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Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

  • Fame61.3
  • Momentum0.0
  • Mexico rank#105
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  • Fame61.3
  • Momentum0.0
  • Mexico rank#105
  • Executives rank#6
  • Wikipedia46.5K
Born 1940 · age 86Mexico
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  • Wikipedia
    74 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Mexico
    #105
    Executives
  • Age
    86
    Born 1940
  • Awards
    1
    recognised work
Summary
Updated 2026-08-18

He held the crown as the world's richest person for three straight years, and built that fortune on a telecommunications grip so tight it shaped an entire country's economy.

Biography

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Carlos Slim Helú was born in Mexico City on 28 January 1940. He amassed his wealth through Grupo Carso, a conglomerate with holdings across education, health care, manufacturing, media, mining, retail, and more — but the real engine was telecommunications. His acquisition of Telmex, a former state-run phone company, gave him a virtual monopoly for years; paired with Telcel and América Móvil's reach across Latin America, the trio became the core of a fortune that vaulted him to the top of the Forbes list from 2010 to 2013. By 2016 he held the largest single stake in non-voting shares of the New…

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Net worth

Low confidence
$123.3Bestimated · 2026
▲ 157%vs 2020
$54.5B2017$59.3B*2018*$64.0B2019$48.0B2020$60.6B*2021*$73.1B*2022*$85.7B*2023*$98.2B*2024*$110.8B*2025*$123.3B2026
Forbes* estimated (interpolated between sourced years)

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Fame
Falling
61.3
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Score components
Historical25.3
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#105
Category rank
#6
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  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
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  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence