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Carlos Slim

For his son, see Carlos Slim Domit.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Slim and the second or maternal family name is Helú.

Carlos Slim Helú
Slim in 2018
Born (1940-01-28) 28 January 1940 (age 85)
Mexico City, Mexico
EducationNational Autonomous University of Mexico (BS)
Occupation(s)Business magnate, Investor, Philanthropist
Known for
Spouse
Soumaya Domit
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(m. 1967; died 1999)​
Children6, including Carlos
RelativesAlfredo Harp Helú (cousin)
Arturo Elías Ayub (son-in-law)
Websitecarlosslim.com

Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlin eˈlu, - esˈlim -];[1] born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business oligarch,[2] investor and philanthropist.[3][4] From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine.[5][6] He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso.[7] 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.[8]

Slim's corporate conglomerate spans numerous industries across the Mexican economy, including education, health care, industrial manufacturing, transportation, real estate, mass media, mining, energy, entertainment, technology, retail, sports and financial services. However, the core of his fortune derives from telecommunications, where he owns América Móvil (with operations throughout Latin America) and the Mexican carrier Telcel and ISP Telmex, a state-run-gone-private company which maintained a virtual monopoly for many years after Slim's acquisition.[3][4][9][10] He accounts for 40 per cent of the listings on the Mexican Stock Exchange.[9] As of 2016, he was the largest single shareholder of non-voting shares of the New York Times Company. In 2017, he sold half of his shares.[11]

  1. ^ "Carlos Slim | 30 pronunciations of Carlos Slim in Spanish".
  2. ^ Quijones, Don (12 August 2015). "Carlos Slim, World's 2nd Richest Man, Mexico's Biggest Oligarch, Master of Slimlandia, Suddenly Loses Billions". Wolfstreet. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Where Does Carlos Slim Keep His Money?". Adam Hayes. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  4. ^ a b "Carlos Slim's growing involvement in the oil and gas industry". oilandgasmexico.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Carlos Slim Helu & family". Forbes. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  6. ^ "THE MOBILE MEXICAN MAGNATE: HOW CARLOS SLIM HELU GOT HIS START". EvanCarMichael. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. ^ Jan-Albert Hootsen (23 June 2014). "Can You Buy Anything in Mexico Without Paying Carlos Slim?". Vocativ. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Carlos Slim". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b TONY CLARKE; SABRINA FERNANDES; RICHARD GIRARD. "UNCLE SLIM: THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  10. ^ Kalyan Parbat (29 May 2015). "Why Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim Made a Secret Visit to India". India West. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  11. ^ Concha, Joe (20 December 2017). "Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim sells off half of NY Times shares". The Hill.
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