Carlos Slim Helu & Family

Net Worth: $59.9 Billion
Company: Grupo Carso
Country: Mexico
Before he even began thinking about his student loans, Carlos Slim Helu was already venturing into several businesses. With his father teaching him lessons in finance and management, and accounting, Carlos began his journey at 11 years old, investing in a government savings bond. By the age of 15, he already became a shareholder for Mexico’s largest bank. Now, that’s something you don’t see every day!

Since then, Carlos has become quite a successful businessman and has made a fortune through Grupo Carso, a conglomerate company formed in 1990. Outside work, he is also a father of six children, with his three eldest sons already working in the companies he controls. As of today, they have accumulated an impressive net worth of $59.9 billion as of early 2021. It goes to show that a family that knows how to work together can surely stay together.