Bill Gates dethroned as world's richest man?

TV Buff · TOP Guru

RE: Bill gates not the richest man. A Mexican dethroned him.

Chilenita · Comandante

Hummm lets rob him and kidnap his family!

Who is in?

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Daeveed wrote:

Guadalupana wrote:

Ya, i read it this morning.

So you keep the info to yourself???

....nice.

Ya. I am greedy that way.

God · Foro Master

carlitos Slim yeahhh that dude tai cagao en lana. Funny enough his emporioum grew when Carlos Salinas de Gortari was president, he gave him soooo much biz. He owns almost everything related to communications.

PS. Can't wait to see the Messy-Can't Bashers reply.

-- Edited by God at 14:31, 2007-07-04

Daeveed · Foro Master

Guadalupana wrote:

Ya, i read it this morning.

So you keep the info to yourself???

....nice.

Guadalupana · Foro Master

Ya, i read it this morning.

Daeveed · Foro Master

http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/07/04/richestman.html?ref=rss

Bill Gates dethroned as world's richest man?

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2007 | 11:49 AM ET

CBC News

The net worth of Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu grew to $67.8 billion US by the end of June, allowing him to oust Bill Gates as the world's wealthiest man, according to the calculations of a Mexican financial website.

Slim controls and owns a third of America Movil, Mexico's largest fixed-line telephone company and a major Latin American wireless service provider. The company's stock climbed more than 26 per cent over the first quarter, swelling Slim's wealth to eclipse that of Microsoft's Gates.

The Mexican website, called Sentido Comun ("Common Sense"), said that Slim and his family's fortune is equivalent to eight per cent of Mexico's gross domestic product.

The website said that Gates was worth $59 billion US at the end of June.

Other than his holdings in the telephone sector, Slim has a host of other financial interests in areas such as retail, coffee shops, and restaurants.

Slim, 67, is reported not to live a lavish lifestyle. During the 1990s, he reportedly wore a plastic watch.

Forbes Magazine, known for its list of rankings of the world's wealthiest people said that in April, Gates was still grasping the top spot, which he's held for 13 years. Slim was reported as the second richest man and U.S. investor Warren Buffet was third.