Carlos Slim, Mexican billionaire is the world's richest man (LIST)

In its yearly listing of the world’s wealthiest people, Forbes has named Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim as the world’s richest man with an estimated worth of about $69 billion.

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This is Slim’s second year in a row topping the list; the chairman of Mexican telecommunications conglomerate Telmex pulled in $69 billion for the year.

Cementing his second place spot, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates came in with a net worth of $61 billion, while Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett came in third with an estimated $44 billion net worth.

Rounding out the rest of the field, Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy Chairman Bernard Arnault has a net worth of $41 billion and is the world’s fourth richest person, while Amancio Ortega, who founded fashion retailer Zara, is the fifth richest person in the world, worth about $37.5 billion.

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, worth an estimated $36 billion; Brazilian mining tycoon Eike Batista, worth $30 billion; H&M Chairman Stefan Persson, worth $26 billion; Chinese telecommunications magnate Li Ka-shing, worth $25.5 billion; and Aldi founder Karl Albrecht, worth $25.4 billion also top the list. 

Congrats to Slim on taking the world’s richest crown for the second year in a row!