Who are the 5 richest women in Southeast Asia?

Marina Budiman, a 64-year-old Indonesian businesswoman, is the wealthiest female in Southeast Asia with a net worth of $6 billion. She co-founded and serves as president commissioner of DCI Indonesia, a data center company she established in 2011. Budiman's career includes working with Bank Bali and Sigma Cipta Caraka before founding Indonet, the first internet service provider in Indonesia.

Somurai Jaruphnit, a 72-year-old Thai entrepreneur, is the second-richest woman in the region with a $4.4 billion fortune. Her wealth stems from an 8.42% stake in the Charoen Pokphand Group, a global leader in animal feed and livestock production. The company also holds significant investments in Chinese insurer Ping An, Hong Kong conglomerate CITIC, and telecom unit True Corp.

Vietnamese businesswoman Pham Thu Huong, married to Southeast Asia's richest man Pham Nhat Vuong, holds the third position with a $4.4 billion net worth. Huong's main source of wealth is the conglomerate Vingroup and its associated companies, including electric vehicle maker VinFast, property developer Vinhomes, and hotel chain Vinpearl. The Vingroup group has made significant strides in electric vehicles and sustainable development initiatives.

Indonesian billionaire Vanessa Hartono, aged 57, ranks fourth with a $4.1 billion net worth, mostly inherited from her late father Michael Bambang Hartono. The Hartono family's fortune originated from tobacco and clove cigarette businesses before diversifying into electronics and real estate.

Vietnamese billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, 56, secured the fifth spot with $4 billion in wealth. She is Vietnam's first self-made woman billionaire, launching budget airline Vietjet Air in 2011 and taking it public in 2017. Nguyen's entrepreneurial ventures also include investments in HDBank, technology, green energy, and real estate.