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Warren Buffett with USD 70.1 billion took the second slot on the list. Spain's Amancio Ortega (USD 65 billion) came in next.
Entities affiliated with Slim exercised the warrants he bought in 2009 when he loaned the company $250 million during the height of the financial crisis. Slim's total stake is valued at $341.4 million, based on the stock's Wednesday closing price of $12.28
The Berkshire Hathaway, CEO and legendary investor made the single biggest charitable donation this year, giving USD 2.1 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in the form of 16.6 million shares of his company.
Harvard unveiled its campaign at an event featuring Bill Gates, who spent three years at the school in the 1970s before dropping out to co-found Microsoft Corp
Smartphone app developer Shazam has found an unlikely ally in the form of Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, who is investing USD 40 million to back the development of the start-up best known for helping music fans identify catchy songs.
The US Telecom giant AT&T has sold seven percent of its shares in billionaire Carlos Slim's company America Movil. A spokesperson for AT&T said the company raises cash for general corporate purposes on a regular basis.
Mexico's government threatened the country's telecommunications giants with forced asset sales, unveiling a plan to loosen billionaire Carlos Slim's hold on the telephone market and curb broadcaster Televisa's dominance of the airwaves.
With networth of USD 21.5 billion, Mukesh Ambani has retained his title as India's richest person for sixth year in a row, while Mexican business tycoon Carlos Slim has emerged as wealthiest in the world for the fourth consecutive year.
Indian business magnate Mukesh Ambani is the 18th richest person in the world with a personal wealth of USD 24.7 billion in 2012, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the world's 100 wealthiest individuals.
The world's richest man, Carlos Slim, is set to become the top shareholder in troubled Spanish soccer team Real Oviedo after investing 2 million euros in the club, his third known sports acquisition so far this year.
Mexican magnate Carlos Slim plans to invest about USD 1.5 billion in Argentina's telecoms sector, a newspaper reported on Saturday, citing the government.
There are a record number of billionaires around the world in 2011, but just 14% are eligible, Forbes said on Wednesday.
Rising steel and oil prices in Russia, more honest disclosure in Brazil and booming economies in China and India have fueled a spike in billionaires in the so-called BRIC countries.
Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the richest person in the world for the second year in a row, Forbes said on Wednesday.
