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Manny Villar Ranks First Among Filipinos in 2023 World’s Billionaires List by Forbes

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Once again, business tycoon and former senator Manny Villar is the ace among the 14 richest Filipinos who made it to Forbes Magazine’s 2023 World’s Billionaires List.

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It is important to note that Villar is the chairperson of Vista Land & Landscapes Inc., AllDay Supermarkets, and Vistamalls Inc. According to Forbes, his net worth for this year is at an all time high of $8.6 million. From being in the 263rd place in 2022, he climbed up to the 232nd place this 2023.

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He is followed by Filipino businessman Enrique Razon Jr., who in the 312th place. Razon, who owns Solaire Resort and Casino, has a current net worth of $7.3 billion, while the third richest Filipino in the world is Ramon Ang, whose net worth is $3.4 billion. Ang, who is in the 852nd place, owns San Miguel Corporations.

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Henry Sy Jr. and Andrew Tan, both with a net worth of about $2.5 billion, tied for the 1,217th place. Sy is the co-vice-chairman of SM Investments Corp. (SMIC) while Tan is the owner of Emperador Distillers and has a large number of shares in Megaworld real estate company. Brothers Hans Sy and Herbert Sy, as well as Philippine Airlines owner Lucio Tan, triple-tied for the 1,272nd place. The three have a net worth of about $2.4 billion.

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Here are other Filipinos who made it to the Forbes’ billionares club this 2023: Harley Sy and Teresita Sy-Coson (children of the late Henry Sy Sr.), 1,368th place with $2.2 billion net worth; Elizabeth Sy (daughter of the late Henry Sy Sr.), 1,575th place, $1.9 billion net worth; Lance Gokongwei (President and CEO of JG Summit Holdings Inc.), 2,020th place, $1.4 billion net worth; Tony Tan Caktiong (Chairman and Founder of Jollibee Foods Corporation), 2,259th place, $1.2 billion net worth; and Iñigo Zobel (San Miguel Corporation’s Chairman of the Board), 2,540th place, $1 billion net worth. 

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Bernald Arnault, owner of the buggest luxury goods conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton, Moët, Hennessy), remains the richest man in the world. His net worth is $211 billion. He is followed by Elon Musk of Tesla Inc., who has a $180 billion net worth; Jeff Bezos of Amazon.com Inc who has $114 billion net worth; Larry Ellison, of Oracle, who’s worth $107 billion; and Warren Buffett, chairman and founder of Berkshire Hathaway, with $106 billion net worth.

*Cover Photo/Thumbnail Photo Manny Villar’s official Facebook page

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