.Every month of March, the American business magazine – FORBES, compiles and publishes an annual ranking of the world’s wealthiest people by estimating the total net worth of each individual based on their assets and accounting for debts. But royalty and dictators whose wealth was acquire from positions are exclude from the list.
And each year, this list is highly anticipate by people from different walks of life waiting to know. Who are the richest people in the whole world. Filipinos, specifically awaits for the 10 richest men in the Philippines.
Today, the business magazine published the World’s Billionaires 2015 and remarkably. The number of Filipinos incorporated in the élite circle has increased. Take note, their assets are counte in dollars.
- The prominent mall magnate HENRY SY remains the richest man in the Philippines. With an increased net worth of $14.2 billion from last year’s $11.3 billion. Sy took a big leap from being the 97th in 2014 as. He now ranked as the 73rd richest man in the world. The 90-year old businessman ventures into retail, construction and banking.
- JOHN GOKONGWEI JR., Head of JG Summit Holdings Inc is on the second place for being the richest man in the country, and is the 254th richest man in the world. Gokongwei has a net worth of $5.8 billion from last year’s $3.9 billion. The 87-year old Gokongwei is the man behind the country’s biggest budget airline Cebu Pacific, Robinsons Malls, and Universal Robina Corporation.
- The third richest man in the Philippines is ENRIQUE RAZON JR., of International Container Terminal Services Inc and Bloomberry Resorts. Razon, who ranked as the 354th richest worldwide on 2014 jumped to being 291st this year. The 54-year old Razon has a net worth of $5.2 billion from $4.2 billion in 2014.
- Megaworld’s ANDREW TAN rank as the fourth richest man in the country, and from being last year’s 319th richest man in the world slipped to being 330th. This is despite the increase in his net worth to $4.8 billion from 2014’s $4.7 billion. Tan is the man behind liquor company Emperador and fast food chain McDonald’s through his Golden Arches Corp.
There had been a tie in the fifth and sixth places: Lucio Tan and George Ty both ranked in the 369th spot, with a net worth of $4.4 billion.
- LUCIO TAN‘s net worth decreased from $6.1 billion last year. He ventured in tobacco, airlines, banking, and property industries.
- On the other hand, GEORGE TY’s net worth increased from $2.3 billion last year to $4.4 billion. He is involve in banking, property, and energy sectors.
Other Filipinos who made it to the list of world’s billionaires include:
- DMCI’s DAVID CONSUNJI ranked 7th place in the country and ranked 405th this year with a net worth of $4.1 billion from $3.3 billion last year.
- TONY TAN CAKTIONG of Jollibee and DoubleDragon placed 8th place 690th with an increased. Net worth of $2.7 billion from 2014’s $1.7 billion.
- With a combined net worth of $2.3 billion, Puregold’s LUCIO and SUSAN CO. Is in the 9th place in the Philippines and 810th place worldwide. This year, they were able to make it into the list after they failed to do so last year.
- ROBERT COYIUTO JR. of Prudential and PGA Cars placed 10th in the country and 1054th. Worldwide with a net worth of $1.8 billion.
- Former senator MANNY VILLAR and Vista Land founder made it as the 11th place in the Philippines and 1190th worldwide with a net worth of $1.6 billion.
Microsoft founder and philanthropist BILL GATES remains to be the richest man. in the world with a net worth of $72 billion. Gates has topped the list 15 of the past 20 years. For the official list of the richest people in the planet for 2015, visit Forbes official site.
