FORMER Senator Manny Villar leads the 15 Filipinos who made it to the 2025 Forbes Billionaires list. Ranked 117th, the 75-year-old businessman has a net worth of $17.2 billion, according to Forbes.
Following Villar is Enrique Razon Jr., chairman of International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), with a net worth of $10.9 billion.
The third richest Filipino on the list is Ramon Ang, chairman of San Miguel Corp. (SMC), with a net worth of $3.7 billion.
Other Filipinos who made the list include:
Lucio Tan (Rank 1,219, net worth $3 billion)
Henry Sy Jr. (Rank 1,573, net worth $2.3 billion)
Hans Sy (Rank 1,626, net worth $2.2 billion)
Herbert Sy (Rank 1,688, net worth $2.1 billion)
Harley Sy (Rank 1,850, net worth $1.9 billion)
Teresita Sy-Coson (Rank 1,850, net worth $1.9 billion)
Elizabeth Sy (Rank 2,019, net worth $1.7 billion)
Andrew Tan (Rank 2,110, net worth $1.6 billion)
Lucio Co (Rank 2,356, net worth $1.4 billion)
Susan Co (Rank 2,479, net worth $1.3 billion)
Tony Tan Caktiong (Rank 2,479, net worth $1.3 billion)
Eusebio Tanco (Rank 2,623, net worth $1.2 billion)
Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX and Tesla, remains the world’s richest billionaire with a net worth of $342 billion. He surpassed luxury goods magnate Bernard Arnault and his family, who now hold the 5th spot with $178 billion.
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg follows as the second richest ($216 billion), with Jeff Bezos of Amazon ($215 billion) and Larry Ellison of Oracle ($192 billion) rounding out the top five.
The US leads with a record 902 billionaires, followed by China (516, including Hong Kong) and India (205).