Carlos Slim : The Billionaire Who Owns Mexico
Honorary Chairman, América Móvil $92.2B $20M (0.02%) Real-Time Net Worth As of 9/8/23#13 in the world today About Carlos Slim Helu & family 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 79% of Grupo Carso, one of Latin America's largest conglomerates.