Carlos Slim Helu & family
Overview
- Source of Wealth
- Telecom
- Industry
- Telecom
- Residence
- Mexico City
- Organization
- Honorary Chairman at América Móvil
- Education
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (Bachelor of Arts/Science)
- Marital Status
- Widowed
- Children
- 6
Assets
- America Movil SAB de CV (ADR)2,121,441,000 shares @ --AMX-US
- BT Group357,808,000 shares @ --BT.A-GB
- Fomento de Construcciones y Contrata385,663,000 shares @ --FCC-ES
- Grupo Carso S.A.B. de C.V. (Series A1,714,036,000 shares @ --GCARSOA1-MX
- Grupo Financiero Inbursa S.A.B. de C4,153,558,000 shares @ --GFINBURO-MX
- Impulsora del Desarrollo y el Empleo1,264,110,000 shares @ --IDEALB.1-MX
- Minera Frisco SAB de CV5,138,903,000 shares @ --MFRISCOA.1-MX
- PBF Energy Inc (PBF)34,262,000 shares @ --PBF-US
- Realia Business1,459,673,000 shares @ --RLIA-ES
- Talos Energy43,545,000 shares @ ---
- Telesites SAB Class A2,112,000,000 shares @ --SITES1A.1-MX
Biography
Mexico's richest person, Carlos Slim Helú and his family control América Móvil, Latin America's biggest mobile telecom firm.
With foreign telecom partners, Slim bought a stake in Telmex, Mexico's only phone company, in 1990. Telmex is now part of América Móvil.
He also owns stakes in Mexican construction, consumer goods, mining and real estate companies. He previously held a 17% stake in The New York Times.
His son-in-law Fernando Romero designed the Soumaya Museum in Mexico City, home to Slim's extensive, eclectic art collection.
Slim and his family own 76% of Grupo Carso, one of Latin America's largest conglomerates.
About
Every Sunday, Slim's father would give him a 5-peso allowance and required him to record his purchases in a ledger.
Before going into business, Slim taught algebra at UNAM, a university in Mexico City.