outlets Massimo Dutti and Uterqüe.
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