Carlos Slim Tops Bill Gates, Warren Buffett
NEW YORK (
) --
and
are no longer the world's richest men.
, who owns telecom holdings including
American Movil
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, is now No. 1, according to the 2010
Forbes
list of the world's billionaires.
The Mexican mobile tycoon's fortune has risen to an estimated $53.5 billion, up $18.5 billion in 12 months,
Forbes
says.
Gates, chairman and co-founder of
Microsoft
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, with a fortune valued at $53 billion, ranked second in the world. Gates held the title as the world's richest 14 of the past 15 years.
Buffett ranks third as his fortune increased $10 billion to $47 billion on rising shares of his investment vehicle
Berkshire Hathaway
. His $5 billion investment in
Goldman Sachs
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played a part in his boosting his fortune.
-- Written by Joseph Woelfel in New York.
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