In 2010, Carlos Slim became the first non-American since 1994 to top Forbes list of billionaires, what is his nationality?
The World's Billionaires 2010 The World's Billionaires 2010 The World's Billionaires 2010 edition was 24th annual ranking of The World's Billionaires by "Forbes" magazine. The list estimated the net worth of the world's richest people, excluding royalty and dictators, as of February 12, 2010. It was released online on March 10, 2010. Forty reporters across 13 countries contributed to the list. Carlos Slim and Bill Gates were featured on the cover. Mexican telecommunication mogul Carlos Slim narrowly eclipsed Microsoft's Bill Gates to top the billionaire list for the first time. Slim saw his estimated worth surge $18.5 billion to $53.5 billion as shares of
Carlos Slim person at the top of the list was from an "emerging economy". Between 2008 and 2010, Slim more than doubled his net worth from $35 to $75 billion. In March 2011 "Forbes" stated that Slim had maintained his position as the wealthiest person in the world, with his fortune estimated at . In December 2012, according to the "Bloomberg Billionaires Index", Carlos Slim Helú remained the world's richest person with an estimated net worth of . On March 5, 2013, "Forbes" stated that Slim was still maintaining his first-place position as the wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated