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Rufino Vigil González heads Industrias CH, a steel production Mexico’s Ten Wealthiest Families
company with an annual capacity of over 5 million tons.
The bulk of the wealth of the Calderón Rojas Brothers comes 1. Carlos Slim Helú & Family
from their stake in FEMSA, the largest distributor of carbonated Net Worth US $73 B
beverages in Latin America. Industry: Diversified
The families listed above are not the only contributing factors Source: Self-made
that are keeping the Mexican economy growing. The following 2. Alberto Bailleres González & Family
facts equally contribute to the growth of the economy. Net Worth US $18.2 B [As of March 2013]
Returning migrants boost Mexico’s middle class. Industry: Mining
In the U.S., they were illegal aliens. Back home, they are new Source: Self-made
entrepreneurs using the billions of dollars earned ‘on the other 3. Germán Larrea Mota-Velasco & Family
side’ to create a Mexican middle class. Net Worth US $16.7 B [March 2013]
Mexican auto industry fuels growth of middle class. Industry: Mining
Mexico’s auto industry today is essential to the emergence of the Source: Inherited
country’s middle class. The swelling ranks of the middle class 4. Ricardo Salinas Pliego
in México are crowding new Wal-Marts, driving Nissan sedans Net Worth US $9.8 B
and maxing out their credit cards. Industry: Diversified
Mexico’s new middle class is taking over. Source: Self-made
While many Mexicans and their neighbors to the north still 5. Eva Gonda Rivera & Family
imagine a country of downtrodden masses dominated by a Net Worth: US $6.6 B
wealthy elite, the ranks of the middle class are growing. The Source of Wealth: Beverages
latest demographic research shows that Mexico is crossing a Source: Inherited
critical threshold, as its middle class — about 53 percent of the 6. María Asunción Aramburuzabala & Family
population — becomes the majority. Net Worth US 5 B [As of March 2013]
You can easily see that the significant investments by Mexico’s Industry: Beverages
wealthiest, as well as the above-mentioned factors, create a Source: Inherited
solid foundation for future growth and for the expansion of the 7. Jerónimo Arango & Family
country’s middle class. Net Worth US $4.B
In conclusion, the confidence to invest in Mexico increases daily Industry: Retailing
because of a growing middle class whereas in the US, the middle Source: Self-made
class continues to slide into poverty, relying more and more on 8. Emilio Azcárraga Jean
government hand-outs. Net Worth US $2.5 B
Industry: Media
Dieter Esch Source: Inherited
Chairman 9. Rufino Vigil González
Net Worth: US $2.4 B
Industry: Steel
Source: Self-made
10. José & Francisco José Calderón Rojas
Net worth: US $2.3 B
Industry: Beverages
Source: Inherited

Source: www.forbes.com/billionaires/list

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