Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu last month blew past U.S. investor Warren Buffett to become the world's second-richest man with an estimated net worth of $53.1 billion.

　　Slim was ranked No. 3 on the publication's 2007 list of the world's richest people， released a month ago. But he is making money faster than ink can dry， thanks to rising share prices for his telecom holdings America Movil and Carso Global Telecom.

　　It estimated that Slim added $4.1 billion to his fortune since the publication calculated his net worth in February prior to the list's March 8 release. Forbes said Slim surpassed Buffett's $52.4-billion fortune March 29.

　　Slim now appears destined to dethrone Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates， whose wealth is estimated at $56 billion.

　　薩利姆位列2007年富豪榜第三位。因其持有的兩家公司America Movil和Carso Global Telecom的

　　薩利姆的總財富是在2月根據公開財務報告計算而得，在這期間他又為自己的財富增加了41億美元。

　　薩利姆似乎要向把身價560億美元的比爾·蓋茨趕下第一富翁排位的方向發展。