Mexico’s Slim tops the list of world’s richest
Telecom tycoon leapfrogs Forbes ranking stalwarts Gates and Buffett
By Matthew Miller and Luisa Kroll
updated 1 hour ago
MSNBC
Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164
10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.
For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man.
Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires.
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