According to Forbes' real-time billionaire ranking, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup - continues to hold the position of the richest person in Vietnam with a net worth of 32.2 billion USD.
Compared to the level of 31.3 billion USD recorded at 00:00 on August 19, Mr. Vuong's assets increased by about 900 million USD, equivalent to an increase of nearly 2.9%.
Not only maintaining the leading position in the Vietnamese billionaire group, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is also the person with the largest absolute asset increase in this period.
Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong maintains a large gap with the following group
With 32.2 billion USD, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong's assets currently account for a large proportion of the total net assets of the top 5 richest billionaires in Vietnam.
Since August 19, his assets have increased by 900 million USD, while the total assets of the remaining four people in the list combined are still significantly lower.
Mr. Vuong's asset fluctuations are mainly related to the value of shares in businesses in the Vingroup ecosystem. Forbes uses market data and related information to estimate the net assets of billionaires in real time.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao has an additional 100 million USD
Second in the list of Vietnamese billionaires is Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of Vietjet's Board of Directors.
According to the latest data, Ms. Thao's net worth reached 4 billion USD, an increase of about 100 million USD compared to 3.9 billion USD at 00:00 on August 19.
This increase is equivalent to about 2.56%.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao continues to be the Vietnamese businesswoman with the largest assets in the Forbes ranking.
Pham Thu Huong's assets increased by nearly 3%
Ms. Pham Thu Huong - Vice President of Vingroup - currently owns a net worth of about 3.6 billion USD.
Compared to 3.5 billion USD 4 days ago, her assets increased by about 100 million USD, equivalent to nearly 2.86%.
In the group of 5 Vietnamese billionaires, Ms. Pham Thu Huong is one of the people with a notable increase in the rate in this period.
Ms. Pham Thuy Hang's assets are almost gone.
Ms. Pham Thuy Hang - Vice President of Vingroup - currently has a net worth of 2.5 billion USD.
Compared to the 19.8 mark, her assets have hardly changed significantly.
While other billionaires recorded increases, Ms. Hang's assets remained stable in Forbes' real-time rankings.
Mr. Tran Dinh Long ranked 5th in the list.
Mr. Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group - currently owns a net worth of 2.4 billion USD.
Compared to the level of 2.3 billion USD at 00:00 on August 19, Mr. Long's assets increased by about 100 million USD, equivalent to more than 4.3%.
In terms of percentage, this is the highest increase in the group of 5 Vietnamese billionaires in the comparative period.
In general, the total net worth of the 5 richest billionaires in Vietnam currently reaches about 46.7 billion USD.
This figure increased by about 3.2 billion USD compared to 43.5 billion USD at 00:00 on August 19.
Data in the article is updated according to Forbes' real-time billionaire ranking at 8:30 am on August 23rd (Vietnam time). Asset values may change during the day due to market fluctuations.
