Largest fortunes in the Balearic Islands in 2025
Fluxá consolidates his throne
Miguel Fluxá reaffirms his leadership for the ninth consecutive year as the wealthiest individual in the Balearic Islands and returns to the top 10 of the 100 Richest Spaniards List published by the prestigious Forbes magazine. The 2025 Balearic ranking also reflects a shift in power among the major family dynasties. Brothers Carlos and Juan March Delgado make a strong ascent, unseating Simón Pedro Barceló and the Riu siblings from last year’s podium, taking second and third place respectively. Meanwhile, Carmen and Luis Riu share fourth place ex aequo, despite each having increased their wealth by 300 million euros. The most significant setbacks of the year are those of the chairman of the Barceló Group, who falls from second to sixth place, and Gabriel Escarrer and his family, who drop three places. According to Forbes, the ranking is based on a thorough analysis of the market value of companies and family holdings, as well as cash, investments and property assets.
1.- Miguel Fluxá Rosselló. Executive Chairman of Grupo Iberostar. €3,300m (+€1,300m). =
2.- Carlos March Delgado. Shareholder of Corporación Financiera Alba. €2,000m (+€900m) – Up 4 places.
3.- Juan March Delgado. Shareholder of Corporación Financiera Alba. €1,900m (+€800m) – Up 4 places.
4.- Carmen Riu Güell. Co-owner of Grupo RIU. €1,500m (+€300m) – Down 1 place.
5.- Luis Riu Güell. Co-owner of Grupo RIU. €1,500m (+€300m) – Down 1 place.
6.- Simón Pedro Barceló Vadell. Co-owner of Grupo Barceló. €1,100m (-€500m) – Down 4 places.
7.- Isabel García Lorca and daughters. President of Grupo Piñero. €790m (+€190m) – Up 1 place.
8.- Gabriel Escarrer and family*. President of Meliá Hotels. €760m (-€340m) – Up 1 place.
9.- Gloria March Delgado. Shareholder of Corporación Financiera Alba. €700m (+€400m).
10.- Abel Matutes and family. Palladium Hotel Group. €600m.
Evolution of the Balearic fortunes 2022–2025
(*) Gabriel Escarrer Juliá died in November 2024. His son, Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, is the current president.
Fortunes in Spain
1.- Amancio Ortega. Majority shareholder of Inditex (Zara) – Galicia. €109,900m (-€10,300m). =
2.- Sandra Ortega. Shareholder of Inditex (Zara) – Galicia. €10,000m (-€400m). =
3.- Rafael del Pino. Chairman of Ferrovial – Madrid. €8,000m (+€900m). =
4.- Juan Roig. President of Mercadona – Valencian Community. €7,900m (+€2,100m). =
5.- Juan Carlos Escotet. Chairman of Abanca – Galicia. €6,200m (+€2,200m). Up 1 place.
6.- Tomás Olivo. Owner of GCC – Murcia. €4,600m (+€1,900m). Up 6 places.
7.- Hortensia Herrero. Shareholder of Mercadona – Valencian Community. €4,400m (+€1,200m). Up 1 place.
8.- María del Pino. Board member at Ferrovial – Madrid. €4,200m (+€1,000m). Down 1 place.
9.- Miguel Fluxá. Executive Chairman of Grupo Iberostar – Balearic Islands. €3,300m (+€1,300m). Up 7 places.
10.- Florentino Pérez. Chairman of ACS – Madrid. €3,100m (+€400m). Up 1 place.
Global fortunes*
1.- Elon Musk. Tesla, SpaceX, X – USA. $497,000m (+$302,000m). Up 1 place.
2.- Larry Ellison. Oracle. USA. $320,000m (+$179,100m). Up 3 places.
3.- Jeff Bezos. Amazon. USA. $254,000m (+$60,000m). =
4.- Larry Page. Google. USA. $232,000m (+$118,000m). Up 6 places.
5.- Mark Zuckerberg. Meta. USA. $223,000m (+$46,300m). Down 1 place.
6.- Sergey Brin. Google. USA. $215,000m (+$105,000m). Up 5 places.
7.- Bernard Arnault. LVMH. France. $183,000m (-$50,000m). Down 6 places.
8.- Jensen Huang. Nvidia. USA. $176,000m (+$99,000m). Up 12 places.
9.- Steve Ballmer. Microsoft. USA. $156,000m (+$35,200m). Down 1 place.
10.- Michael Dell. Dell Tech. USA. $155,000m (+$64,000m). Up 6 places.
(*) September 2025.
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