The world’s richest man, presently, Mexican Carlos Slim, has become even richer by adding another few billions to his overflowing wealth. His close competitors are Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.

There has been addition of another $20 billion dollars by Slim too his bank accounts, aiming his richer day by day. This has made his total assets amount o a whopping $74 billion, Forbes has revealed.

His total assets are roughly equal to 6.6% of the annual economic output of Mexico. If this man was to use his wealth for the betterment of the society, he’d make tremendous contributions. A few examples would help you understand the enormity of his bank balance:

He could feed as many as 112 million Mexicans for the next 11 years to come. He could bear the costs of the total education system of Mexico for the next decade. He could even pay the average wages of about 4 in 10 Mexicans for an entire year. The man is so rich that he could afford to buy 1,617 rare pink diamonds, which was sold for $45.75 million.