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 most billionaires are: Brazil (65), Mexico (13), Chile (8), Peru (6), Argentina (5), Colombia (2) and Venezuela (1) and Uruguay (1).
Annual rankings
2022 RankNameNet worth (USD):AgeCountry Source(s) of wealth1Carlos Slim Helu82.2 billion82telecom3Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco30.8 billion68mining4Iris Fontbona22.8 billion79mining5Jorge Paulo Lemann15.4 billion82beer6Ricardo Salinas Pliego12.4 billion66retail, media7Eduardo Saverin10.6 billion40Facebook8Marcel Herrmann Telles10.3 billion72beer9Luis Carlos Sarmiento9.9 billion89banking10Jorge Moll Filho9.8 billion77hospitals11Carlos Alberto Sicupira8.5 billion73beer12Safra family7.7 billion -banking13Lucia Maggi6.9 billion89agribusiness14Alberto Baillères6.7 billion90mining15David Vélez6.5 billion40fintech16Orlando Bravo6.3 billion51private equity17María Asunción Aramburuzabala6.2 billion57beer, investments18André Esteves5.8 billion53banking19Alexandre Behring5.1 billion55investments20Luciano Hang4.8 billion59department stores
2021 RankNameNet worth (USD):AgeCountry Source(s) of wealth1Carlos Slim Helu62.8 billion81telecom2Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco25.9 billion67mining3Iris Fontbona23.3 billion78mining4Jorge Paulo Lemann16.9 billion81beer5Eduardo Saverin14.6 billion39Facebook6Ricardo Salinas Pliego12.9 billion65retail, media7Marcel Herrmann Telles11.5 billion71beer8Jorge Moll Filho11.3 billion76hospitals9Luis Carlos Sarmiento11.0 billion88banking10Alberto Baillères9.2 billion89mining11Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal9.0 billion81tequila12Carlos Alberto Sicupira8.7 billion72beer13Safra family7.1 billion -banking14Marcos Galperin6.1 billion -e-commerce15Dulce Pugliese de Godoy Bueno6.0 billion73hospitals, health care16María Asunción Aramburuzabala5.8 billion57beer, investments17Alceu Elias Feldmann5.4 billion71fertilizer18Luiza Trajano5.3 billion69retail chain19Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor5.3 billion62finance20David Vélez5.2 billion39fintech
2019 RankNameNet worth (USD):AgeCountry Source(s) of wealth1Carlos Slim Helu64.0 billion79telecom2Joseph Safra25.2 billion80banking3Jorge Paulo Lemann24.6 billion79beer4Iris Fontbona15.4 billion76mining5Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco13.3 billion65mining6Ricardo Salinas Pliego11.1 billion63retail, media7Luis Carlos Sarmiento10.8 billion86banking8Marcel Herrmann Telles9.9 billion69beer9Eduardo Saverin9.7 billion37Facebook10Carlos Alberto Sicupira8.9 billion71beer11Alberto Baillères7.4 billion87mining12Eva Gonda de Rivera6.7 billion -beverages13María Asunción Aramburuzabala5.6 billion56beer, investments14Jerónimo Arango4.3 billion93retail15Juan Francisco Beckmann Vidal4.3 billion79tequila16Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor4.1 billion60finance17Juan Carlos Escotet3.8 billion59banking17Julio Ponce Lerou3.8 billion73fertilizer19Jaime Gilinski Bacal3.6 billion61banking20Jose Joao Abdalla Filho3.4 billion74investments
See also
Lists of billionaires List of countries by the number of billionaires
References