Amancio Ortega Trivia Questions

Ortega left school at 13 due to his family's financial struggles and began working in a clothing shop, never completing formal education.

Ortega is famously private but has given a few rare interviews, including one to a Spanish newspaper in 2001.

The first Zara store opened in 1975 in A Coruña, a modest city in northwestern Spain, not in Madrid’s upscale district.

Ortega started his career at age 14 as a delivery boy for a clothing store, then learned tailoring, which led to his retail empire.

Ortega never designed clothes; his expertise was in production and logistics. His wife, Rosalía Mera, handled early designs.

Ortega is known for frugality and avoids luxury. He flies commercial and rarely attends store openings, preferring to stay out of the spotlight.

In October 2015, Ortega topped the Bloomberg Billionaires Index for a few hours as Inditex shares surged, surpassing Gates.

Through his investment firm Pontegadea, Ortega owns billions in commercial real estate, often yielding higher annual dividends than his fashion holdings.