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Who is the richest man in the world?


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Carlos Slim Helo, a Mexican telecom tycoon, is worth $53.5 Billion and is the richest man in the world. Bill Gates is 2nd.

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Bill Gates of Microsoft fame is the world's richest man, but he is closely followed by Carlos Slim Helú of Mexico. Gates' estimated worth is around $60,000,000,000, while Helu is only worth $55,000,000,000. That's a lot of zeros!

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Carlos Helu (and family), owners of Telecom in Mexico, has $74 billion, making him the world's richest man and person. Bill Gates ($56 billion) of Microsoft and Warren Buffett ($50 billion) of Berkshire Hathaway follow Helu in the 2nd and 3rd positions. The richest woman int he world is Christy Walton witih $26.5 billion; she is also the world's 10th richest person. ChaCha On!

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The world?s richest person for a second year in a row, the Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu has topped the list with $72 Billion dollars. He is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil and has extensive holdings in other Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso SAB, as well as business interests elsewhere in the world. Thanks for asking ChaCha!

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Carlos Slim Helu (born 1940, resides in Mexico City, MX) is the richest man/person in the world at $53.5 bil. Liliane Bettencourt (born 1922, resides in Paris, FR) is the richest woman in the world at $22.9 bil. ChaCha on!

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2011- Carlos Slim Helu b. is a Lebanese-Mexican business magnate and philanthropist, the chairman and CEO of telecommunications companies Telmex and America Movil and has extensive holdings around the world. Riding surging prices of his holdings he has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list.

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Warren Buffet, worth $62 billion, is the richest man alive, followed by Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu worth $60 billion.

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