Leading the list is still Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup Corporation, with a net asset of 25.6 billion USD, ranked 91st in the list of richest billionaires in the world. Compared to the previous update, Mr. Vuong's assets have increased by 1.5 billion USD, equivalent to an increase of 6.17%.
This strong increase comes from the impressive increase of Vingroup stocks, especially VIC, which continuously recorded ceiling increases, contributing greatly to the upward momentum of VN-Index in the first trading sessions of December.
Since the beginning of 2025, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong's assets have increased at a very rapid rate. At the beginning of the year, he owned 6.5 billion USD; by mid-April it reached about 8 billion USD, and by early November it had risen to 19.3 billion USD before continuing to break out to the current 25.6 billion USD mark.
Second on the list is Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air, with a net asset of 4.7 billion USD, ranked 860th in the world. Compared to before, Ms. Thao's assets increased by 24 million USD, equivalent to 0.52%.
Vietjet Air and financial investment activities and banking continue to be the main platform to help Ms. Thao maintain her position among the richest people in Vietnam.
Next is Mr. Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group, with a net asset of 2.7 billion USD, ranked 1,466th in the world. Mr. Long's assets are closely linked to the scale and operational efficiency of the largest steel group in Vietnam.
Mr. Ho Hung Anh - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Techcombank currently owns 2.3 billion USD, however, his assets decreased by 53 million USD, equivalent to 2.23%, ranking 1,679 in the world. mobilization of banking stocks is the main reason for his net asset value to be adjusted down.
Closing the list is Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masan Group, with net assets of 1.1 billion USD, down 24 million USD (equivalent to 2.11%), ranked 2,945th in the world.
Thus, the 5 richest billionaires in Vietnam currently hold a total of about 36.4 billion USD, of which Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong alone accounts for more than 70% of the total value. This figure reflects the strong growth of Vietnam's private enterprises, especially in the real estate, industrial, banking, aviation and consumer sectors.
