With a real-time net worth of $10.1 billion, Pham is Vietnam’s richest person "I don't care how much money I make. I want to build things that make life beautiful" Vuong said He turned some investments into non-profit ventures, including some in healthcare, education and sports. He also built a center of contemporary art. In 2020, Pham and his wife's VinFuture Foundation established the $4.5 million VinFuture Prize for science and technological innovation. Vuong plays soccer regularly with his company's team. He sponsors PVF, a center for young soccer talents. Pham Nhat Vuong studied in Russia and started a popular instant noodle business in the Ukraine in the 1990s before moving back. Today he is the chairman of Vingroup, one of Vietnam's largest conglomerates with interests in real estate, retail and healthcare among others. Vingroup partnered with U.S.-based Medtronic to manufacture ventilators. The group's main units include electric vehicle maker VinFast, property developer Vinhomes and hotel chain Vinpearl. In 2023 he took VinFast public through a SPAC listing on Nasdaq. Vinpearl went public on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange in May 2025. Charging station operator V-Green was spun off from VinFast in 2024, and is investing more than $400 million over the next two years to build charging infrastructure across the country.