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A mysterious retail guru most people have never heard of just became richer than Warren Buffett

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Amancio Ortega

Zara's mysterious founder, Amancio Ortega, is now the world's second-richest man — surpassing even Warren Buffet. But despite his impressive net worth, many people have never heard of him. 

The 79-year-old Spaniard fiercely guards his privacy and gives few interviews to the press. 

Ortega founded fast-fashion giant Zara with his then wife Rosalia in 1975. Today, his retail company Intidex SA — which owns Zara, as well as Massimo Dutti and Pull&Bear — has over 6,600 outposts around the world. Zara in and of itself is changing retail forever.

According to Bloomberg, Ortega's net worth is a whopping $71.5 billion as of June 2, 2015. The only person left for him to beat in this financial category? Bill Gates, who has a net worth of $85.5 billion. However, Bloomberg's data notes that since last year, Gates' net worth has decreased by $1.1 billion, while Ortega's has increased by an impressive $10.4 billion.

Amancio Ortega is the second-richest man in the world, with a net worth estimated at $71.5 billion.

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Source: Bloomberg



This is his second wife, Flora. The couple has been married since 2001.

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Source: Bloomberg



In August 2013, his ex-wife and Zara cofounder, Rosalia Mera, died at age 69. She was Spain's richest woman.

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Source: Associated Press



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