Forbes recognized Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao as the second USD billionaire of Vietnam.

On March 20, Forbes magazine announced the list of billionaires in 2017. This list lists the richest people in the world. Among them, the thing that most excited the Vietnamese public was that Forbes recognized Vietjet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao as the second USD billionaire in Vietnam .

Forbes noted that this year there were 15 new self-made female billionaires. Among them, Vietnam, for the first time in history, has a representative, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao. According to Forbes, Ms. Thao became a billionaire after listing shares of the low-cost airline Vietjet Air on the stock exchange in February 2017.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao was recognized by Forbes as a USD billionaire.

Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong and Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao are USD billionaires of Vietnam.

Forbes reported that at the end of March 20, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao's assets reached 1.2 billion USD. Although Ms. Thao's assets mainly come from Vietjet Air shares, Forbes recognized Ms. Thao as the founder and Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Sovico Holdings.

Forbes describes Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao as: “ Vietnam’s first self-made female billionaire took her low-cost airline Vietjet Air public in February 2017. She launched the airline in 2011 and started its explosive growth with ads featuring bikini-clad flight attendants.”

Forbes added that Vietjet Air has about 300 flights per day, accounting for 40% of the market share in Vietnam. In addition, Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao also invests in HD Bank and the real estate market through 3 coastal resorts.

Thus, it can be seen that Ms. Thao's assets are calculated from many sources, not just from Vietjet Air. According to the closing price of VJC shares on March 20, the amount of VJC shares held by Ms. Thao is equivalent to VND12,319 billion (about USD540 million).

On March 8, 2017, Forbes announced the list of the world's richest self-made female billionaires. Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao ranked 45th on this list. Forbes described Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao as owning assets worth 1.2 billion USD. The origin of the Vietnamese female billionaire is aviation.

Before Ms. Thao, Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vingroup , was the first Vietnamese billionaire to make it onto Forbes' list of the world's richest people .

Forbes describes Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong as the founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vingroup, one of the largest corporations in Vietnam. Vingroup's revenue mainly comes from real estate, specifically housing and apartment business.

Currently, in the Forbes real-time billionaire list, only Mr. Pham Nhat Vuong is listed. Ms. Thao's name has not been updated. Accordingly, Mr. Vuong currently owns assets of up to 2.4 billion USD. Thanks to that, Mr. Vuong has an additional 200 million USD and increased 50 places compared to last year.

In addition to Mr. Vuong and Ms. Thao, the world's richest people in 2017 have been revealed in the Forbes list. Accordingly, billionaire Bill Gates continues to lead this list for the fourth consecutive year with assets of up to 86 billion USD, an increase of 75 million USD compared to last year.

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is the second richest person in the world, but he has seen his fortune increase the fastest. After 1 year, Jeff Bezos's fortune increased by 27.6 billion USD to 72.8 billion USD. This is the first time he has entered the Top 3.

Legendary investor Warren Buffett also had a great year, increasing his fortune by $14.8 billion. Zara fashion chain owner Amancio Ortega saw his huge fortune increase by $4.3 billion.

This year, Forbes recorded a new record for the number of billionaires globally, increasing 13% to 2,043 compared to 1,810 last year. The total assets of the billionaires on the list increased 18% to a record $7.67 trillion.

The United States remains the country with the most billionaires, with 565. China is second with 319. Germany is third with 114 billionaires, and India is fourth with 101 billionaires.

Bao Linh

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