5. Carlos Slim
Net worth: $68.2 billion
Age: 77
Citizenship: Mexico
Industry: Diversified
Company: Grupo Carso
His conglomerate, Grupo Carso, is in charge of a number of different businesses. We’ll just tell you he owns America Movil, Latin America’s biggest mobile telecom firm, and 17% of The New York Times. Among other lucrative businesses.

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