{
  "id": 5860520,
  "title": "Wife of Southeast Asia’s richest man enters world’s top 1,000 wealthiest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/wife-of-southeast-asias-richest-man-enters-worlds-top-1-000-wealthiest",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-05T23:07:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "VnExpress Business",
    "slug": "vnexpress-business",
    "url": "https://e.vnexpress.net/news/business/billionaires/wife-of-southeast-asia-s-richest-man-enters-world-s-top-1-000-wealthiest-5116850.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Huong, the wife of Southeast Asia's wealthiest man, Nguyen Vuong, has ascended to the world's top 1,000 wealthiest individuals, ranking 963rd on Forbes' real-time billionaire list. A 57-year-old deputy chairwoman of the Vingroup conglomerate, Huong's fortune surged by nearly US$200 million, or 4.67%, following a record-breaking rise in Vingroup shares. At VND256,000 (US$9.82) each, Vingroup shares hit a new high, contributing to a 4.67% increase in Huong's net worth. Forbes initially listed Huong in its annual billionaire ranking in February, when she was ranked 1,406th globally. Since then, her position has improved by 443 places. In Southeast Asia, only Marina Budiman, a co-founder and president commissioner of DCI Indonesia, surpasses Huong in net worth, with an estimated US$6 billion. Vingroup's shares have gained 51% since the beginning of the year, resulting in a 36% increase in Vuong's wealth to US$39.3 billion. This significant rise propelled Vuong to the 54th position on the global billionaire list on Friday, marking his first entry into the top five gainers that day, following a US$1.6 billion net worth boost. Other notable wealth gainers included Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, who saw a $2.1 billion increase, and Michael Dell, chairman of Dell Technologies, who recorded a $2.4 billion rise in wealth. Together, Vuong and Huong now own a combined net worth of $43.8 billion, accounting for 76% of the total wealth of Vietnam's eight billionaires. Huong's sister, Pham Thuy Hang, also a deputy chairwoman of Vingroup, boasts a net worth of $3.2 billion, placing her fourth in Vietnam. Vingroup, the largest listed company in Vietnam, offers diverse business ventures such as real estate, auto manufacturing, ride-hailing services, high-speed rail, and satellite development. The company's revenue saw a substantial 72% year-on-year growth, reaching VND221.92 trillion in the first six months, while post-tax profit surged five-fold to VND20.9 trillion.",
  "summary": "Pham Thu Huong, wife of Southeast Asia’s richest man Pham Nhat Vuong, has entered the world’s 1,000 wealthiest people for the first time as her fortune climbed to US$4.5 billion.",
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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."
}