Carlos Slim Helú

Biography

Carlos Slim Helú built Grupo Carso through acquisitions from the 1960s onward and bought the state telephone company Telmex in 1990, the basis of América Móvil, Latin America's largest mobile operator. His sons run much of the business.

Companies

• América MóvilTelecomControlling family shareholder

Wealth history

Figures from different sources and dates are listed separately and never merged. Missing years are not estimated. Net worth figures are estimates published by the named source on the date shown. They change frequently and are not exact or permanent. Rankings are date-stamped snapshots.

Philanthropy

Documented giving

• Fundación Carlos Slim

  Foundation funding health, education and employment programmes in Latin America.

  Source: Wikipedia

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