1. Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup Group - owns assets worth 28.6 billion USD, according to Forbes updated on January 23, 2026.
In the list of world billionaires, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong ranks 77th and is the richest person in Vietnam today.
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
Billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air owns assets worth 4.4 billion USD, according to Forbes updates on January 23, 2026. Currently, Ms. Thao ranks 931st in the ranking of the richest people on the planet.
In Vietnam, Ms. Thao is ranked 2nd in the top 5 richest people, after Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong. Billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao brought low-cost airline VietJet Air to the stock exchange in 2017.
In addition, the female billionaire also has investments in HDBank, technology, green energy and real estate including: hotels and sea resorts.
3. Billionaire Tran Dinh Long
Billionaire Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group - with assets worth 2.7 billion USD. He is ranked 1,509th on the list of the richest people today. In Vietnam, the Chairman of Hoa Phat Group is ranked 3rd in the top 5 richest people.
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
Billionaire Ho Hung Anh - Chairman of Techcombank - owns assets worth 2.5 billion USD, ranking 1,644th in the top richest people, according to Forbes.
In Vietnam, billionaire Ho Hung Anh ranks 4th in the top richest people.
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 ranks 2,971th.
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.
