Forbes rich list 2010: Who is the richest person in the world & Carlos Slim Helu biography

New York: Forbes rich list 2010: Who is the richest person in the world & Carlos Slim Helu biography. The unexpected has happened in the world of billionaires. Reports has surfaced that the number one position that Bill Gates, an American, was occupying as the world’s richest man is about to slip from him. Who is the new billionaire? This and other questions are being debate since Forbes published its list of Billionaires.

Hold your breath. The richest man is from Mexico. Analysts and experts who keep an eye on such development say it is not surprising. It was in the coming since recession hit the American economy. Even after a year the US is struggling to cope up with the recession. The condition in countryside is deteriorating. The global meltdown had a debilitating impact on other emerging economies like India, Brazil and China. However, they have come out of this situation. And many say this has helped the Mexican Carlos Slim to upstage Bill Gates as world’s richest billionaires.

Who is Slim? Very little is known about him. It is understood that he owns a telecom empire. Besides, his personal fortune is worth an estimated $53.5 billion. This is more than of tycoons like Microsoft founder Gates and legendary American investor Warren Buffett.

Of late Slim invested a huge amount of money in the American market. His critics say that his exploits have come through his relationship with high-ranking government officials.

Attacking him, Wall Street blogger Douglas McIntyre wrote on the Web site 247WallSt.com: “In the U.S., he would be a perfect target for investigative reporters curious about the ongoing relationships between the very rich and the very powerful politicians who make and enforce the laws. If The Times were located in Mexico, Slim would probably get his share of headlines, some of which might not be flattering."