Is there an Alicante name among the region's biggest fortunes?

Yes, and the name is one everyone on the coast already knows: Adolfo Utor Martinez, founder of the ferry company Balearia, with an estimated 290 million euros according to the Forbes Espana ranking of November 2025. He is the only representative of the Alicante province in the regional top 10 of the Comunitat Valenciana's biggest fortunes, alongside nine entrepreneurs from the Valencia and Castellon provinces who are worth more than 17 billion euros between them. Here is who they are.

Who is the richest person in Alicante province?

Adolfo Utor Martinez, founder and owner of Balearia, the shipping company headquartered in Denia that runs ferry links between mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands. Forbes credits him with 290 million euros in its November 2025 edition, which makes him, year after year, the wealthiest entrepreneur in the whole Alicante province, according to La Marina Plaza and El Espanol.

Who is the second Alicante name to watch?

Vicente Berbegal, who runs Actiu, an office furniture maker based in Castalla and present in more than 90 countries. He does not make the strict regional top 10, but he is the second-largest fortune in Alicante province according to Forbes, with an estimated 195 million euros, per Alicante Plaza. Together, Utor and Berbegal show that Alicante wealth is built well away from the tourist coastline: ferry transport in Denia, furniture manufacturing in Castalla.

Who are the other nine big fortunes in the region?

The rest of the ranking is shared between the Valencia and Castellon provinces, and the Roig family dominates by a wide margin. Juan Roig, the boss of the Mercadona supermarket chain, is the single biggest fortune in the entire Comunitat Valenciana at 7.9 billion euros (the fourth-largest in Spain), followed by his wife Hortensia Herrero (4.4 billion euros, a 27.71 percent shareholder in Mercadona) and his brother Fernando Roig (2.1 billion euros, of the Pamesa ceramics group and Villarreal CF), based in Castellon.

Vicente Boluda (shipping, the Boluda Corporacion Maritima group) and Asuncion Manzanet Costa (majority shareholder in Porcelanosa through the Sorman holding, and the only woman business owner from Castellon in the national ranking) come next, ahead of three more recent fortunes: Dimas de Andres Puyol (Medcap Real Estate), Ricardo Aparici Miralles (STN Ceramica) and Rafael Juan Fernandez, who heads Dulcesol, the family-owned industrial baking group that now exports to more than 39 countries. It is a reminder that the money behind the region sits in ferries, ceramics, supermarkets and furniture rather than on the beachfront. For a sense of who is buying at the top of the local property market, our look at who buys the Costa Blanca's prime property fills in the picture, and if you want to understand the wider business scene, see our guide to foreign entrepreneurs on the Costa Blanca.

Frequently asked questions about the Costa Blanca's biggest fortunes

Who is the richest person in Alicante province?
Adolfo Utor Martinez, founder of the ferry company Balearia (headquartered in Denia), with 290 million euros according to Forbes Espana (November 2025).

Who is the second-richest in Alicante?
Vicente Berbegal, who runs Actiu (office furniture, Castalla), with roughly 195 million euros.

Why does Alicante province have only one name in the regional top 10?
Because the Forbes Espana ranking of November 2025 places only Adolfo Utor among the 10 biggest fortunes of the Comunitat Valenciana. Vicente Berbegal sits just behind, in 11th place regionally.

Who is the wealthiest person in the whole Comunitat Valenciana?
Juan Roig, the boss of Mercadona, with 7.9 billion euros, based in Valencia.

Sources: Forbes Espana, ranking of the 100 richest Spaniards (November 2025); OKDiario (14 November 2025, regional summary); La Marina Plaza and El Espanol for Adolfo Utor; Alicante Plaza for Vicente Berbegal; Forbes.com (Juan Roig profile, real time, consulted 23 July 2026); Castellon Informacion, elDiario.es and The Objective for the individual details.

Figures verified in August 2026. An estimated net worth changes constantly, so check the date of the source before quoting a number. The Daily Costa Blanca is an AI-assisted publication with human review.