The Mexican telecom mogul has overtaken Bill Gates to become the world's richest man

A Mexican wealth investigation agency said on the 2nd that the Mexican telecommunications tycoon Carlos? Slim? Helu has surpassed Microsoft founder Bill Helu. Gates is the richest person in the world with $67.8 billion.

Shares of America Movil, Latin America's largest mobile phone company controlled by Helu, surged 27 percent between March and June this year, making him nearly $8.6 billion richer than Gates, according to the founder of Sentido Comun, an online financial website. Gates is estimated to be worth $59.2 billion.

Among the world's richest people, Helu, the son of Lebanese immigrants, has created a myth, having set a record for the fastest appreciation of personal assets in the world in the last decade. According to the latest edition of the global personal wealth list released by Forbes magazine on April 11 this year, Helu, who ranked third at that time, was worth more than Berkshire Hathaway. Warren Warren, chairman of Hathaway Inc. Buffett, jumped to second place on the list.

Helu's wealth has grown astonisingly fast. He once added $23 billion to his personal fortune in 14 months. But in April, he was worth just $53.1 billion, less than Bill Clinton. Gates.

Helu and his spokesman did not respond to requests for comment.