Carlos Slim Helu & family
Honorary Chairman, América Móvil
$89.15B
as of 10/06/24
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 76% of Grupo Carso, one of Latin America's largest conglomerates.
Personal stats
Citizenship
MexicoSource of wealth
TelecomResidence
Mexico City, MexicoMarital status
WidowedBirth date
01/28/40 (age 84)Number of children
6Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoSelf-made
self-madeCarlos Slim Helu & family’s fortune is worth
1M
troy ounces of gold
1M
median U.S. household
892K
median U.S. income
1.783%
U.S. credit card volume
0.357%
GDP of the United States
0.262%
United States debt
Net worth history
Annual ranking
Did you know?
Before going into business, Slim taught algebra at UNAM, a university in Mexico City.
Net worth over time
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Financial assets
NYSE | AMX-US
America Movil SAB de CV (ADR)LONDON | BT.A-GB
BT GroupMADRID | FCC-ES
Fomento de Construcciones y ContrataMEXICO | GCARSOA1-MX
Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. (Series AMEXICO | GFINBURO-MX
Grupo Financiero Inbursa S.A.B. de CMEXICO | IDEALB.1-MX
Impulsora del Desarrollo y el EmpleoMEXICO | MFRISCOA.1-MX
Minera Frisco SAB de CVNYSE | PBF-US
PBF Energy Inc (PBF)MADRID | RLIA-ES
Realia Businessundefined | undefined
Talos EnergyMEXICO | SITES1A.1-MX
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