Place of residence: Mexico

Ancestral home: Lebanon

Age: 67 years old

Industry: telecommunications, banking, agency, insurance, internet business, catering, retail, electronics, petroleum facilities, steel, cement, airlines, etc.

Wealth status: in 2006, it ranked third in Forbes' global rich list with assets of $49 billion; In April 2007, it ranked second with $53 1 billion; By the end of the second quarter of this year, Slim's personal assets had reached $67.8 billion, surpassing Gates' about $59 billion and becoming the richest man in the world.