Top 11 Wealthiest Families In The World

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6. Slim

Estimated wealth: $64.9 billion

Just a few years ago, Forbes crowned Carlos Slim as the word’s wealthiest man. Now, he’s dropped a few spots in the chart, down to number six, but he’s still the richest man in Mexico.

Grupo Carso, which he controls, does business in many areas, including media, technology, industrial manufacturing, transportation, healthcare, sports, retail, energy, real estate, and more. Telmex, which is owned in 49.1% proportion by Slim and his family, for instance, controls about 90% of the Mexican landline telephone market.

Carlos Slim America Movil AMX

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