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Bill Gates no longer world's richest man!

business.guardian.co.uk — Overtaken by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim whose fortune is now at an estimated $67.8bn ( £33.6bn) - equivalent to 8% of Mexico's gross domestic product - compared with $59.2bn for the Microsoft mogul, putting him in the lead by a decisive $8.6bn.

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  • Sumyunguy, on 10/15/2007, -34/+445How does it feel to be a commoner Bill?!?!
    • pikpikcarrotmon, on 10/11/2007, -78/+9If he lost 58 billion dollars, he'd STILL be a billionaire. Why hasn't he cured cancer yet?
    • XISUPERMANIX, on 10/11/2007, -5/+197He gives away billions in charity and eventually one day he will give it all to charity when he retires.
      • rome747, on 10/11/2007, -15/+3Thought he did retire.
      • kjk437, on 10/11/2007, -2/+43Exactly, his wealth was estimated at over 100 billion at one point, but he gives so much away.
      • vemerge, on 10/11/2007, -2/+23When he dies, not when he retires.
        • KielKilla, on 10/11/2007, -1/+49When he dies who will protect me from steve jobs?
      • Arcesius, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3Isn't it his wife who does all the charity work, and he just supplies the cash? Although, I suppose going along with it is philanthropic enough...
      • sinembarg0, on 10/11/2007, -0/+18yes, and Carlos Slim is a cheap ass and doesn't believe in giving to charity.
      • fusion5, on 10/11/2007, -3/+0There are certain situations in which charity doesn't help other people. It might do on the short term, but usually those who take charity are lazy. You don't know what they're gonna do with the money they receive. By giving to charity you are rewarding people who don't deserve to be rewarded. Instead you should invest in business, and give the money to people work and deserve every penny! That's how you build a better world!
        • keeganspeck, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Exactly! That's what I've been telling all those Africans dying from famine all these years! They just have to try harder to make it rain. They never put in any effort!
    • EarlOfLade, on 10/11/2007, -1/+70I'd just like to have the difference...
      • mlayog, on 10/11/2007, -0/+51Or even just the interest on the difference :)
        • Jholder112233, on 10/11/2007, -1/+44Or even just the interest of the interest of the difference.
          • TenebrousX, on 10/11/2007, -0/+58or even the sum of both fortunes

            wait, I think I did something wrong
        • DuFace, on 10/11/2007, -15/+3Or even just the interest of the inteset of the... oh never mind.
        • Jushooter, on 10/11/2007, -13/+2Wth? We can reply to reply's replys? God bless digg.
    • Dabellah, on 10/11/2007, -2/+77Yea, I read that Bill Gates has donated over half of his earnings to charity organizations and starting his own as well. Gates will go down in history as a philanthropist before anything else. The above statement of donating it all is also true - he plans to donate all of his cash someday, leaving only a 'necessary' amount for his kids. He doesn't care about being the richest man in the world and that much should be obvious.
      • polymorphist, on 10/11/2007, -3/+12Yes. Although I don't like his business model, but for that, he has my respect, unlike many other billionaires on the list.
      • Gizza, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2"He doesn't care about being the richest man in the world and that much should be obvious."

