Carlos Slim

América Móvil

It is the largest mobile operator in Latin America.

💡 Did you know? Almost everyone in Mexico phones over Slim’s networks.

richest person in the world

From 2010 to 2013 he topped the Forbes list.

💡 Did you know? He was the first non-American at the top for a long time.

Mexico

There he controls firms in almost every sector.

💡 Did you know? His influence reaches from telephones to department stores.

from Lebanon

His father emigrated to Mexico as a young man.

💡 Did you know? From his father he learned business early.

in times of crisis

He invested counter-cyclically: against the trend.

💡 Did you know? Thus he snapped up whole companies cheaply in downturns.

as thrifty and down-to-earth

He has lived in the same house for decades.

💡 Did you know? Showing off is alien to him: a businessman of the old school.

in the New York Times

In the financial crisis he propped up the paper with a loan.

💡 Did you know? Thus the telecom billionaire became visible in media too.

for education and health (foundation)

The Carlos Slim Foundation supports training, among other things.

💡 Did you know? He donates more cautiously, though, than some US billionaires.

Carlos Slim