Carlos Slim
Telecommunications · Mexico
Net worth
$124.0B
Lifetime giving
$1.0B
Share of wealth given
0.8%
Impact Score
75
Impact rank
#13
Hypothetical wealth
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Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican businessman and philanthropist widely recognized as one of the richest people in the world and the richest in Latin America. He built a business empire through Grupo Carso, with major interests in telecommunications, construction, energy, mining, banking, insurance, and commerce, and he founded philanthropic initiatives such as the Fundación Carlos Slim and Fundación Telmex Telcel.[1][2][3]