Global billionaire list updated by Forbes on May 20, 2026, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup Group owns assets worth 35.3 billion USD, an increase of 87 million USD compared to before. He ranks 61st in this ranking.
Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is the richest person in Vietnam, and also the richest person in Southeast Asia to date.
Ranked 2nd is billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairman of Vietjet Air's Board of Directors. According to Forbes, Ms. Thao owns assets worth 4.0 billion USD. In the global ranking, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is ranked 1st, 066.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - the first self-made female billionaire of Vietnam - listed the low-cost airline Vietjet Air on the stock exchange in 2017.
Ms. Thao also has investments in HDBank, technology, green energy and real estate including: hotels and sea resorts.
Also according to this ranking, Ms. Pham Thu Huong - Vice President of Vingroup Group owns assets worth 3.9 billion USD, an increase of 26 million USD compared to before. Currently, Ms. Huong is ranked 1,089th in the global super-rich ranking and 3rd in Vietnam.
Ranked 4th in the top 5 richest people in Vietnam is billionaire Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group. He owns assets worth 2.6 billion USD, ranking 1st in the world.
Hoa Phat Group is the largest steel producer in Vietnam in terms of output, specializing in manufacturing office equipment, steel pipes and construction steel.
In addition, Mr. Tran Dinh Long is also investing in real estate and agriculture.
Ranked 5th in the list of the richest people in Vietnam is Mr. Ho Hung Anh - Chairman of the Board of Directors of Techcombank. Mr. Ho Hung Anh's assets are worth about 2.3 billion USD. He ranks 1st in 857 globally.
