Sorry Bill Gates! Carlos Slim is still the richest person on the planet!
The 72-year-old Mexican telecommunications tycoon maintains his lead over the Microsoft co-founder, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a new daily ranking of the world’s 20 wealthiest individuals.
Slim, who controls Mexico’s América MóvilSAB, heads up the index with $68.5 billion, followed by Gates and investment guru Warren Buffett.
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