Fourteen Filipinos are included in this year's billionaires list by a famous American business magazine.
In Forbes 2017 Billionaires List: Meet The Richest People on the Planet, Henry Sy remains as the highest-ranking Filipino with a net worth of $12.7 billion, a slight drop from his $13.3-billion net worth last year.
Sy's world rank also dipped from 94 last year to 71.
Second richest in the Philippines is JG Summit Holding's John Gokongwei Jr. at rank 250, with a net worth of $5.8 billion.
Philippine Airline's Lucio Tan ranked 501 in the world and third in the Philippines, with a net worth of $3.7 billion.
Also in the top 10 Filipino dollar billionaires are George Ty ($3.5 billion), Enrique Razon Jr. ($3.4 billion), Tony Tan Caktiong ($3.4 billion), David Consunji ($3.1 billion), Andrew Tan ($2.5 billion), Robert Coyiuto Jr. ($1.5 billion) and former senator Manny Villar ($1.5 billion).
Completing the list of Filipinos in the dollar billionaires club are Ramon Ang ($1.4 billion), Eduardo Cojuangco ($1.2 billion), Roberto Ongpin ($1.1 billion) and Edgar Sia ($1 billion).
Meanwhile, for four years in a row, Microsoft founder Bill Gates remains as the richest person in the world. His net worth went up from $75 billion last year to $86 billion.
According to Forbes, the number of billionaires increased from 1,810 last year to 2,043 this year.
Source / Images: The Philippine Star
Share It To Your Friends!
Loading...