        Hasn't he in fact said that he wishes that he wasn't the richest man in the world because he hates the publicity that comes with it.
    • mfratt, on 10/11/2007, -18/+3BREAKING: Microsoft releases hoards of updates and patches for Vista; Operating System actually good now.
    • loneBoat, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1This happens all the time: http://www.theonion.com/content/video/immigration_the_human_cost
    • probFake, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0How does it feel to be an ass**** Neidermier!
    • cr4ft, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2No one dares to speak of the 6B Bill donated to Charity?
      • Gizza, on 10/11/2007, -0/+66B? I think you will find that it is many times more than that. Probably somewhere in the 20 or 30B range.
    • oneoverzero, on 10/11/2007, -0/+4He already was.
      http://www.cnn.com/2004/BUSINESS/04/04/ikea.richlist/
    • febryle, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1$68 billion...he can afford to buy a lot of Chiclets!!
  • vinoal, on 10/11/2007, -33/+11And I thought I was first. Oh well, no I have something in common with Bill.
    2nd
  • petsheep, on 10/11/2007, -28/+163Good for Mr. Slim, hope he invests in more jobs for Mexicans.
    • evensong, on 10/11/2007, -7/+159Haha, what makes you think he would do that? He got this far by exploiting every Mexican he can. Why would he stop now that he is on top?
      • ICSU, on 10/11/2007, -10/+1Stop reading Marx and get education.
      • Archon810, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3Is Mr Slim the CEO of the Mexican Home Depot or something?
      • abdrahman, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0Not to mention Mr. Slim isn't even Hispanic, he is just an Arab. Seems like it is worldwide that Whites exploit everyone(yes, Arabs are technically White, along with Persians).
        • iafx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+0He is Mexican just like Al Pacino is not Italian but is American. Mexicans are Arabs, Europeans, Asians and anything else you can think of. Mexicans are very racially diverse with the exception of those that are full blooded indian who aren't aren't hispanic. Americans are the most ignorant people. I am one so I know this. Do you know anything about Mexicans besides what you see on Fox news? Probably not.
    • nixonrichard, on 10/11/2007, -10/+46I have a feeling none of his money will be making its way to Africa.
      • shazaamomight, on 10/11/2007, -4/+61None of his money should go to Africa and none of yours or mine either. African aid is exactly what is causing such appalling poverty in Africa. it stifles economics and promotes violent greedy dictatorships. If sending money to Africa worked so well then why does the continent continue to be the poorest in the world despite hundreds of billions in aid and a wealth of natural resources?
        • Rhino2, on 10/11/2007, -6/+33Because they are using it wrong?

          Buy a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man how to fish and he eats for a life time.

          We're doing the former. We are "Giving" out billions of fish to billions of people; but doing almost nothing to teach them how to fish for themselves. Hence the problem.
          • nyx210, on 10/11/2007, -15/+6Well, it's a little difficult to fish when there's no water around, don't you think?
          • electrichead, on 10/11/2007, -0/+36Actually, the correct analogy would be to chuck fish in the general direction of the people, where a few men with big nets can grab all of them for themselves.
          • InferiorWang, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Give people enough "fish" and native "fishermen" can't compete so they stop "fishing."

            To put it another way, we're hurting their economy by undercutting local producers.
          • saranagati, on 10/11/2007, -1/+8no, i think the correct analogy for africa is "give a man a match and he'll be warm for an hour, set him on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life". I think we're doing the latter
          • virtualball, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3No it's when you give a starving African a fish, he could eat for a week but uses the match to become a fisherman so he could fish for more aid and then..... well I'm lost. But Rhino is right. It's like a family on welfare, are they more likely to get a job now, or just rely on the welfare money? Yup, you guessed it!
        • Mearn, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15No, we're giving out billions of fish to their leaders.
      • PwnisherX, on 10/11/2007, -14/+2So?
    • tantheman67, on 10/11/2007, -9/+5Why should he do that when we do that enough? whether we intend to or not!
    • mandarin, on 10/11/2007, -3/+11Ha!
      Fat chance!
    • kuzotz, on 10/11/2007, -3/+22Mexican's rich elite spend more time making sure to keep their money, and let American companies rape the country while they don't even try to produce goods or services. There are very very very few mexican corporations... It isn't like America or the EU or Canada where people are willing to compete especially when they are rich.
      • abdrahman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Bingo! Part of the reason Mexico is a ***** is that, although they have more natural resources than the US, corruption runs rampant, and the rich White elite in Mexico don't give a ***** about the "half-breeds".
    • kuzotz, on 10/11/2007, -16/+3Mexican's rich elite spend more time making sure to keep their money, and let American companies rape the country while they don't even try to produce goods or services. There are very very very few mexican corporations... It isn't like America or the EU or Canada where people are willing to compete especially when they are rich.
    • linnerd40, on 10/11/2007, -6/+18"More recently, Mr Slim has developed a charitable foundation aimed at improving healthcare and education in his country, pledging funds of $10bn over four years.

      Source: http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2056114,00.html

      Not sure how well this is going, but it seems that he _is_ trying to help his country out. Not entirely selfish I suppose.
    • antoniojvr, on 10/11/2007, -9/+3Why do that? When Bush leaves, we're gonna open up the borders anyways.
    • Dohko_Xar, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2LMAO, yeah, he will just keep making monopolies!
    • AndyCool, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1...in Mexico that is.
    • jimmiss, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Like Gates said "You don't get rich by writing a lot of cheques!"
    • donkeyshow, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Sweet...free taco's for all? yo quiero taco bell.
  • steppingrazor, on 10/11/2007, -3/+63Slim parked his Massive yacht in Downtown Wilmington a couple months ago. Got a snap of it while it headed down to the Caribbean.
    http://flickr.com/photos/john-hanusek/706280642/
    • consonance, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15Is that a yacht or a cruise ship?
    • adam84a, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15not bad, the helicopter is a nice touch.
    • lemon67, on 10/11/2007, -4/+10***** nothing compared to paul allens yacht

      http://images.google.ca/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&safe=off&q=paul+allen%27s+yacht&btnG=Search+Images
    • TheLD, on 10/11/2007, -3/+2Why does his boat have a UK flag on it?
    • tito184, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2At first seeing the pic I thought..meh.

