Forbes has updated its list of the world's billionaires, with five billionaires from Vietnam making the latest rankings. The stock market fluctuated, leading the assets of a number of Vietnamese billionaires to fall precipitously, removing Nguyen Dang Quang, Chairman of Masan Group from the list.

Four Vietnamese billionaires are named in the top world’s richest people in 2020 listed by the US business magazine Forbes. This year, the number of Vietnamese rich in the list was reduced by one and the total assets of these billionaires recorded also dropped USD 2.1 billion.

Vietjet Air CEO Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao ranks 52nd in the list of the 100 most powerful women in the world 2019.