{
  "id": 15869326,
  "title": "Southeast Asia’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong joins Warren Buffett among world’s biggest wealth gainers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/southeast-asias-richest-man-pham-nhat-vuong-joins-warren-buffett",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-21T08:37:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/billionaires/southeast-asia-s-richest-man-pham-nhat-vuong-joins-warren-buffett-among-world-s-biggest-wealth-gainers-5135150.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Southeast Asia's wealthiest individual, Pham Nhat Vuong, has become one of the world's biggest wealth gainers, according to recent financial reports. The Vietnamese magnate's net worth surged by $2.3 billion, marking a 7% increase that brought his fortune to $34.7 billion. This substantial rise in assets has positioned Vuong 67th globally in terms of wealth, reflecting a 7% gain. Vuong's company, Vingroup, saw its shares surge by 7%, reaching the highest level in eight days. This gain was closely followed by Warren Buffett, the esteemed chairman emeritus of Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett added $2 billion to his wealth during the same period, which led to a 1.4% increase in Berkshire's shares. Despite the impressive growth, Buffett's net worth remains significantly lower than Vuong's, with Buffett's wealth standing at over $153 billion, placing him at the 10th position globally.\n\nThe standout wealth gain in the world Wednesday was achieved by Spanish fashion tycoon Amancio Ortega, who increased his net worth by $1.2 billion. Ortega currently ranks 11th globally in wealth, with a net worth of $145 billion. Other notable wealth gainers include software giant Oracle chairman Larry Ellison and computer maker Dell chairman Michael Dell. Ellison's fortune expanded by $2 billion to $171 billion, placing him at the 8th position globally, while Dell experienced a $1.8 billion increase, bringing his net worth to $241 billion, which ranks him 5th in the world.",
  "summary": "Southeast Asia’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong and American investor Warren Buffett were among the five biggest wealth gainers in the world on Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}