      But then you see the helicopter...and how small it looks. Really puts it into perspective.
    • atlex2, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Pfft he calls that a yacht?! Mines 10x bigger and I have FOUR helicopters on mine. I also supply free wifi service to all MY residents he nickel and dimes them on his "yacht". This one is just a plain disgrace of a ship.
    • VonBargenJL, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0haha. i actually saw that boat in the Caribbean late may this year near West End, Tortola. i had to admit. it was big :)
      except there was a cover over the chopper (but you could tell it was there), and there were 2 rather large powerboats hanging off the back in cranes.
  • Aero1, on 10/11/2007, -17/+4bleh, no problem.

    Bill will just raise the licensing fee of windows server and desktops to that guys company and bring back the title back to the USA!
    • Wootery, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Read the comments above. Diggers only dislike Gates for his business practices - he's more philanthropic than most with that much money.
  • brob23, on 10/11/2007, -8/+263definition of irony:

    Millions of Mexicans cross the border into the US to find jobs and make money. Meanwhile the world's richest man is now a Mexican.
    • speedk0re, on 10/11/2007, -13/+8no, irony is when the literal meaning is the exact opposite of the figurative one
      • nixonrichard, on 10/11/2007, -4/+14From Wikipedia: "All the different senses of irony revolve around the perceived notion of an incongruity, or a gap, between an understanding of reality, or expectation of a reality, and what actually happens"

        The wealthiest guy in the world coming from one of the poorest populations? I'd say that fits the bill for "irony."
        • speedk0re, on 10/11/2007, -5/+7and from Merriam-Webster, "the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning". But wikipedia's a lot more trustworthy than M-W (THAT sentence is an example of irony.)
          thats ok though, you guys continue to dig me down for being accurate. It was a tongue in cheek reference to a movie anyway
      • MyNameIsJoe, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Actually Mexico has the 14th largest economy in the world http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(nominal) and is in the middle of the pack (66th) in terms of per capita income http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita. I wouldn't call it one of the poorest countries in the world.
    • saintdesy, on 10/11/2007, -2/+23It's people like Slim that are the reason the Mexican people are so poor. The elites of Mexico have been ***** on their countrymen for generations.
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 10/11/2007, -5/+6Why is that Ironic.

      Any history lesson will tell you that it is the perfect example of Un-checked Capitalism.

      What, you don't think he has influence over the government to get that 90% share of the Telcos do you?
      • mighty_mouth, on 10/11/2007, -2/+3How exactly does (ab)using government power count as an example of capitalism? That's more like the opposite of capitalism.
        • DavidtheDuke, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Capitalism where humans run things (aka ANY SYSTEM), money always enters into the equation when it comes to influence, aka government. Centralization of power via either pure communism or pure capitalism is a never ending battle between freedom and opression.
    • abdrahman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0" Meanwhile the world's richest man is now a Mexican."

      Nah, the world's richest man is Lebanese. Carlos Slim may technically be a Mexican citizen, but he is no Mexican.
      • iafx, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Oh right and Bill Gates is technically only American because he's actually English.
  • RickS2, on 10/11/2007, -16/+3I have the same birthday as Carlos..but I'm not as rich.
  • burchie2, on 10/11/2007, -15/+3i would die to be like the 10000th richest person in the world.
    • AzDraon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+12Can I do the honors?
    • subxero37, on 10/11/2007, -0/+15You can't exactly be very rich if you're dead.
      • gamche, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5You could be rich and then die a few seconds later so I guess if anyone wanted a few laughs we could pool our assests together give it to Burchie2 and then we can choose someone to kill him and we get out money back.
    • jfoun3, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Seems a bit overkill eh?
  • ABadInAlbany, on 10/11/2007, -17/+150Drugs are more profitable than software? Whodathunkit?
    • Shandooga, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10It's harder to reboot when you crash on coke.
    • kernokerno, on 10/11/2007, -10/+3Just because he's not a dumb ass American doesn't means he sells drugs as a living. I'm not saying I'm happy that the richest man on earth is now a Mexican (I'm a Mexican, too btw).

