Forbes Billionaire List 2010 Ranking Reveals Today: Richest Man in the World Updates – Today, a total of 1,011 billionaires in the world for this year was revealed in the Forbes. And a Mexican telecom mogul, Carlos Silm Helu was proclaimed as the number 1 richest and billionaire man in the world. He has reached a fortune of $53.5 billion much enough to beat the former top one richest man in the world, Bill Gates.

Slim amassed his wealth from numerous businesses, but he is most famous for his telecommunications holdings. He bought formerly state-owned Teléfonos de México (Telmex) in 1990.

His América Móvil is the largest cell phone operator in Latin America, according to Spanish daily El País.

Rounding up for the top 3 ranking and those fans of Bill Gates may not fear, as he was second behind Slim, with a net worth of more than 53 billion dollars himself last year. Rounding out the top 3 is American super investor Warren Buffett whose net worth is 47 billion bucks.