Manuel "Manny" B. Villar still on top of the Forbes magazine's 2021 list of wealthiest people in the Philippines with $7.2 billion (P349.45 billion) net worth. The 71-year-old Villar has made it to the 352nd spot of the world's billionaires who saw his wealth grow despite of the pandemic from $5.6 billion (P271 billion) in 2020.
Enrique Razon Jr., who leads the ports and gaming in the country saw his wealth jump by 43.3% to $5 billion (P242.67 billion) in 2021 from $3.4 billion (P165 billions) last year.
Tobacco, banking and properties tycoon Lucia Tan, was also seen significant rose on his wealth by 94% to $3.3 billion (P160 billion) in 2021 from $1.7 billion (P82.5 billion) in 2020.
Here are the Filipino billionaires who made it to the Forbes ranking in 2021:
Manuel Villar - $7.2 billion
Enrique Razon Jr - $5 billion
Lucio Tan - $3.3 billion
Hans Sy - $3 billion
Herbert Sy - $3 billion
Andrew Tan - $3 billion
Harley Sy - $2.7 billion
Henry Sy Jr - $2.7 billion
Teresita Sy-Coson - $2.7 billion
Elizabeth Sy - $2.4 billion
Tony Tan Caktiong and family - $2.4 billion
Ramon Ang - $2.2 billion
Inigo Zobel - $1.4 billion
Lance Gokongwei - $1.2 billion
Roberto Ongpin - $1.2 billion
Ricardo Po Sr and family - $1.1 billion
Edgar Sia II - $1.1 billion
Still at the top of the heap is outgoing Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who has an estimated net worth of $177 billion while Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk pole-vaulted into the number two spot with an estimated wealth of $151 billion, up from No. 31 last year.
Bernard Arnault of LVMH, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg rounded up the magic five.
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