      The companies he manages offer services with prices not competitives at all with an awful costumer service. I, indeed, agree with the fact that this man has been monopolizing everything in Mexico and exploiting his workers.

      Is there any difference between him and Gates? I don't think so.

      That's why he's now the richest man on Earth.
    • celkin, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Blue Crack of death?
  • TomPlansMedia, on 10/11/2007, -2/+169bill gates doesnt want to be the richest man in the world anyway. pretty soon (next year?) he's actually going to be working full-time in quite the opposite direction, giving away money via the gates foundation...
    • TenebrousX, on 10/11/2007, -11/+5Yep, he said so a year ago:
      http://technology.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,1768129,00.html
    • ZeRux, on 10/11/2007, -9/+1Too bad, for a moment I hoped this story will mean that The Evil Empire is starting to crumble.
      Well, maybe giving money to charity isn't bad at all, but even the poor don't want to see Microsoft making more crap OSes like Vista.
    • HPCELarry, on 10/11/2007, -6/+1He's already quite microsoft and is working on the gates foundation full time.
    • GreedKills, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3He never gave a ***** until he got married, its really his wife that is behind his change of heart
    • sigginike90, on 10/11/2007, -3/+6He's a true saint.
    • hmunkey, on 10/11/2007, -5/+1HE ALREADY IS...

      He has stepped down as CEO of Microsoft now. He is not just a partial owned and representative.
      • ripdog, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3He never WAS the CEO. Thats Steve Ballmer.
  • wildfire, on 10/11/2007, -2/+67Did he drop his wallet?
  • janeuner, on 10/11/2007, -4/+39He's the mexican equivalent of an old american hero: J.P. Morgan.
    err....wait a minute...
  • jubilee123, on 10/11/2007, -5/+125he's not as sexy as bill, though
    • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -2/+31Yeah, but his name is cooler. Carlos Slim. That name just exudes "cool".
      • PatoLucas, on 10/11/2007, -0/+10When you have all that money everything in you should exude "cool"
    • Thinkbig12, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Bill Gates looks like an american geek
  • AndrewDB, on 01/10/2008, -12/+5Give him a month he'll be the richest again.
  • gazwilwah, on 10/11/2007, -16/+10ha you think Bill Gates was ever the worlds richest man? The Rothchilds and the Rockefellers might have something to say about that.
    • MasteRR, on 10/11/2007, -1/+16Richest man alive. No one ever claimed he was the richest man in history.
    • LucidHawk, on 10/11/2007, -1/+7Their's is family spread money stashed away in incalculable assets in the trillions. What's disturbing about the Rockefellers is that they don't flaunt it worth squat they just hide away in the dark plotting and messing with the fate of the world behind the scenes.
      • PatoLucas, on 10/11/2007, -0/+6Seems someone forgot to take his pill
    • kokojie, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Well, I have no doubt that Rothchild and Rockefeller FAMILY have more money than Bill. Hell, even the Walton family is at least 3 times richer than bill. But they are FAMILIES, we are talking about the richest man, which is one person.
  • Kossu, on 10/11/2007, -14/+9"according to the Mexican online financial publication, Sentido Común."

    When did we start believing the Mexicans?
    • rephlexs, on 10/11/2007, -1/+4I dont think its the Mexicans who have a world-wide reputation of being liers... like some countries who are willing to lie to their own people to steal their federal funds and fund a war, AND,the international community to justify invading a country and steal their resources...
  • Escamotage, on 10/11/2007, -9/+58Damn, that Zune and Vista...
    • Gregus1032, on 07/01/2008, -0/+1it's sad the Zune never really took off. I always thought it was superior to the Ipod in just about every way possible.
  • mortigon, on 10/11/2007, -8/+5Now time for them to buy a couple countries a war with eachother.

