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 84)
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 pronunciation: [ˈkaɾlos esˈlin eˈlu; - esˈlim -];[1] born 28 January 1940) is a Mexican business magnate, investor, and philanthropist.[2][3] From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine.[4][5] He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso.[6] As of December 2023, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranked him as the 11th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of $105 billion or about 7% of Mexico's GDP,[7] making him the richest person in Latin America.[7]

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.[2][3][8][9] He accounts for 40% of the listings on the Mexican Stock Exchange,[8] while his net worth is equivalent to about 6% of Mexico's gross domestic product.[10] 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]

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  2. ^ a b "Where Does Carlos Slim Keep His Money?". Adam Hayes. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Carlos Slim Helu & family". Forbes. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ "THE MOBILE MEXICAN MAGNATE: HOW CARLOS SLIM HELU GOT HIS START". EvanCarMichael. Archived from the original on 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ Jan-Albert Hootsen (23 June 2014). "Can You Buy Anything in Mexico Without Paying Carlos Slim?". Vocativ. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  7. ^ a b "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Carlos Slim". Bloomberg. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b TONY CLARKE; SABRINA FERNANDES; RICHARD GIRARD. "UNCLE SLIM: THE WORLD'S RICHEST MAN" (PDF). Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Sean Braswell (6 August 2015). "Carlos Slim's Worldwide Portfolio". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  11. ^ "Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim sells off half of NY Times shares". 20 December 2017.