Carlos Slim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Carlos Slim

Mexican business magnate and investor

Date of Birth: 28-Jan-1940

Place of Birth: Mexico City, Mexico

Profession: computer scientist, chief executive officer, investor, business magnate, philanthropist, civil engineer

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Carlos Slim Helú (Spanish pronunciation: ['ka?los ez'lim e'lu]; born 28 January 1940 in Mexico City) is a Mexican business magnate, engineer, investor and philanthropist.
From 2010 to 2013, Slim was ranked as the richest person in the world by the 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 October 2019, he is the eighth-richest person in the world according to Forbes' listing of The World's Billionaires, with he and his family having a net worth estimated at $59.5 billion.
He is the richest person in Latin America.His conglomerate includes education, health care, industrial manufacturing, transportation, real estate, media, energy, hospitality, entertainment, high-technology, retail, sports and financial services.
He accounts for 40% of the listings on the Mexican Stock Exchange, while his net worth is equivalent to about 6 percent of Mexico's gross domestic product.
As of 2016, he is the largest single shareholder of The New York Times Company.