On September 12th, statistics from Forbes magazine (USA) showed that the net worth of billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of Vingroup, reached $13.8 billion, an increase of $551 million in just one day. This is a record high for Pham Nhat Vuong's wealth. With this fortune, he ranks 196th on the list of the world's richest people and continues to be the richest person in Vietnam. In total, Pham Nhat Vuong's net worth has increased by more than $7 billion since the beginning of April when Forbes published its 2025 list of the world's billionaires.
Vingroup shares hit a new peak, pushing billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's net worth closer to $140 billion.
PHOTO: NGOC THANG
Billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong's wealth has been steadily increasing recently as the shares of Vingroup and its member companies have surged. At the close of trading today (September 12th), Vingroup's VIC shares rose by 1,800 VND to 137,800 VND, nearly four times higher than at the beginning of the year. This is a rare increase for blue-chip stocks on the Vietnamese stock exchange.
In addition, Vinhomes Joint Stock Company's VHM shares are currently trading at 105,500 VND, nearly tripling compared to the beginning of the year; Vincom Retail Joint Stock Company's VRE shares are at 30,750 VND, more than doubling compared to the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Vinpearl Joint Stock Company's VPL shares are trading around 80,300 VND, showing little change since their listing on the HOSE in mid-May.
Besides billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong, the assets of other Vietnamese USD billionaires also set new records, such as female billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao - Chairwoman of Vietjet - whose assets jumped to $3.2 billion according to Forbes magazine. Ms. Thao's assets increased by half a billion USD in just over a month and also reached their highest level ever since Forbes began compiling the list of Vietnamese USD billionaires.
Similarly, the assets of Mr. Tran Dinh Long, Chairman of Hoa Phat Group, also reached the $3 billion mark for the first time, an increase of $400 million compared to the end of July. Hoa Phat's HPG shares reached 30,000 VND in this session - the highest level since the beginning of the year. Another billionaire, Mr. Ho Hung Anh - Chairman of Techcombank, also saw his assets reach a record high of $2.6 billion for the first time, $900 million higher than at the beginning of the year. Techcombank's TCB shares and Masan Group's MSN shares, which are related to this billionaire, continuously increased. Meanwhile, Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang - Chairman of Masan Group, reached $1.2 billion, an increase of $100 million compared to the end of July.
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