Carlos Slim
Net worth : US $69 billion dollars ( 4140 billion Rupees )
Carlos Slim Helú born on January 28, 1940 is a Mexican business magnate and philanthropist. His extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies like Grupo Carso, SA de CV, have amassed interests in the fields of communications, technology, retailing, and finance. Presently he is the chairman and chief executive of telecommunications companies Telmex and América Móvi. América Móvi (Latin America’s largest mobile-phone carrier ) accounted for around US$49 billion of Slim's wealth by the end of 2010. “ He has been ranked as the world’s richest man for 3 consecutive years by “ Forbes magazines, list of, “Top 100 billionaries “ viz ; 2010 , 2011 , 2012.
Secrets to his success : 1) Early involvement in business – Carlos Slim has in many interviews attributed his success to his early involvement in business activities . At the tender age of 12, that’s when most of us are busy watching cartoons and screaming for candies , Slim bought shares in a Mexican