According to Forbes updated data on June 23, 2026, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup Group is owning assets worth 35.2 billion USD, an increase of 3.3 billion USD compared to the previous assessment period.
With this strong breakthrough, Mr. Vuong's position in the global super-rich ranking has risen to 64th. In Southeast Asia, the Chairman of Vingroup is currently the richest billionaire and far ahead of the others in the list.
Following Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong are representatives from Thailand and Indonesia with quite uniform assets.
In which, billionaire Sarath Ratanavadi (Thailand) owns assets worth 16.8 billion USD, ranking 166th globally.
Mr. Ratanavadi is currently the CEO of Gulf Development - one of Thailand's largest corporations, operating strongly in the fields of telecommunications and digital infrastructure.
The next representative of Thailand is Mr. Dhanin Chearavanont - Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group (CP). He also holds assets worth 16.8 billion USD, ranking 167th in the world, right after Mr. Ratanavadi.
Next is billionaire Low Tuck Kwong (Indonesia) with assets worth 16.8 billion USD, ranked 170th in the global rankings.
Mr. Kwong is the founder of Bayan Resources (a large coal mining company in Indonesia), and also manages the renewable energy business Metis Energy in Singapore and holds shares in The Farrer Park Company and Samindo Resources.
Billionaire Prajogo Pangestu (Indonesia), who finalized the top 5 richest people in the region with assets worth 16.2 billion USD. In the world, Mr. Prajogo Pangestu ranks 178th in the world.
He mainly operates in the fields of petrochemicals and energy through companies such as Barito Pacific, Barito Renewables Energy. Notably, when he first appeared in Forbes' list in 2017, his assets were only at 1.8 billion USD.
