Spanish businessman Daniel Mate has an estimated net worth of $1.33 billion as of April 2016 according to Forbes. This Spanish billionaire is an alumnus of Universidad Comercial de Deusto. Daniel Mate is currently married with two children.

Daniel Mate only entered the list of world billionaires in May 2011 when his multinational commodity trading and mining company went public. In February 2012, it was reported that the company would be merging with the mining outfit Xstrata.

Prior to his current success, Mate had been affiliated with several companies. In 1988, he joined Switzerland's Marc Rich & Co. In 1991, he became a part of the zinc, copper and lead commodity department and by 2000, he became the division's co-director.