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Name
Carlos Slim Helu
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Net worth
💰 $91.2B
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Born
January 28, 1940 (age 85) |
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Education
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Source
Telecom
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Industry
Diversified
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Every Sunday, Slim's father would give him a 5-peso allowance and required him to record his purchases in a ledger. Before going into business, Slim taught algebra at UNAM, a university in Mexico City.
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Name
Bill Gates
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Net worth
💰 $106.5B
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Born
October 28, 1955 (age 69) |
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Education
Array
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Source
Microsoft
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Industry
Technology
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When Gates was a kid, he spent so much time reading that his parents finally forbade him from bringing books to the dinner table. Gates took a break from classes his senior year in high school to do programming with his friend Paul Allen at a power plant in North Bonneville, Washington.