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Rocío Magnani

60% of All Latin American Billionaires Hail From One Country; Where do the Others Come From?

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is the wealthiest Latin American. (Credit: RAQUEL CUNHA/Reuters)

About 60% of Latin American billionaires come from Brazil, while almost 15% reside in Mexico, according to a recent post from charts startup Latinometricsthat analyzed the latest edition of the Forbes Billionaires List.

The analysis concluded that there are 94 billionaires from Latin American countries, a tiny proportion of the 2,668 people owning at least $1,000 million. Concretely, Latin American billionaires represented just 3,5% of the Forbes 2023 list.

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