For the first time since Forbes began publishing its annual list of the world's 100 richest people, the top-ranked person is not from North America. Holding the exalted slot is Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, who with his 53.5-billion-dollar fortune, has surpassed Microsoft founder Bill Gates by half a billion dollars. The head of Telmex didn't just become a member of the super-rich overnight, but he did make a whopping 18 billion dollars in just one year, easing past Gates and investment mogul Warren Buffet, who had traditionally held the top slots.
For the first time since Forbes began publishing its annual list of the world's 100 richest people, the top-ranked person is not from North America. Holding the exalted slot is Mexican businessman Carlos Slim, who with his 53.5-billion-dollar fortune, has surpassed Microsoft founder Bill Gates by half a billion dollars.
The head of Telmex didn't just become a member of the super-rich overnight, but he did make a whopping 18 billion dollars in just one year, easing past Gates and investment mogul Warren Buffet, who had traditionally held the top slots.
the top-ranked person is not from North America"
Hmmm...... most Mexicans would beg to differ with that. Mexico is in North America. And I'll give my consent to any government that does not deny a man a living wage-Billy Bragg
