Viet Nam has three new billionaires on Forbes list
VGP - Viet Nam has three new billionaires, bringing the country’s total to eight, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires rankings.
| Pham Nhat Vuong (Vingroup) | 21.1 |
|---|---|
| Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao (Vietjet) | 4.1 |
| Tran Dinh Long (Hoa Phat Group) | 2.7 |
| Ho Hung Anh (Techcombank) | 2.5 |
| Pham Thu Huong (Vingroup) | 2.2 |
| Pham Thuy Hang (Vingroup) | 1.5 |
| Nguyen Dang Quang (Masan) | 1.2 |
| Ngo Chi Dung (VPBank) | 1.1 |
The new entrants are Pham Thu Huong (estimated net worth of US$2.2 billion) and Pham Thuy Hang (net worth estimated at US$1.5 billion), both vice chairwomen of conglomerate Vingroup, and Ngo Chi Dung (with an estimated fortune of US$1.1 billion), chairman of Viet Nam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank).
Vingroup chairman Pham Nhat Vuong remains the country's richest individual, with a net worth of US$21.1 billion, although this figure has declined by more than US$7 billion compared with the end of last year.
Forbes' real-time rankings are primarily based on publicly listed shareholdings and market prices at a given point in time. The rankings also take into account assets such as stakes in private companies, real estate, artworks, yachts and other investments./.