    My money's on the technological capabilities of the Gatesvillians.
  • consonance, on 10/11/2007, -10/+6They took our jobs (if you call being rich a job)!
  • mortigon, on 10/11/2007, -2/+62That's a lot of Pesos
  • JacobParker, on 10/11/2007, -8/+17Bill gives a lot to charity tho... Carl looks like hes tight...
  • heynow21, on 10/11/2007, -5/+73This guy being the richest is obscene. His company a monopoly on telephones in a corrupt poor country. The guy isn't even MEXICAN. He should worry about a Chavez type character coming to power and putting him in his place.
    • Dohko_Xar, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2We don't need a Chavez in Mexico, only a bastard to say NO to Slim.
    • ocram, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7As opposed to Bill Gates, whose fortune came from a company who has a monopoly in a corrupt rich country? Why is that any better?
      • abdrahman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Microsoft is not a monopoly in any sense of the word. You don't like Microsoft, you can use Linux, Mac, Unix, BSD,etc.
    • ICSU, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Yes, how dare he be rich in a poor country. He should be poor just like everyone else. After all, only people in rich countries deserve to be rich, right?
      • sinikol, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Hahaha jealous bitter bitch, america is not 1 redneck. Typical american mentality, yeah dude all mexicans in mexico are poor, your sooo right. Dumbass peice of *****, haha a mexican is 1 haha.
  • nossr50, on 10/11/2007, -7/+35Bill gates gave away half of his fortune to charity, I'll be impressed when this guy hits the 100 billion mark
    • Darph.Bobo, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1Exactly right!
    • mbradbury, on 10/11/2007, -4/+2Bill's fortune when from 100 million down to 60Million or so when the dot com bubble burst. He has given a lot to charity but not half of his fortune.
  • trer, on 10/11/2007, -22/+23We're not Mexican'ts, We're MexiCANS!
  • TherealObadiah, on 10/11/2007, -16/+4Uh, this guy's wealth is measured in Pesos. Measured dollar-for-dollar, Gates is still on top by a wide margin. However, the guy still ain't no pauper.
    • Wacer, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3No it states his wealth in British Pounds as well so the dollar amount is American money.
    • ozid, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3lol @ being measured in Peso's. I don't think the writer would have overseen the fact that A peso isn't even worth 10 cents, considering the whole point is this guy is richer than Gates now.
  • Smokeymcpot, on 10/11/2007, -8/+65Maybe Chinese Women will want his sperm now instead...
    • Rust, on 10/11/2007, -4/+0the hell do u kno about chinese women?
      • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -2/+1They want rich people sperm?
      • stormyblueeyez, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0@Rust
        Don't get your panties in a bunch. Read more than Digg and you'll find out that Bill Gates' sperm is most wanted by Chinese women....it was in the news. Smokeymcpot wasn't trying to slam Chinese women, he was trying to make funny social commentary.
  • pastasauce, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3Great. Now Bill is going to push more Vista Only products so he can try to get back on top.
  • febryle, on 10/11/2007, -9/+4$67 Billion??? Wow, he can buy a lot of Dodger blankets with that!
  • Azap, on 10/11/2007, -5/+3I wonder what software the telecom moguls companies run... anf how much more often it will crash...costing millions even billions?
    • Cwo655321, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1it always their own software built on unix (since bell created it)
  • AdonalFoyle, on 10/11/2007, -8/+36Seriously, if monopolies were legal in the U.S. like the one Carlos Slim has in Mexico, Bill Gates and Microsoft would have dominated the PC market and all its counterparts YEARS ago.
    • tutivlahos, on 10/11/2007, -3/+10Microsoft dominated the pc market for many years. It still dominates if you think about it....
      • DarkPrincess74, on 10/11/2007, -2/+2Here's a tip look up subtly in the dictionary.
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 10/11/2007, -10/+2LOL.

      Microsoft IS a monopoly. Where have you been?
      • kokojie, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3It could've been much worse. Microsoft has been forced to help their competition's software work better on MS windows.
    • avalenci, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6well ... you have microsoft and AT&T.
    • supaklaw, on 10/11/2007, -0/+8Uh who says there aren't monopolies in the U.S.? Con Edison or any electric utility? Cable companies? The giant ant controlled sugar mines? Oh wait, that's 10 years from now... I've said too much!

      END TRANSMISSION

      ________________________
    • mbradbury, on 10/11/2007, -1/+6Monopolies are legal in the US. Its the abuse of the monopoly that isn't .
    • satx, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I think AdonalFoyle was being facetious
  • JJsays, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3broke a$$, chump change moth^r f#%ker get out of my house!
  • outgun, on 10/11/2007, -12/+3I've always wondered why they term it "richest man" instead of "greediest bastard".
  • postitnote, on 10/11/2007, -5/+59From another article it links to:
    http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2056114,00.html
    More recently, Mr Slim has developed a charitable foundation aimed at improving healthcare and education in his country, pledging funds of $10bn over four years. He has made it clear, however, that he does not intend to loosen his grip on his empire, telling Reuters: "Wealth is like an orchard. You have to share the fruit, not the trees."

