With an incredible net worth of over £80 billion and owner of a sprawling New York home worth £60m Carlos Slim Helu is South America’s richest person.
The super wealthy Carlos, 84, was once ranked as the richest person in the world from 2010 to 2013.
Although there are now 13 others ahead of him worldwide Carlos is South America’s richest person thanks to extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso.
Formed in 1990 Grupo Carso has grown to be one of the largest and most important conglomerates in Latin America.
The divisive figure in Mexico has interests in a sprawling array of sectors, including manufacturing, retail, energy and aviation.
Renowned for picking up bargains amid market panic Carlos snapped up a $150m stake in the Wall Street bank Citigroup during the global finanical crisis in 2008.
The billionaire may be well into his 80s but this hasn’t stopped him having an eye for opportunistic investment as earlier this year Carlos swooped in and made a 3% investment into BT.
Last year Carlos put his 20,000 square feet New York townhouse up for sale for a prince tag of £60mm.
Located at 1009 Fifth Avenue on Manhattan’s ritzy Upper East Side the mansion was built between 1899 and 1901.
The more than a century old palatial townhouse boasts eight-bedrooms, and boasts city skyline and Central Park views from the terrace and rooftop.
Carlos lives in Mexico City in the Lomas de Chapultepec Neighbourhood, he has lived in the same family home in this affluent area for over 40 years.
His modest six-bedroom house is located just three miles from where he was born.
Carlos’ life has not been easy as he claims that in 1997, aged 57, he was briefly declared dead after suffering a massive haemorrhage on the operating table at the Texas Heart Institute during surgery to replace a faulty heart valve.
His father immigrated to Mexico at age 14 and became a successful businessman in his own right purchasing real estate and opening a dry goods store.
Carlos’ father was keen to teach his son the the importance of financial literacy and business management. At aged 11 Carlo invested in government savings bonds, learning about compound interest.
And at age 12, Slim bought shares in the Bank of Mexico, and became a shareholder by age 15.
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