: Known for their leadership in the beverage industry (La Constancia) and various industrial ventures.
| Rank | Family | Main companies / sectors | Est. net worth (USD) | |------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------| | 1 | | Banking (Banco Agrícola), TV (Telecorporación), real estate | $1.2–1.8 B | | 2 | Simán | Almacenes Simán (retail, duty-free), finance, logistics | $800 M–1.1 B | | 3 | Murray Meza | Grupo Cuscatlán (banking, insurance, free zones) | $700 M–900 M | | 4 | Dueñas | Grupo Dutriz (publishing – La Prensa Gráfica ), electricity | $600 M–800 M | | 5 | Regalado Dueñas | Grupo Régulo (construction, real estate, agribusiness) | $500 M–700 M | | 6 | Sol Millet / De Sola | Grupo Poma (inherited former share), plastics, manufacturing | $450 M–600 M | | 7 | Wright | Grupo Wright (coffee export, logistics, maquila) | $400 M–550 M | | 8 | Hazoury | Super Selectos (largest supermarket chain), real estate | $350 M–500 M | | 9 | Dalton | Agroindustria (sugar, ethanol), former banking | $300 M–450 M | | 10 | Lara | Grupo Lara (textiles, free zones, real estate) | $250 M–400 M | | 11 | Jager | Grupo JAGER (construction materials, industrial) | $200 M–350 M | | 12 | Schonenberg | Inversiones Schonenberg (telecom towers, real estate) | $180 M–300 M | | 13 | Quiñónez | Banco Hipotecario (former controlling stake), energy | $150 M–250 M | | 14 | Mena | Grupo Mena (automotive distribution, spare parts) | $120 M–200 M | 14 richest families in el salvador
: A family that maintained control over major coffee estates and later diversified into banking. Sol / Sol Meza : Known for their leadership in the beverage
The Garci'a family is another prominent family in El Salvador, with a fortune made in the construction and real estate industries. Their company, Garci'a Asociados, is one of the largest construction companies in the country. The family's net worth is estimated to be over $1.2 billion. Sol / Sol Meza The Garci'a family is
. Today, this structure has evolved from land-owning families into roughly 8 to 26 powerful business conglomerates