Amancio Ortega vs. Mukesh Ambani
Who will win?
Name Amancio Ortega |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $113.8B |
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Born March 28, 1936 (age 88) |
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Education |
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Source Zara |
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Industry Retail |
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Ortega first began his career manufacturing textiles through a small family company in 1963. He owns a 10% stake in Spanish telecoms firm Telxius and 5% of publicly traded natural gas grid operator Enag's.
Name Mukesh Ambani |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $114.4B |
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Born April 19, 1957 (age 67) |
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Education |
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Source Diversified |
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Industry Energy |
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During the Covid-19 lockdown, Ambani raised more than $20 billion selling a third of Jio to a string of investors, such as Facebook and Google. Reliance owns Network18, a licensee of Forbes Media. Ambani's U.S. educated daughter Isha's marriage to fellow billionaire Ajay Piramal's son in December 2018 drew 10,000 guests, including Hillary Clinton. Reliance Industries bought the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York for $98 million.