    So he isn't just hoarding his fortune.
    • VitriolAndAngst, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I find it pretty hard to believe that an honest man amassed such a fortune in Mexico.

      If he is a good man, more power to him. I'd still want more proof. I know too much about the history of Bill Gates to say that he was honorable. And America has a slightly more egalitarian system than Mexico in which to get wealthy.
    • manoftheisland, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1he still has over 57 Billion dollars!!! not hoarding??? seriously you cant spend 57 billion.
      • abdrahman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0yeah you can, quite easily in fact.... just give out science grants.
  • bodger, on 10/11/2007, -2/+53This explains why he never paid out for that email beta test I took part in a few months ago. I was assured that he would be paying me $245 for every person I forwarded it to :-( .
    • Wacer, on 10/11/2007, -24/+1Are you joking? Did you fall for one of those hoaxes?
  • stanrickerton, on 10/11/2007, -9/+8at least we beat them at soccer to win the Gold Cup
    http://www.concacaf.com/competitions/goldcup/viewArticle.asp?id=3831
    • rephlexs, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1There are glimpses of luck all the time my friend. The US just got lucky this time :)
    • zerodaysoon, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3yeah right, its no luck! the mexican team always makes excuses when they lose!!
    • iafx, on 10/11/2007, -3/+1Lets look back at the All time USA vs Mexico count...

      Wins - 29 for Mexico, 13 for the US
      All time Goals - 115 for Mexico, 58 for the US

      Bottom line is Mexico is North Americas soccer King!

      Here's my source...

      http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_950279.html
    • jeduan, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1The second one was a ***** great goal. Mexico is still getting better under Hugo Sanchez' command (ask Brazil) and hopefully it will be a different story next match
  • KnightMareInc, on 10/11/2007, -13/+40just another job stolen by the mexicans
    • rephlexs, on 10/11/2007, -3/+8Mexicans just work hard man, stop hating and get a life :)
      • juggadore, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1dey terk er jerbs! i think most people would work hard to make serious money (by immigrating over and working low level jobs) if they dont really have an education.
    • celkin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3Everybody back in the pile!
    • jeduan, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Hate americans in the 1840s when they stole half Mexico
      • abdrahman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Correction... won half of Mexico fair and square :).
        • jeduan, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1You can then start calling Iraq's war "fair and square".
          Your textbooks not always say the whole truth
  • KanosWRX, on 10/11/2007, -4/+15Seems kind of sad when one man has almost 1/10 of the GDP in a country, especially a country the size of mexico.
  • EvaMonkey, on 10/11/2007, -9/+4C'MON BILL, DON'T TAKE THIS LYING DOWN!!

    ...I have share in Microsoft.
  • BobOki, on 10/11/2007, -3/+85In other news, I am still stinking poor......
    • tylerkempt, on 10/11/2007, -1/+25Don't worry. If you can afford to use your electricity-powered modern computer with an internet connection, you're probably not doing so bad.

