Carlos slim biography photograph

Mexican businessman (born 1940)

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 (Spanish pronunciation:[ˈkaɾlosesˈlineˈlu;-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 2024^[update], the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranked him as the 18th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$85 billion or about 4% of Mexico's GDP,^[7] making him the richest person in Latin America.^[7]

Slim's corporate conglomerate spans numerou