According to Forbes' latest update (January 7, 2026), billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup Group's assets increased sharply to 31.5 billion USD, an increase of 947 million USD, equivalent to an increase of 3.1% compared to January 6, 2026.
Strong asset growth helps Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong to rank 68th for the first time in the ranking of the richest people on the planet at the beginning of 2026.
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's assets increased amidst the vibrant stock market. Vingroup's VIC shares traded at VND 179 thousand/share on January 7, 2026, up 3.41% compared to the session on January 6, 2026.
In addition, VHM shares of Vinhomes and VRE shares of Vincom Retail also recorded increases of 5.43% and 1.31% respectively. At the close of the trading session on January 7, 2026, the prices of these 2 stock codes were 149.5 thousand VND/share and 38.55 thousand VND/share respectively.
At the end of December 2025, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong's assets were at the threshold of 30 billion USD, for the first time entering the top 70 richest people in the world.
In Southeast Asia, billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong maintains 2nd place in the top 5 richest people, only after Prajogo Pangestu - Indonesia (asset worth 36.7 billion USD) ranked 57th in the world.
In addition to Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, Vietnam has 4 other billionaires. Among them, the only female billionaire is Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air worth 4.9 billion USD, ranked 837th in the world.
Billionaire Tran Dinh Long - Chairman of Hoa Phat Group ranked 1,521th on the list of the richest people today with assets worth 2.7 billion USD.
Billionaire Ho Hung Anh - Chairman of Techcombank owns assets worth 2.4 billion USD, ranking 1,668th in the world.
Billionaire Nguyen Dang Quang - Chairman of Masan Group has assets worth 1.1 billion USD, ranking 2,987th in the world.
In the 1990s and earlier, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong studied abroad in Russia and started a famous instant noodle business in Ukraine. In Vietnam, he does business in many fields such as: Real estate, retail and healthcare. The group's main subsidiaries include: VinFast electric cars, Vinhomes real estate and Vinpearl hotel chain.
In 2023, he listed VinFast on the Nasdaq through SPAC. Vinpearl was listed on the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange in May 2025. The company operating the V-Green charging station was separated from VinFast in 2024 and is investing more than 400 million USD in the next two years to build nationwide charging infrastructure.
