Despite a US$6 billion (S$7.57 billion) hit to his wealth from slumping stock markets over the past year, Forbes said Mr Slim's US$69 billion was enough to keep him on top of its global billionaires list for the third straight year.
尽管在2011年由于股市暴跌斯利姆的财富缩水60亿美元，但《福布斯》表示斯利姆690亿美元的财富值还是力压全球亿万富豪。墨西哥通信巨头已经连续三年蝉联榜首。

Mr Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft, had a fortune worth US$61 billion, still hefty after having given away US$28 billion over recent years to global causes such as fighting Aids and polio.
微软创始人比尔·盖茨财富值为610亿美元。虽然在近些年盖茨捐赠了280亿美元用于救助艾滋和小儿麻痹症等全球性问题，但经济实力仍然雄厚。

The two topped a list of 1,226 billionaires Forbes counted around the world, dominated as ever by Americans - 425 in total and 11 of the top 20 - but also underpinned by the rise of concentrated wealth in China and Russia.
今年的《福布斯》榜单共有1226名入选者，美国共有425名亿万富豪上榜，仍占据领先地位。前二十的排名中也有11位来自美国。俄罗斯和中国大陆上榜富豪数量缩水，分列其后。

Fifty-eight countries were represented on the list of a record 1,226 billionaires, whose average fortune was US$3.7 billion.Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing took the ninth spot with a fortune of US$25.5 billion.
榜单上的1226名亿万富豪分别来自58个国家，平均财富值为37亿美元。来自香港的华人首富李嘉诚以255亿美元的财富值位列第九名，首次进入前十成亚洲首富。

TOP Ten of Forbes World's Billionaires List:
《福布斯》全球富豪榜前十：

卡洛斯 斯利姆及其家族/Carlos Slim Helu & family

比尔·盖茨/Bill Gates

沃伦·巴菲特/Warren Buffett

伯纳德·阿诺特/Bernard Arnault

阿曼西奥·奥特加/Amancio Ortega

拉里·埃里森/Larry Ellison

埃克·巴蒂斯塔/Eike Batista

斯蒂芬·佩尔森/Stefan Persson

李嘉诚/Li Ka-shing