Vingroup's shares surged across the board during the morning trading session on June 18, causing a significant change in billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's net worth, according to Forbes' estimates.
According to the Wealth Report 2026, Vietnam currently has 1.233 individuals with a net worth of $30 million or more, placing it among the fastest-growing groups in the world.
The combined net worth of Vietnam's eight USD billionaires, according to Forbes' ranking, fluctuated significantly following the record-breaking stock market session on May 14th.
According to forecasts, the number of billionaires globally could reach 4.000 within the next five years as the ultra-wealthy accumulate wealth at an increasingly rapid pace.
Businesswomen Pham Thu Huong, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Pham Thuy Hang, Vu Thi Hien, and Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy are currently the wealthiest women on the Vietnamese stock exchange.
In the top 10 richest billionaires on the Vietnamese stock exchange in the year of the Snake (2025), tycoons in the banking and real estate sectors dominate.
Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong, Masan Chairman Nguyen Dang Quang, VPBank Chairman Ngo Chi Dung... all started their businesses with instant noodles in Eastern Europe.
According to the latest Forbes report, Vietnam has just added three more individuals with net worth exceeding $1 billion, bringing the total number of USD billionaires in Vietnam to eight.
According to Forbes' calculations at the beginning of 2025, Vietnam now has only 5 USD billionaires instead of 6 as of the end of 2024, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong noted a slight decrease in his net worth.
Vietnam had 6 USD billionaires by the end of 2024, with total assets increasing slightly. Pham Nhat Vuong continued to be the richest billionaire on the stock market for the 15th consecutive year.
According to the latest Forbes update, Nguyen Dang Quang has a net worth of $1 billion, ranking 2.524th in the world, while the remaining five Vietnamese billionaires also moved up in the rankings compared to last week.
Billionaire Nicolas Puech, 80 years old – the sole heir to the Hermès fashion empire – has shocked the world by announcing that he has adopted his 51-year-old gardener as his son.
Billionaire Hoang Kieu is no longer on Forbes' list of billionaires. He was a Vietnamese-American billionaire who once attracted attention for his multi-billion dollar projects and personal relationships.
In Forbes' 2023 list of the world's billionaires, Vietnam has 6 representatives; compared to last year, Nova Group Chairman Bui Thanh Nhon is no longer on the list.
Từng được miêu tả là người phụ nữ có bàn tay sắt bọc nhung, nhưng ẩn sâu trong tỷ phú Nguyễn Thị Phương Thảo vẫn là một tâm hồn tinh tế, nhạy cảm của người phụ nữ.
Nữ CEO Vietjet là một trong những doanh nhân không chỉ lèo lái doanh nghiệp vượt qua đại dịch mà còn có nhiều sáng kiến trong phòng chống dịch, phục hồi kinh tế.
The list of the 10 richest people in the Vietnamese stock market in 2010 has now been reduced to just 5 tycoons, with Pham Nhat Vuong still leading the pack.
They are female entrepreneurs, very graceful yet extremely decisive, taking bold and groundbreaking steps in bringing Vietnamese products to the world.