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Carlos Slim

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Carlos Slim

b. 1940

Mexican business oligarch (born 1940)

Interwar & WWII

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Birth

1940 January 28, 1940 →

Biography

Carlos Slim Helú 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 July 2025, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranked him as the 18th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$99.1 billion, making him the richest person in Latin America.

Source: Wikipedia · Compiled March 2026 · AI-summarized

Timeline

1940
Birth

Mexican businessman, founded Grupo Carso

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