Richest Man In The World Carlos Slim Helu Networth 2012

Who is the Carlos Slim Helu? Carlos Slim Helu is richest man in the world 2012.  Carlos Slim Helu is the good business and very talented persoson. Carlos Slim Helu  net worth of $68.5 billion. Not only is Carlos Slim the richest man in the world currently, he is also the 22nd richest person who has ever lived in human history. That impressive and prestigious list puts Helu among wealthy legends such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie and Sam Walton

Carlos first passed Bill Gates to take the title of richest man in the world in 2010, when his $53.5 billion net worth beat Gates’ $53 billion net worth by a mere $500 million. Since then, Carlos has maintained the top slot through his ever expanding conglomerate Grupo Carso. Grupo Carso has interests in a wide variety of Latin American industries including telecommunications, construction, retail, insurance, mining and many more. Carlos owns hundreds of different businesses ranging from the Mexican arm of Sears, a tobacco company, banks, telephone companies, part of an airline and even 6.4% of The New York Times! His phone company Telmex controls 90 percent of Mexican land lines and his cellular company Telcel controls 80% of Mexico’s cell phone calls. Most of Carlos’ major successes has come by acquiring mismanaged and crumbling state-owned companies in Mexico, then privatizing and turning them into efficient powerhouses.