Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business man and philanthropist and is the chairman and CEO of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvil. Slim has just been crowned by Forbes magazine as the richest man in the world with an estimated worth of $74 billion.
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Now that Slim is the wealthiest man in the world people are curious about the 71 year old father of six. There are little known tidbits about the richest man in the world. Did you know he loves baseball and is referred to as “Mr. Monopoly” in Mexico? There are plenty of details you should know about the richest man in the world and luckily we have them.
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The Monopoly Man…
In Mexico there isn’t anything people can use without someway contributing to Slim’s fortune. Slim controls 80% of the landlines in Mexico.
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The Natural…
Slim is a lover of baseball
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The Coulda Been Trillionaire…
Slim’s net worth is equivalent to about seven percent of Mexico’s GDP, that’s equal to owning Alcoa, Phillip Morris, Sears, Best Buy, TGIFriday’s, Dunkin’ Donuts, Marriott, Citibank, and JetBlue. That adds up to 909 Billion.
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It’s in his DNA…
The son of a Lebanese immigrant businessman, the drive for making money rubbed off on young Slim, so much so he bought his first stock at age 12.
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Bailout…
Slim owns 6.9 percent of The New York Times Company, he also loaned the struggling paper $250 million last year, saving it from financial ruin.
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Cheapskate…
Slim has practiced financial restraint since he was a young boy. He still lives in the same modest 6-bedroom home where he’s resided for the past three decades.
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Puff Puff…
Slim loves his cigars. He is known around Mexico for being a premiere cigar enthusiast.
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Art Collector…
Slim is believed to own one of the largest private collections of sculptures by Auguste Rodin.
