Michael Dell vs. Amancio Ortega
Who will win?
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Name Michael Dell |
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Net worth
๐ฐ $99.6B |
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Born February 23, 1965 (age 59) |
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Education |
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Source Dell Technologies |
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Industry Technology |
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Dell got his start at 19 selling computers out of his University of Texas dorm room, grossing $80,000 by the end of his freshman year. Dell's MSD Capital owns the Four Seasons Maui, plus indirect stakes in Applebees, IHOP, Calvin Klein and reportedly Grand Central Station.
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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.