List of world billionaires updated by Forbes on January 17, 2025, Vietnamese billionaire - Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of Vingroup Corporation owns a net asset worth 25.6 billion USD. He is currently 90th in the list of billionaires in the world. Compared to January 4, 2025, Mr. Vuong's assets increased 4.57 times, from 6.5 billion USD, to 25.6 billion USD as at present.
In Southeast Asia, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is second in the top 5 richest people, after billionaire Prajogo Pangestu (Indonesia). Currently, billionaire Prajogo Pangestu owns assets worth 40 billion USD, ranking 48th on the richest person on the planet.
Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is the first USD billionaire in Vietnam to own assets of over 25 billion USD, and is also the first Vietnamese to be in the group of 90 richest people in the world. Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong first became a billionaire in 2016, with an estimated fortune of 1.8 billion USD.
In early 2025, Forbes updated Mr. Vuong's assets worth 6.5 billion USD. In mid-April 2025, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's assets increased to about 8 billion USD thanks to the impressive recovery of VIC and VFS stocks, two securities codes associated with the Vingroup and VinFast ecosystem.
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.
In addition to billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, the assets of other Vietnamese billionaires have also fluctuated. According to Forbes, the net worth of Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet is 4.3 billion USD, ranking 927th on the ranking of the richest people on the planet.
The net worth of Mr. Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group is 2.7 billion USD, ranking 1,499th in Forbes' list of world billionaires.
The net assets of Techcombank Chairman - Mr. Ho Hung Anh, currently reached 2.2 billion USD, ranking 1,793 richest people in the world to date.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Masan Group owns 1.1 billion USD, ranking 3022 in the world billionaire ranking.
