Lisbon, Jan. 7, 2026 (Lusa) - In 2025, the Amorim, Soares dos Santos, Guimarães de Mello and Azevedo families dominated the ranking of the 50 richest in Portugal, with combined estates worth around €47.7 billion, according to Forbes magazine.

In a statement, the publication indicated that "the top five places in the ranking, which are worth almost €17 billion," continue to be dominated by the Amorim, Soares dos Santos, Guimarães de Mello and Azevedo families, now with "a new entry, Dionísio Pestana."

The ranking is led by Fernanda, Paula, Marta and Luísa Amorim, with €5.84 billion and holdings in the Galp Group, Corticeira Amorim, Amorim Luxury, Banco Luso-Brasileiro, as well as estates and real estate.

Next comes the Soares dos Santos family, with €3.2 billion, which controls Sociedade Francisco Manuel dos Santos and Jerónimo Martins, owner of Pingo Doce.

In third place is the Guimarães de Mello family (€3.1 billion) with holdings in the José de Mello Group, CUF, Brisa, Bondalti, José de Mello Residências, among others.

In fourth place are Nuno, Paulo and Cláudia Azevedo, to whom Forbes attributes €2.79 billion, with holdings in the Sonae group, which owns Continente, and in several other areas.

Closing the top of the ranking is Dionísio Pestana, from the Pestana Group, among others, with €1.98 billion.

The remaining five places in the top 10 belong to António Silva Rodrigues (Simoldes), Fernando Campos Nunes (Visabeira), the Alves Ribeiro family (Alves Ribeiro Construção), the Silva Domingues family (BA Glass) and Carlos Moreira da Silva (BA Glass).

"Forbes Portugal annually assesses the assets of around 100 Portuguese businesspeople, using their holdings in listed and unlisted companies," he said, explaining that it takes publicly available information into account.

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