VietNamNet Bridge - According to Forbes, as of November 16, 2015, Southeast Asia had a total of 70 people with assets of $1 billion or more. Vietnam has a sole representative Pham Nhat Vuong, Chairman of the Vingroup, with assets estimated at $1.8 billion.

The number of billionaires in Southeast Asian countries.

Among the Southeast Asian countries, Indonesia has the highest number of US dollar billionaires, with 17 people. The richest man of this country is R.Budi Hartono, with $8.5 billion.

Ranking second is Singapore with 16 billionaires. The brothers Robert and Philip Ng are the richest men with total assets of $7.7 billion.

Thailand was ranked 3rd with 15 people with assets from $1 billion or more. Dhanin Chearavanont, Thailand's richest person, is also the richest man in Southeast Asia today.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Dhanin Chearavanont business empire is facing many challenges for a number of reasons such as China's economic slowdown, the Russian ruble devaluation and political instability in Turkey.

Dhanin Chearavanont, Thailand's richest person, is also the richest man in Southeast Asia today.

 Vietnam's only billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong.

However, this businessman still holds a fortune of up to $21.5 billion and is the 37th richest person in the world.

Ranking 4th and 5th are the Philippines and Malaysia, with 11 and 10 billionaires, respectively.

The richest man in the Philippines is Henry Sy ($13.3 billion), while billionaire Robert Kuok is the richest person in Malaysia.

Vietnam’s only billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong ranks 1,092th in the world, 26 spots up compared to 2015.

Na Son