George Mathias
HOTEL magnate Miguel Fluxa has been listed as one of the world’s richest men.
The founder of Mallorca-based global tourism company Grupo Iberostar had a fortune of about $3.8 billion in 2021 according to Forbes magazine.
But this was only enough to place him 822nd on the list, although third in Spain.
Photo: Wikipedia.
His wealth is dwarfed by Amancio Ortega, founder of Inditex fashion group, who was 23rd on the list with a $60 billion net-worth.
Tesla chief Elon Musk was named the richest person on the planet with a fortune of $267 billion followed by founder of Amazon Jeff Bezos ($189 billion).
Frenchman Bernard Arnault, the chairman of Louis Vouitton was third on the list. The richest person in Europe has a $151 billion fortune.
The daughter of Amancio Ortega, Sandra, has the second largest wealth in Spain with $5.9 billion, putting her 438rd.
In total, 27 Spaniards appeared on the list.
Sir James Ratcliffe, owner of chemicals company Ineos was once again named Britain’s richest man, with $16.3 billion.
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