Hanoi (VNA) - The number of Vietnamese billionairesin US dollar has dropped to five in the early months of 2024 from the previoussix, reported in April 2023.
According to Forbes, the current five Vietnamese billionaires areVingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong, VietJet Air Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao,Hoa Phat Chairman Tran Dinh Long, Thaco Chairman Tran Ba Duong and TechcombankChairman Ho Hung Anh.
Vuong topped the list as the richest man in Vietnam with a totalassets of 4.5 billion USD, ranking 648th globally. On February 7, the lasttrading season of 2023, his assets increased by an additional 7 million USD afterVHM of Vinhomes gained by 2$ to 41,800 VND per share, VRE of Vincom Retail by0.9%, and VIC of Vingroup by 2%.
The only Vietnamese female billionaire Thao was reported with atotal asset of 2.4 billion USD, ranking 1301st globally after her worth wasreported to surge by an additional 27 million USD as VietJet Air sharesincreased by 0.8%, and Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock CommercialBank, in which Thao and her husband own shares, increased by 2.4%.
Hoa Phat Chairman Long's worth was estimated at 2.3 billion USD, ranking 1341st globally. Before the lasttrading season of 2023, his assets were reported to rise by 8 million USD asHPG shares went up slightly by 0.36%.
Fourth place Duong has total assets of 1.5 billion USD, ranking1980th globally. Fifth place Techcombank chairman Anh was reported with a totalasset of 1.4 billion USD.
Nguyen Dang Quang, Chairman of Masan, left the Forbes list as hisworth was reported to fall below the $1 billion mark. Quang first entered theworld billionaire list in 2019 with assets of 1.3 billion USD and has beenincluded three times in the annual ranking with the highest estimate by Forbesat 1.9 billion USD./.
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Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong (Photo: tienphong.vn) 
