Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao

$2.95B

as of 10/04/24

About Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao

Vietnam's first self-made woman billionaire Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao took her budget airline, VietJet Air, public in February 2017.

She launched the airline in 2011 and made a big splash early on with ads featuring bikini-clad flight attendants.

She also has investments in HD Bank and real estate, including hotels and beach resorts.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Vietnam

Source of wealth

airlines

Residence

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Marital status

Married

Birth date

06/07/70 (age 54)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao’s fortune is worth

49K

troy ounces of gold

45K

median U.S. household

30K

median U.S. income

0.059%

U.S. credit card volume

0.012%

GDP of the United States

0.009%

United States debt

Net worth history

Annual ranking

Did you know?

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.

Net worth over time

Real-time ranking

Financial assets

HO CHI MINH CITY | HDB-VN

Ho Chi Minh City Development Joint Stock Commercial Bank

HO CHI MINH CITY | VJC-VN

Vietjet Aviation