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List of Latin Americans by net worth

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The list of Latin Americans by net worth is based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2019. In the same year the region of Latin America and the Caribbean had over 100 billionaires (in USD). The countries with the billionaires are: Brazil (58), Mexico (17), Chile (7), Peru (6), Argentina (5), Colombia (3), Saint Kitts and Nevis (2) and Venezuela (2).

Annual rankings

2019

Rank Name Net worth (USD):[1] Age Country Source(s) of wealth
1 Carlos Slim Helu 64.0 billion 79  Mexico telecom
2 Joseph Safra 25.2 billion 80  Brazil banking
3 Jorge Paulo Lemann 22.8 billion 79  Brazil beer
4 Iris Fontbona 15.4 billion 76  Chile mining
5 Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco 13.3 billion 65  Mexico mining
6 Ricardo Salinas Pliego 11.1 billion 63  Mexico retail, media
7 Luis Carlos Sarmiento 10.8 billion 86  Colombia banking
8 Marcel Herrmann Telles 9.9 billion 69  Brazil beer
9 Eduardo Saverin 9.7 billion 37  Brazil Facebook
10 Carlos Alberto Sicupira 8.9 billion 71  Brazil beer
11 Alberto Baillères 7.4 billion 87  Mexico mining
12 Eva Gonda de Rivera 6.7 billion -  Mexico beverages
13 María Asunción Aramburuzabala 5.6 billion 56  Mexico beer, investments
14 Jerónimo Arango 4.3 billion 93  Mexico retail
15 Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal 4.3 billion 79  Mexico tequila
16 Carlos Rodriguez-Pastor 4.1 billion 60  Peru finance
17 Juan Carlos Escotet 3.8 billion 59  Venezuela banking
17 Julio Ponce Lerou 3.8 billion 73  Chile fertilizer
19 Jaime Gilinski Bacal 3.6 billion 61  Colombia banking
20 Jose Joao Abdalla Filho 3.4 billion 74  Brazil investments

Notes

Jerónimo Arango died on April 4th 2020 at the age of 92-93.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Billionaires 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-08.