Carlos Slim, Bill Gates Tied for 'World's Richest Man' Title Despite Mexico's Telecommunication Reform
Jul 15, 2014 04:18 PM EDT
Carlos Slim pulled into a tie with Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the richest person in the world, according to Forbes. The two tycoons have been trading the top honor with each other for sometime. Slim had been the world richet person for the past four years running, however, Gates took the spot back last March and has owned the title for 15 of the past 20 years.