Spanish billionaires saw their wealth increase by 21.5% in 2025, Up to $213.1 billion (182,602 million euros), while eight more people received ultra-rich status, bringing the number to 32. According to the latest edition of the “Billionaire Aspirations 2025” report issued by UBS, the richest Spaniards added $11.6 billion (€9.94 billion) To national wealth driven by the performance of some of the country’s prominent businessmen and greater emphasis on family assets.
It should be noted, specifically, That’s the origins of Amancio Ortega It grew by $21,000 million (€17,995 million) to $124,000 million (€106,254 million). This amount is equivalent 58.2% of the total wealth of Spanish billionaires. UBS warned that planned wealth transfers over the next 15 years in Spain worth more than $162,000 million (138,815 million euros) focus on the need to strengthen long-term planning, family governance and discipline in succession processes.
In the context of increasingly international families and more complex assets, The entity pointed out that the challenge is for large fortunes Spanish involves combining heritage preservation, empowering the next generation, and increasing interest in the social impact of billionaires. On a global level, wealth The super-rich have reached an all-time high of $15.8 trillion (13.54 trillion euros) in 2025 after increasing by $386.500 million (331.185 million euros) due to the remarkable creation of companies and The largest wave of multigenerational inheritance Since the report exists.
The number of billionaires increased by 8.8%, from 2,682 to 2,919, with 196 new self-made billionaires and 91 heirs. A record total of $297.8 billion (255,180 million euros). Thus, 860 multi-generational billionaires managed $4.7 trillion (€4.03 trillion). The study also confirmed that billionaire women continue to gain weight, with an average wealth It grew by 8.4% to reach $5.2 billion (4,456 million euros), more than double the pace of men, which advanced 3.2%, to 5,400 million dollars (4,627 million euros).
Although they still constitute a minority (374 versus 2,545), they are chained for four years, outpacing men in the backlog. Wealth parallels generational change that prioritizes innovationImpact investing and using wealth to generate positive social impact. On the investment front, North America remains the main destination for billionaires (63%), followed by Western Europe (40%) and China (34%), while 42% plan to increase their exposure to emerging market stocks within a year.
Large assets also plan to increase their weighting in private equity, hedge funds and infrastructure, while tariffs (66%) are mentioned. Major geopolitical conflicts (63%) and political uncertainty (59%) as the main risks in 2026.