VietnamFounded it
Pham Nhat Vuong
Pham Nhat Vuong founded the business that became Vingroup, Vietnam's largest conglomerate, and chairs it; his fortune is his stakes in Vingroup and its electric-car maker VinFast.
- Forbes estimate
- $33.8B
- Forbes, 9 Oct 2026
- Forbes rank
- No. 68
- 9 Oct 2026
- Stake in VinFast
- 97.825%
- Net worth, Bloomberg
- $30.1B
- Bloomberg, 12 Oct 2026
- Born
- 1968
- Vietnam
- Education
- Not stated
- Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute, graduated 1993
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
Where the fortune sits
Vingroup and VinFast stock
Vingroup
conglomerate: real estate, retail, industry, founded 1993
Bloomberg's estimate, including shares held through Vietnam Investment Group (92% his) and his wife's shares
Bloomberg Billionaires Index estimate, 12 Oct 2026
Founder and chairman
VinFast
electric cars
2,288,636,023 of 2,339,536,010 shares, beneficially owned indirectly through the controlling shareholders; each share carries one vote
6-K exhibit 99.5 (EGM proxy), 12 May 2026
CEO until September 2026
Other holdings
Vietnam Investment Group
Holding company he owns 92% of, per Bloomberg; holds Vingroup and VinFast shares
Where Pham stands among 73
Everyone on the site, grouped by their answer. Pham Nhat Vuong is outlined.
How the fortune started
Founded it
Founded it 42
Inherited and grew it 12
Built it up 8
Inherited it 6
Through marriage 5
Industry
Several industries
Several industries 9
Technology 24
Finance 10
Metals and mining 6
Retail 4
Fashion and beauty 4
Media 3
Food and drink 3
Shipping 3
Crypto 2
Oil, gas and chemicals 2
Healthcare 1
Casinos and resorts 1
Property and sports 1
Giving Pledge
Not a signer
Not a signer 61
Signed 11
Not stated 1
Education
Not stated
Not stated 11
Bachelor's degree 27
Graduate degree 24
Left university without a degree 6
No university 5
Role today
Chair, board or owner
Chair, board or owner 25
Runs the company 32
Founder, no executive role 8
No role 4
Retired 4
The person
- Born
- 1968Vietnam
- Citizenship
- Vietnam
- Lives in
- Hanoi, Vietnam
- Education
- Not statedMoscow Geological Prospecting Institute, graduated 1993
- Parents
- Not stated
What they give
- Giving Pledge
- Not a signer
- Foundation
- Kind Heart Foundation (Thien Tam)A non-profit set up by Vingroup
- Lifetime giving
- Not stated
Role and record
- Role now
- Chair of the boardChairman of Vingroup
- Successor
- Pham Nhat Quan Anh succeeded him as CEO of VinFast Global in September 2026; his wife Pham Thu Huong is a Vingroup vice chairwoman
- Public office
- None found
- Legal record
- None found
