A Mexican billionaire, Carlos Slim Helu, a widower aged 70 with six children has been ranked as the richest person in the world, the first time the title has been held by a non-American for 16 years.
Carlos Slims family empire now controls more than 200 companies and controls more than 90% of Mexico’s phone landlines. This has left Microsoft founder Bill Gates in second place and US investor Buffet in third place. Last year Carlos earned $35bn and now he is earning $53.5bn. Bill Gates income just fell short at $53.0bn.
Another person named in the rich list was Mark Zuckerberg, who earns around $4bn. The 25 year old founder of Facebook had regained the title of youngest billionaire.
By Dionne
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