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Much is up in the air in Latin America: Mexico may see its first-ever female president, the Argentine peso is collapsing amid the country’s highest inflation in three decades and Brazil’s new president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva continues to wrestle with a deeply polarized political environment. But one thing is certain: billionaires in the region are booming, both getting richer on average and adding new members to their ranks.<br/><br/>The average Latin American billionaire’s net worth rose by 23% on this year’s World’s Billionaires list, which also welcomed 21 new faces from the region, compared to just 1 last year. In all, Forbes found 110 members in Latin America, worth a combined $530 billion, up from $413 billion in 2023.<br/><br/>Read the full story on Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/gigizamora/2024/04/04/the-10-richest-people-in-latin-america-2024/?sh=2717cbe67c84<br/><br/>Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1<br/><br/>Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:<br/><br/>https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript<br/><br/>Stay Connected<br/>Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com<br/>Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes<br/>Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes<br/>Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes<br/>More From Forbes:http://forbes.com<br/><br/>Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.