Top Fortunes in Spain and Mallorca’s Success: Miguel Fluxá and Rafael Nadal Among Wealthiest Mallorcans

Mallorcan businessman Miguel Fluxá Roselló holds the sixteenth largest fortune in Spain, valued at $2.15 billion, while tennis legend Rafael Nadal ranks as the wealthiest athlete in the country with a net worth of %333 million. Nadal’s career earnings, adjusted for taxes and deductions, are estimated to be between $500 and $550 million.

With 49 million followers across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, Nadal is the most followed tennis player globally on social media, a factor expected to bolster his post-retirement endorsement deals. Major brands such as Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Santander, Emporio Armani, Richard Mille, Tommy Hilfiger, and Telefonica have long-standing sponsorships with him, many dating back to his early ATP Tour years.

Fluxá, meanwhile, serves as president and majority shareholder of the Iberostar Group, one of Spain’s leading hotel chains with an extensive international presence. The group is 59% owned by Sayglo Holding SL, where Fluxá holds 51%, while his daughters, Sabina and Gloria, each own 24.5%.

The wealthiest individuals in Spain also include Mallorcan businessman Simón Pedro Barceló Vadell, who, with his family, holds the twenty-first spot as the owner of Barceló Corporación Empresarial, with a fortune valued at $1.7 billion. Close behind him is Jesús Núñez Velázquez from Segovia, holding similar wealth and listed in the twenty-third position.

In thirty-eighth place, Carmen Riu Güell and her brother Luis Riu, owners of the RIU hotel group, report a fortune of $1.3 billion, an increase of about $913 million in one year. They manage their assets through Saranja SA, which is co-owned equally, with primary businesses that include Hotel San Francisco SA, Riu Hotels SA, and Hotel Obelisco SA.

Further down the list, Gabriel Escarrer Julià, founder of Meliá Hotels, holds the forty-second position with a fortune of around $1.2 billion, marking a rise of approximately $408 million in the past year. Together with his family, Escarrer controls 54.3% of the prominent Mallorcan hotel chain.

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