Carlos Slim Leads Mexico Billionaires to a Better Year Dolia Estevez - Forbes
go to original March 16, 2015

The combined net worth of Mexico’s billionaires increased $1.6 billion this year, from $142.9 to $144.5—or 1.12%. Mexican billionaires did better than in 2014, when their combined wealth dropped by 4%, but their aggregate wealth is still below the 2013 level of $148.6 billion.

Based on the 2015 Forbes billionaire data, with a net worth of $77.1 billion (equal to 6.1% of Mexico’s GDP), Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú kept his #2 position in the world’s billionaires rankings for the second consecutive year. In 2014, Slim lost the richest-person-on-the-planet title to Microsoft founder Bill Gates who, according to Forbes, has held the title for 16 of the past 21 years.

...There are 16 Mexicans on this year’s billionaires list, which is composed of the same persons as last year’s, with a single exception. David Peñaloza Alanís replaced his father, construction businessmen David Peñaloza Sandoval, after a transfer of shares from dad to son. Peñaloza Alanís’s net wealth fell $900, from $2.1 to $1.2 billion.

Of the combined $144.5 billion fortune (11.5% of Mexico’s  GDP) of this year’s Mexican billionaires, Slim’s $77.1 billion accounts for 53.4%. Eight of this year’s billionaires saw their fortunes grow, while six fell and two remained unchanged.

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