The Carlos Slim Empire

Carlos Slim Hel has a controlling interest in at least 222 companies, and smaller investments in many more. Some of his better-known companies:

Telfonos de Mxico (Telmex) – Mexico’s main telephone company. Prodigy Infinitum – Mexico’s main Internet provider. Amrica Mvil – World’s fifth-largest cellphone company, owns Tracfone in U.S. Sears of Mexico – 51 department stores. Philip Morris Mexico – Seller of Marlboro cigarettes, among other brands. Sanborn’s – Chain of 168 restaurants and department stores. Dorian’s – 54 department stores. Music stores – 71 stores under the Tower Records, Mixup, Discolandia and No Problem names. CompUSA – Chain of computer stores in U.S. Inbursa Financial – Includes Inbursa Bank, insurance companies and a brokerage firm.