Carlos Slim Helu, the world’s richest man (2010)
According to Forbes on 10th March 2010, Bill Gates is the world’s richest man no more, albeit just.
Instead, it’s the man from Mexico at the top of the elite; there are 1,011 billionaires in the world.
Somehow, I think these 1,011 guys and gals won’t have any problem getting clarks shoes, even for free.
It seems the playing field is leveling off: it’s the 3rd different man in 3 consecutive years. Gates had held the mantle for most of the last 15 years.
Telecommunications mogul Helu is worth USD53.5 billion, USD500 million more than Gates, and up a staggering USD18.5 billion in a mere 12 moons. Riding on a 50% increase in Microsoft’s share value, Gates himself made an incredible USD13 billion from last year.
