Amancio Ortega, founder of Inditex, is back on the list Forbes of the 10 richest people in the world. Her fortune is valued at $148 billion, according to the latest update of the billionaires list published by the magazine.

Among the 20 richest people in Catalonia on the list from Forbes magazine There are only six women, but Sol Daurella Comadrán, president of the giant Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), who succeeded Isak Andic (Mango) – who died at the end of last year – is the first. The podium is completed by Manuel Puig Rocha (Puig Brands) and Manuel Lao (Nortia Capital).

1. The magazine Forbes has just published the list of "The 100 most influential women in Catalonia in 2025"". It wasn't necessary. But these exercises, as tempting as they are reductionist, are always entertaining to look at and confirm what we already knew, that choosing is betraying. I lack and I have too many women. The mind has one virtue: that they are not numbered from 1 to 10. totum revolutum without ranking. And it also has a flaw: the selection criteria are highly subjective. Because this isn't a list of the richest, where the criteria are quantifiable; here, the committee of experts Forbes –who don't say who they are– plus the company president –a little man– and Gloria Lomana have made their selection. And, in the resulting album, there are stickers that make you wonder what influence they have. First, we'd have to define how an effect is produced on someone indirectly, or to what degree this influence occurs.

For the first time, the magazine Forbes has compiled a list of the 100 most influential women in Catalonia. The list, ordered alphabetically, was selected by a committee of experts and consultants led by the president and editor of Forbes, Andrés Rodríguez, and the president of the Forbes Women Advisory Board, Gloria Lomana. The list aims to fully represent the political, social, cultural, artistic, and sporting landscape of Catalonia.

According to prestigious American business and finance magazine Forbes's annual report, Barça is the most valuable football club in the world, with a total value of just under €4bn. For the first time in history, the club is placed in first position ahead of Real Madrid and Manchester United. Forbes prepares this list annually, which takes into account television deals, contracts with players and expenses, among other parameters.