In the latest list of world billionaires of Forbes on December 6, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong - Chairman of Vingroup Corporation continued to rise, to 91st place in the world with a net asset of 25.6 billion USD, an increase of 1.5 billion USD, equivalent to 6.17% compared to the previous update.
The assets of the richest billionaire in Vietnam continue to increase in the context of Vingroup stocks maintaining a strong upward momentum.
Thanks to VIC shares increasing sharply, the VN-Index on December 5 increased by more than 4 points, to 1,741.3 points. At the end of the first trading week of December, the index increased by more than 50 points compared to the end of last week, marking a series of 8 consecutive increases - the longest in 4 months, with a total increase of more than 80 points.
Market liquidity reached VND 21,809 billion, of which HoSE contributed VND 19,997 billion, down nearly VND 5,900 billion compared to the previous session. Despite the increase in the index, HoSE is still leaning towards red with 211 codes down, double the increase. The VN30 basket only has 3 codes of increase and 24 codes of decrease.
The market's increase is mainly due to Vingroup stocks. VIC increased the ceiling by 7%, contributing more than 8.6 points to the VN-Index, while VHM and VPL increased by 1.71% and 1.96%, respectively.
In addition to billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, the assets of other Vietnamese billionaires have also fluctuated. According to Forbes, the net assets of Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Vietjet Air increased by 24 million USD, or 0.52%, to 4.7 billion USD, ranking 860th 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 1,466th in Forbes' list of world billionaires.
The net assets of Techcombank Chairman - Mr. Ho Hung Anh, currently reached 2.3 billion USD, down 53 million USD (ie 2.23%), ranking 1,679 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, down 24 million USD (equivalent to 2.11%), ranking 2,945th in the world billionaire ranking.
According to Forbes' list, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong first became a billionaire in 2016, with an estimated fortune of 1.8 billion USD.
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.
