Carlos Slim Helú and family rank as Mexico's richest, at No. 16 globally with $125 billion on the 2026 Forbes Billionaires list. That total leads Mexico's No.
2 by more than $70 billion and places Slim above global tech peers. The Forbes list is an annual snapshot of billionaire wealth based on stock prices and holdings. Forbes via Forbes India reports the 2026 world billionaires breakdown with Slim at $125 billion.
Table of Contents
- Where Slim sits among global peers
- How large is the gap in Mexico
- What drives the $125 billion fortune
- Why March rankings and live trackers differ
Where Slim sits among global peers
Slim held the world No. 1 spot from 2010 to 2013. The 2026 list places him at No.
16, above Bill Gates at No. 19. El Reportero SF, reporting on Forbes, frames this placement as a global comparison. Slim now measures against large technology fortunes rather than domestic rivals alone.
How large is the gap in Mexico
Mexico's No. 2 is Germán Larrea Mota Velasco and family at about $52.6 billion and No. 32 globally.
Mexico News Report, citing Forbes, places Mexico's 24 billionaires in 2026 with Slim ahead by over $70 billion. Real-time tracking can show higher current values than the March list. Investopedia's April 2026 update gives the latest figures on Slim's riches as Slim at $125 billion, Larrea at $65.5 billion, and Alejandro Baillères Gual and family at $18.4 billion.
- Slim and family: $125 billion, Mexico No. 1
- Larrea and family: $52.6 billion on March list, higher in live tracking
- Baillères and family: $18.4 billion, Mexico No. 3
What drives the $125 billion fortune
The wealth comes from América Móvil, Latin America's largest mobile operator, plus Grupo Carso, Telmex, and Grupo Financiero Inbursa. Entrepreneur, reporting on the Forbes list, identifies those companies as the core holdings.
The one-year gain was about 51%, or $42.5 billion, to reach $125 billion. Forbes reporting attributes the jump mainly to a 78% rise in América Móvil shares, plus Grupo Carso deals including a $2 billion Pemex contract.
Why March rankings and live trackers differ
Billionaire fortunes are stock-market snapshots that move daily with América Móvil, Grupo México, and peso shifts. A March list rank can therefore differ from an April live figure.
Use the date-stamped March list to compare ranks. Use a live tracker to check a current dollar value, and always check the date stamp before comparing two fortunes.