1. Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup Group - owns assets worth 28.4 billion USD, down 48 million USD compared to January 15, 2026, according to Forbes updates.
Currently, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is ranked 80th in the ranking of the richest people on the planet. In Vietnam, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is the richest person.
In early January 2026, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong's assets were at the threshold of 31.5 billion USD, reaching the 68th richest person in the world for the first time.
In Southeast Asia, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong maintains 2nd place in the top 5 richest people.
2. Billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
Ranked 2nd in the top 5 Vietnamese billionaires is Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air - with assets worth 4.5 billion USD. Currently, Ms. Thao ranks 921st in the ranking of the richest people on the planet.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - the first self-made female billionaire of Vietnam - brought low-cost airline VietJet Air to the stock exchange in 2017.
Ms. Thao also has investments in HDBank, technology, green energy and real estate including: hotels and sea resorts.
3. Billionaire Tran Dinh Long
The 3rd richest person in Vietnam is billionaire Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group - with assets worth 2.8 billion USD.
According to Forbes, Mr. Tran Dinh Long ranks 1,471st on the list of the richest people today.
Mr. Tran Dinh Long founded Hoa Phat Joint Stock Company in 1992, which is the largest steel production group in Vietnam.
In addition, Mr. Tran Dinh Long is also investing in real estate and agriculture.
4. Billionaire Ho Hung Anh
Meanwhile, billionaire Ho Hung Anh - Chairman of Techcombank - owns assets worth 2.4 billion USD, ranking 4th in the top richest people in Vietnam. In the world, billionaire Ho Hung Anh ranks 1,667th in the top richest people, according to Forbes.
5. Billionaire Nguyen Dang Quang
Billionaire Nguyen Dang Quang - Chairman of Masan Group - has assets worth 1.2 billion USD, ranking 5th in the top richest people in Vietnam today.
In the list of world billionaires, Mr. Quang ranked 2,932.
Masan Group operates in many fields: consumer goods, food, animal feed, food processing...
Masan Consumer - the group's consumer goods unit - is aiming to list on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in 2026.
