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5. Amancio Ortega

Spanish businessmen Amancio Ortega founded the Inditex fashion group, best known for owning clothing retail brand Zara. Ortega and his wife opened the first Zara store in Galicia, Spain, in 1975 and today it's one of the most valuable retail companies in the world. In 2015, Ortega was briefly the wealthiest person in the entire world when Inditex stocks soared. His net worth is reportedly between $57.5-77.9 billion.

Amancio Ortega and Family Attend CSI Casa Novas Horse Jumping Competition 2013 Xurxo Lobato / Contributor / Getty Images

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