10 Filipinos land on Forbes 2017 world billionaire list
Ten Filipinos once again made it to the recently released Forbes magazine’s annual billionaires list.
MANILA, Philippines — Ten Filipinos once again made it to the recently released Forbes magazine’s annual billionaires list.
According to the international magazine, shopping mogul Henry Sy is still the richest in the Philippines as he ranked 94th on the roster with $12.7 billion estimated net worth.
Sy has been topping the list of richest Filipinos in the world for 10 consecutive years.
READ: Forbes: Henry Sy world’s richest Filipino for a decade now
Last year, eleven Filipinos made it on the world’s billionaires list but only 10 were tagged this year.
The Forbes list singled out the wealthiest individuals from at least 67 countries. The list was dominated by United States-based businessmen.
Topping it was Microsoft founder Bill Gates while Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg placed fifth.
The 10 Filipinos who returned on the Forbes' list and their net worth in dollars and source of wealth are indicated below.
|
World # |
Billionaire |
Source of Wealth |
Affiliated Brands |
2017 Net Worth |
|
94 |
Henry Sy |
diversified |
SM Investments Corp. City of Dreams Manila |
$12.7 billion |
|
250 |
John Gokongwei Jr. |
diversified |
JG Summit Holdings, Cebu Pacific, Universal Robina |
$5.8 billion |
|
501 |
Lucio Tan and family |
diversified |
Asia Brewery, Philip Morris-Fortune Tobacco, Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank |
$3.7 billion |
|
544 |
George Ty and family |
banking |
GT Capital, Metrobank |
$3.5 billion |
|
564 |
Enrique Razon Jr. |
ports |
International Container Terminal Services, Solaire Resort |
$3.4 B |
|
564 |
Tony Tan Caktiong |
fast food |
Jollibee Foods, Greenwich Pizza, Chowking, Mang Inasal, Burger King |
$2.7 |
|
630 |
David Consunji |
construction |
DMCI Holdings |
$3.1 billion |
|
814 |
Andrew Tan |
diversified |
Alliance Global, Megaworld, McDonald's, Emperador Distillers, Resorts World Manila |
$2.5 billion |
|
1376 |
Robert Coyiuto Jr. |
power |
Prudential Guarantee & Assurance, PGA Cars, National Grid Corp. |
$1.5 billion |
|
1376 |
Manuel Villar |
real estate |
Starmalls, Vista Land & Lifescapes |
$1.5 billion |
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