good job mr. slim about time a ""mexican steps up to the plate" .....lol.. to does hater"s out their try harder........

rob, houston, tx

DONT HATE!!! Because a Mexican is now the richest man on the planet. He is getting his paper and that's all that matters. I love the fact that a fellow Mexican has that much money and is still down to earth. Ha ha I love it!!!

Adriana, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Slim Helu has become the Worlds Richest Man because the Mexican government allows him to run monopolies.

Slim Helu may now be the wealthiest man on the planet because his companies enjoy unfair competitive advantages which are afforded to him and his sons by the political elites to whom they dole out sizable campaign contributions.

The companies that Slim Helu operates charge far above market rates for fixed line and mobile phones services while the introduction of any real competition is kept at bay by politicians who claim they are protecting Mexico's national interests.

It's a shame on Mexico and Slim Helu looks more like a Robber Baron than an astute business man.

Tony Herrera, Los Angeles, CA

do you ever show an honest amwer, well I sent one and wold like tp cpmgratir;ate Mr.Slim for he is a hard working simple man. i have sent my congraturlations and stil think that he could do betterm

Lilliam Alvarez Moor, san juan, puerto rico

I have one wish for all Mexicans and that is Mr. Carlos Slim will one day soon (before he dies) give away his wealth to the poor in Mexico. My prediction is that if the rich get filthy rich and the middle class and poor get poorer, you will witness a riot in Mexico. There are parallels in the past.

Another point, I wish to make is that for someone to hold a monopolistic position in any industry, he must have politicians in his books.

J Cheong, Los Angeles,

One of the reasons for emigration from Mexico to the US is the failure of Mexico to reform its economic system, where certain families control vast wealth fro generations, and the poor remain poor. The US is the only place for Mexican poor to escape the poverty.

The fact that one man controls 98% of the telephone wires and 80% of the wireless market, and then retail business, massive tracts of land is a symptom of this problem. The US immigration problem won't resolve itself until Mexico reforms this problem

David Himmelreich, Norwalk, CT, USA

is it really that important the he's MEXICAN?! or do you just find that a more degrading title? :>

Nemo, ciudad Juarez, Mexico

Did I hear right? Mexico is where you'll find one of the poorest people and here we have someone who have all this money. I hope he will be like Buffett who is charitable but somehow when someone gets this rich, it is rarely done in honesty. Without being ruthless, selfish, mean and even dishonest, one can rarely succeed in being this rich. Most of the time, it is at other people's expense and misery. Especially when it is a gambling business. It really is dirty money much like drug trafficking, arms dealing except that gambling is legal. Well, these people are slaves to their money instead of the other way round and they can never be at peace forever wondering who their real friends are or enemies for that matter. Thank God that He is fair and these people have 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week and they pretty much dont live that long. Although money can buy you health insurance, it cant actually buy health. What is the point of gaining the world but losing your soul

Virginia, Brisbane, Australia