Ofer vs Pham Nhat Vuong

Zodiac Maritime and Vingroup.

The differences

Forbes puts Eyal Ofer about $2B ahead of Pham Nhat Vuong.Forbes figures from 9 Oct 2026 and 9 Oct 2026.
Eyal Ofer: inherited and grew it. Pham Nhat Vuong: founded it.
Eyal Ofer is about 18 years older than Pham Nhat Vuong.
Eyal Ofer is from Israel; Pham Nhat Vuong is from Vietnam.

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Ofer

Pham Nhat Vuong

Net worth, Forbes: $35.8BForbes, 9 Oct 2026; $33.8BForbes, 9 Oct 2026
Net worth, Bloomberg: $32.1BBloomberg, 17 Oct 2026; $30.1BBloomberg, 12 Oct 2026
Forbes rank: No. 65Real-Time list, 15 Oct 2026; No. 68Real-Time list, 9 Oct 2026
Billionaire since: Not stated; Not stated

How it started: Inherited and grew itJoined his father's shipping business in the 1970s and took it into real estate and banking; when Sammy Ofer died in 2011 the assets were divided between Eyal and his brother Idan; Founded itFounded Technocom, the predecessor of Vingroup, in Ukraine in the 1990s, selling Mivina instant noodles
Main source: Zodiac shipping group and Global Holdings real estate, through Ofer GlobalBloomberg's largest items: Zodiac Group ($11 billion), Mizrahi Tefahot Bank ($4.1 billion), Royal Caribbean ($3.2 billion), Global Holdings ($1.56 billion US assets); Vingroup and VinFast stockBloomberg: his fortune is largely his stakes in the two listed companies
Companies: Zodiac Maritime, Global HoldingsZodiac Maritime: Chairman; Global Holdings: Founder and chairman; Vingroup, VinFastVingroup: Founder and chairman; VinFast: CEO until September 2026
Biggest stake: Zodiac MaritimeStake not stated; VinFast97.825% owned

Born: 2 Jun 1950Haifa, Israel; 1968Vietnam
Country: IsraelLives in Monte Carlo, Monaco; VietnamLives in Hanoi, Vietnam
Education: Not statedAtlantic College, UK (secondary school); Not statedMoscow Geological Prospecting Institute, graduated 1993
Parents: Elder son of shipping magnate Sammy Ofer, once Israel's richest man; Not stated

Giving Pledge: Not a signer; Not a signer
Foundation: Eyal & Marilyn Ofer Family FoundationSupports education, healthcare and the arts; Kind Heart Foundation (Thien Tam)A non-profit set up by Vingroup
Lifetime giving: Not stated; Not stated

Role now: Chair of the boardChairman of Ofer Global, Zodiac Maritime and Global Holdings; Chair of the boardChairman of Vingroup
Successor: His son Daniel Ofer has been CEO of Zodiac Maritime since 2011; his son David is a managing partner of O.G. Venture Partners, and all four children work in Ofer Global's businesses; Pham Nhat Quan Anh succeeded him as CEO of VinFast Global in September 2026; his wife Pham Thu Huong is a Vingroup vice chairwomanNo successor named as Vingroup chairman
Public office: None found; None found
Legal record: None found; None found