The World Record of ‘wealthiest person of the world’ has been achieved by Mr. Carlos Slim from Mexico City, Mexico.

Mr. Carlos Slim Helú is a business magnate, investor and philanthropist. For the year 2014; Slim has been ranked as the richest person in the world. Mr. Slim has extensive holdings in a considerable number of Mexican companies through his conglomerate, Grupo Carso, SA de CV. He has interests in the fields of communications, real estate, airlines, media, technology, retailing and finance etc.