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Carlos Slim

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Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlin eˈlu, - esˈlim -]; born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business oligarch, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of May 2025, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranked him as the 18th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$92 billion or about 4% of Mexico's GDP, making him the richest person in Latin America. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Slim is the 43rd most popular businessperson (down from 30th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Mexico (down from 6th in 2019) and the most popular Mexican Businessperson.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Carlos Slim ranks 43 out of 847. Before her are Jules Rimet, Colonel Sanders, Muhammad Yunus, Bertha Benz, Robert Kiyosaki, and Frank Williams. After her are John D. Rockefeller Jr., Philip Kotler, David Rockefeller, Melinda Gates, Adolf Dassler, and João Havelange.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Carlos Slim ranks 30. Before her are J. M. Coetzee, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Joachim Gauck, Muhammad Yunus, Martin Sheen, and Frank Zappa. After her are Tabaré Vázquez, Peter C. Doherty, Joseph Brodsky, John Hurt, Michel Temer, and Brian De Palma.

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In Mexico

Among people born in Mexico, Carlos Slim ranks 8 out of 729. Before her are Diego Rivera (1886), Anthony Quinn (1915), Moctezuma II (1466), Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán (1957), Emiliano Zapata (1879), and Carlos Santana (1947). After her are Octavio Paz (1914), Pancho Villa (1878), Cuauhtémoc (1495), Antonio López de Santa Anna (1794), Porfirio Díaz (1830), and Benito Juárez (1806).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Mexico

Among businesspeople born in Mexico, Carlos Slim ranks 1. After her are Benito Archundia (1966), and Miguel de Icaza (1972).

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