Forbes' list of world billionaires on December 22, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup continues to rise in assets, to 80th place in the world with a net asset of 28.2 billion USD, an increase of 1.7 billion USD, equivalent to 6.22% compared to Forbes' update on December 21. This is Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong's best ranking on the ranking of the richest people on the planet from the beginning of 2025 to present.
billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's assets increased thanks to the "upward" of VIC Securities (Vingroup). At the end of the trading session on December 22, VIC shares increased by about 6.94%, to 158.8 thousand VND/share; increased by 10.3 thousand VND/share compared to the trading session on December 20.
In addition, other stocks in Vingroup's ecosystem are also trading at a high level. For example, VHM (Vinhomes) is at 107.4 thousand VND/share; VRE (Vincom Retail) is at 31.7 thousand VND/share; VPL (Vinpear) is trading at 98,000 VND/share.
In Southeast Asia, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong continues to hold the 2nd position in the top 5 richest people, only behind billionaire Prajogo Pangestu - Indonesia with assets worth 39 billion USD.
In Vietnam, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong continues to hold the No. 1 position in the top 5 richest Vietnamese people today. Under him is Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air with assets worth 4.8 billion USD, ranking 859th on the world's richest people ranking.
Mr. Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group owns assets worth 2.7 billion USD, ranking 1482 on the world billionaire rankings.
Billionaire Ho Hung Anh, Chairman of Techcombank, currently owns assets worth 2.3 billion USD, ranking 1679th on the world billionaire rankings.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang, Chairman of Masan Group, owns assets worth 1.1 billion USD.Currently, billionaire Nguyen Dang Quang is ranked 2994th on the richest person ranking.
In early 2025, according to the annual billionaire list of Forbes announced on January 4, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong owns 6.5 billion USD, an increase of 2.1 billion USD compared to 2024.
By mid-April, his assets had increased to about 8 billion USD, according to Forbes' update, thanks to the impressive recovery of VIC and VFS stocks, two securities codes associated with the Vingroup and VinFast ecosystems.
In early November, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong's net assets continued to increase by 2.34%, reaching 19.3 billion USD and making him the 125th richest person in the world, surpassing many famous businessmen in the Asian region.
