The chairman of the Villar Group sustained his spot as the country's wealthiest man in the Forbes 2024 World's Billionaires list, ranking No. 190 with a net worth of $11 billion.
Villar was the only Filipino who made it to the top 200.
He is followed by ports and casino tycoon Enrique Razon Jr., chairman of International Container Terminal Services Inc., who sits at No. 224 with a net worth of $10 billion.
Ramon Ang, president and CEO of diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp., was at No. 920 with a net worth of $3.5 billion, while Hans Sy came in at No. 1,286 with a net worth of $2.6 billion.
It was a three-way tie at No. 1,330 among two other Sy siblings, Henry and Herbert, and tobacco and airlines tycoon Lucio Tan, all of whom had a net worth of $2.5 billion.
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