Administrator Lite Posted March 13, 2010 Administrator Share Posted March 13, 2010 Carlos Slim Helu takes No. 1 spot on Forbes World's Billionaires list as a record 164 10-figure titans return to the ranking amid the global economic recovery.For the third time in three years, the world has a new richest man. Riding surging prices of his various telecom holdings, including giant mobile outfit America Movil, Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has beaten out Americans Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to become the wealthiest person on earth and nab the top spot on the 2010 Forbes list of the World's Billionaires. Slim's fortune has swelled to an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months. Shares of America Movil, of which Slim owns a $23 billion stake, were up 35% in a year. In Pictures: The 20 Richest People In The WorldThat massive hoard of scratch puts him ahead of Microsoft ( MSFT - news - people ) cofounder Bill Gates, who had held the title of world's richest 14 of the past 15 years. Gates, now worth $53 billion, is ranked second in the world. He is up $13 billion from a year ago as shares of Microsoft rose 50% in 12 months. Gates' holdings in his personal investment vehicle Cascade also soared with the rest of the markets. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HX1 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Yeah but are the bags underneath the eyes really worth it...... LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*dcs18 Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Was watching the telly, yesterday when Mukesh Ambani was declared 'The Richest Indian.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bizarre™ Posted March 13, 2010 Share Posted March 13, 2010 Interesting... I wonder how long it'll last though ^_^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*dcs18 Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 :hehe: He won't . . . . . . last year he lasted for a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanswurst361 Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 im the richest man now :lol: :lol: :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bashar Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 am i going to be even the number 100 on this list ?!copy that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toshiro Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 I own.. getting paid 200 € a month.. HA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karachidude Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 i may break in into the list next year..lol :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
implague Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 how can u forget about the Richie Rich? he is none other than me :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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