Razon emerges as richest Filipino in Forbes' 2026 billionaires list
Forbes has released its list of the richest people in the world, with Enrique Razon Jr. emerging as the wealthiest Filipino, ranking 175th overall with a $16.5 billion (P972 billion) net worth.
The 2026 ranking was topped by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the world's richest person, who has a net worth of $839 billion (P49 trillion). Trailing behind are Google co-founders Larry Page ($257 billion or P15 trillion) and Sergey Brin ($237 billion or P14 trillion), Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($224 billion or P13.2 trillion), and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ($222 billion or P13 trillion).
The list includes 3,332 billionaires from all over the world, including 15 Filipinos. Leading the Pinoys is Razon, the chairman of the Philippines' largest ports operator International Container Terminal Services Inc., in 175th place. Last year, he ranked second in the Philippines, behind Manny Villar.
A Filipino doesn't appear until 1,189th position in this year's global list: Ramon Ang, the chairman and CEO of San Miguel Corporation, logged a $3.6 billion (P211.8 billion) net worth. He's followed by Lucio Tan, head of LT Group, with $3.5 billion (P205.9 billion), who ranked 1,223rd.
Down three spots is real estate tycoon Villar, who is worth $3.1 billion (P182.4 billion) in the 1,376th rank, with Henry Sy Jr. trailing at 1,676 with his $2.5 billion (P147 billion).
The other Filipinos in the list are Hans Sy ($1.8 billion or P105.9 billion) and Herbert Sy ($1.8 billion or P105.9 billion) in 2,274th, Harly Sy ($1.7 billion or P100 billion) and Lucio Tan ($1.7 billion or P100 billion) in 2,386th, Lucio Co ($1.6 billion or P94 billion) and Teresity Sy-Coson ($1.6 billion or P94 billion) in 2,481st, Elizabeth Sy ($1.5 billion or P88.3 billion) and Susan Co ($1.5 billion or P88.3 billion) in 2,600th, Tony Tan Caktiong ($1.1 billion or P64.7 billion) in 3,185th, and Eusebio Tanco ($1 billion or P58.8 billion) in 3,332nd.
According to Fobres, the billionaire's list uses stock prices and exchange rates from March 1, 2026.