# Carlos Slim

_Mexican business magnate and investor_

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Last updated: 2026-11-01

> Carlos Slim Helú is a Mexican business oligarch, investor, and philanthropist. From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by Forbes business magazine. He derived his fortune from his extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso. As of September 2026, the Bloomberg Billionaires Index ranked him as the 16th-richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$123 billion, making him the richest person in Latin America.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 28 January 1940 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Mexico City ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Mexico; Lebanon ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P27))
- **Occupation:** business magnate; philanthropist; investor; chief executive officer; computer scientist; civil engineer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P106))
- **Education:** National Autonomous University of Mexico ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P69))
- **Spouse:** Soumaya Domit Gemayel ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P26))
- **Official website:** carlosslim.com ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P856))
- **Awards:** Golden Plate Award ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419#P166))

## Questions

**When was Carlos Slim born?**  
Carlos Slim was born on 28 January 1940 in Mexico City.

**Where did Carlos Slim study?**  
Carlos Slim was educated at National Autonomous University of Mexico.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Carlos Slim](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): कार्लोस स्लिम](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q170419](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q170419) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Carlos Slim (45680472234) (cropped).jpg by Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carlos_Slim_(45680472234)_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Carlos Slim, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Carlos Slim (45680472234) (cropped).jpg — Secretaría de Cultura Ciudad de México from México, CC BY 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Carlos Slim". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/carlos-slim. Retrieved 6 November 2026.