      (However, if you're just a hobo in a public library, my apologies.)
  • Blairisloser, on 10/11/2007, -14/+1This man is NOT the richest man. People of real wealth do not have their names even appear on this list. They are mainly VERY wealthy investment financiers.
    • nick1000, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Members of secret societies who would bring about the New World Order?
  • grzyb, on 10/11/2007, -6/+13I think it shows that Gates and Buffett are more charitable, because Slim could be doing a lot to give back to the people of Mexico (who need considerable financial help to get the economy back in shape), but he'd rather keep the money for himself. I'd say the change in ranking is humbling and reminds us that money isn't everything.
    • Wacer, on 10/11/2007, -1/+2I agree, I would like to compare charitable contributions from Gates and Slim to see who gives back the most.
    • PatoLucas, on 10/11/2007, -0/+3México not only needs finantial help, we need a better government
  • WiZZLa, on 10/11/2007, -1/+17This has happened before; once in 2000 when Oracle CEO Larry Ellison's stock options made him worth more than Bill Gates for a few days.
    http://news.com.com/2100-1001-239838.html or http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2000/04/35871 ...that was until Oracle's stock price fell and his worth was halved. http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1157273765
    • mandarin, on 10/11/2007, -0/+7Larry Ellison is just another blow-hard... likes boats... like Carlos..
    • encognito, on 10/11/2007, -0/+2Slim said the following when he overtook Buffet, "The stock market goes up and the stock market goes down." He doesn't sound like a guy who gives a crap about being the richest in the world.
      • abdrahman, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Why would one care when even if you are #3 you still have >30 billion dollars to spend?
  • DarthJay, on 10/11/2007, -4/+10Wow...90% of the phone lines in Mexico are owned by this guy. Plus, he owns Grupo Carso which, among other things, owns CompUSA. He sounds legit. He's also been on the Board of Directors at SBC and Philip Morris. Dude's got power AND money. If he were good looking he'd be awesome....but alas (see his pic on WikiPedia)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Slim_Hel%C3%BA
    • darkphoenix939, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1so he wants to make movies where people don't leave after rubbing out one?
    • andburn1, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1Wait, isn't that the company that makes Sesame Street? No? Yes? I know it's some weird ass name like that. Or maybe it's Rugrats. Actually, I think it's Rugrats. HELP ME HERE PEOPLE.
  • mikefitz2, on 10/11/2007, -9/+4Everyone: Yes, Bill does give a lot of his earnings to charity as the article points out. 8 of you have already stated this as though it was your original thought. Please stop already.
    • DarthJay, on 10/11/2007, -1/+9I'll bet nobody knew this, but Bill Gates has donated a lot of money to charity.
    • andburn1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1Did you know he runs a foundation with over 30 bil in endowment? Betcha didn't. He's a do-gooder. *nod*
  • gibsonic, on 10/11/2007, -5/+25im not a M$ fanboi but Bill Gates for all his dodgy behavior over the years really is a modern day Robin Hood...takes from the rich and gives to the poor. Relatively speaking even the poorest places in the US are rich compared to the places bill is giving his money.
    • mythicflux, on 10/11/2007, -7/+1I remember a few years ago CNN covered Bill Gates giving a few hundred million dollars to India to fight various health problems there. I remember thinking that it was rather impressive that Bill Gates, then CEO of Microsoft Corporation would put so much money into India. 3 days later Microsoft announced a plan increase developers and push the Windows platform in India to reduce developers working with Linux and competing platforms.

      I'm not sure I can agree with the Robin Hood analogy. Every time I think of Bill Gates and charity I always question a double motive. This isn't to say I always did but with the above example I've learned that while the charity may be good the ambiguity of why really gets to me.
      • andburn1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1... Cuz he wants to do good? Or, otherwise, he wants people to like him? Hey - if I had 60 bil, I'd shell out a few here and there to have everyone think I was a saint. But I do think his motives are pure. Anyways, the foundation is mostly handled by Melinda - he's just the money. It's not like it affects his lifestyle. He could give away all but a billion, and not have to change anything about his life. After a certain point, it's just a number.
    • andburn1, on 10/11/2007, -0/+5Well, he's really not "taking" from the rich... he is the rich.
  • yozef, on 10/11/2007, -1/+12Correction!! Carlos Slim is originally Lebanese Christian. He's only first generation from Mexico. There are over 2 million Lebanese in Mexico.
    • shoguner, on 10/11/2007, -2/+1So the richest man on earth is from arab decent ! take that America!
    • praisethelard, on 06/06/2008, -0/+4Well, he was born and raised in Mexico, so I think that makes him Mexican (nationality wise).
    • AlvyB, on 10/11/2007, -0/+0Right, and there are millions of Irish, Italians, etc. in the U.S. What's your point? Mexican is not a race any more than American is. Why don't you ask him what he considers himself to be?
  • microtekblue, on 10/11/2007, -11/+0maybe its a mistake...like the last time sumone beat out bill gates fortune...the ikea guy....next day they said...ooooooooooopppss...sorry ...my bad....yea hes not the richest....gates still is......so yea who knowss?????? who knows i say ? who? do u? well i dont...its why i ask.....yeaa.....u dugg it!
  • geekee, on 10/11/2007, -1/+1I can just see all the Latin American leaders sitting in a room trying to figure out how to nationalize his assets without disrupting phone service.
  • melbolt65, on 10/11/2007, -0/+1looks like Bill Murray
  • AustinMeoang, on 10/11/2007, -1/+3Don't forget, Bill donates billions and billions of dollars.
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