Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
$4.46B
as of 01/18/26
About Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao
Vietnam's first self-made woman billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao took her budget airline, VietJet Air, public in 2017.
She launched the airline in 2011 and made a big splash early on with ads featuring bikini-clad flight attendants.
Nguyen got the idea to launch a low-cost airline while she was a trader, when she predicted that demand for air travel in Vietnam would increase.
She also has investments in HD Bank, technology, green energy and real estate, including hotels and beach resorts.
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VietnamSource of wealth
AirlinesResidence
Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamMarital status
MarriedBirth date
06/05/70 (age 55)Number of children
4Self-made
self-madeNguyen Thi Phuong Thao’s fortune is worth
74K
troy ounces of gold
69K
median U.S. household
45K
median U.S. income
0.089%
U.S. credit card volume
0.018%
GDP of the United States
0.013%
United States debt
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After studying economics and finance in Soviet Russia in the 1980s, Nguyen got her start trading commodities in Eastern Europe and Asia.
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HO CHI MINH CITY | HDB-VN
Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial BankHO CHI MINH CITY | VJC-VN
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