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

Mexico

Source of wealth

Telecom

Residence

Mexico City, Mexico

Marital status

Widowed

Birth date

01/28/40 (age 84)

Number of children

6

Education

Bachelor of Arts/Science, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico

Self-made

self-made

Carlos 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

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

NYSE | AMX-US

America Movil SAB de CV (ADR)

LONDON | BT.A-GB

BT Group

MADRID | FCC-ES

Fomento de Construcciones y Contrata

MEXICO | GCARSOA1-MX

Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. (Series A

MEXICO | GFINBURO-MX

Grupo Financiero Inbursa S.A.B. de C

MEXICO | IDEALB.1-MX

Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo

MEXICO | MFRISCOA.1-MX

Minera Frisco SAB de CV

NYSE | PBF-US

PBF Energy Inc (PBF)

MADRID | RLIA-ES

Realia Business

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Talos Energy

MEXICO | SITES1A.1-MX

Telesites SAB Class A

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