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Carlos Slim Helu & family honorary Chairman, América Móvil $92.2B$20M (0.02%)
Real-Time Net Worth as of 9/8/23#13 in the world today
About Carlos Slim Helu & family- Mexico's richest person, Carlos Slim Helú and his family control América Móvil, Latin America's biggest mobile telecom firm.
- With foreign telecom partners, Slim bought a stake in Telmex, Mexico's only phone company, in 1990. Telmex is now part of América Móvil.
- He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies. He previously held a 17% stake in The New York Times.
- His son-in-law Fernando Romero designed the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City, home to Slim's extensive, eclectic art collection.
- Slim and his family own 79% of Grupo Carso, one of Latin America's largest conglomerates.
