MANILA, Philippines - Forbes magazine on its 30th Annual Issue named the world's billionaires with SM Investments Corp.'s founder, chair, and CEO Henry Sy Sr. topped the list of richest Filipinos.

Forbes 2016 List: 11 Richest Filipinos named
Eleven FIlipinos included in the 2016 world billionaires list of Forbes Magazine. Forbes.com

Sy, 91, who led the 11 returning Filipinos in the billionaires list this year jumped from rank 73 to 71. His net worth dropped from $14.8 billion last year to only $12.9 billion this year.

JG Summit Holdings' John Gokongwei Jr. ranked second for the Philippines and no. 270 in the world with $ 5 billion wealth.

On the third spot and 380th worldwide this year is Philippine Airlines and Asia Brewery's Lucio Tan with $4 billion.

There's only one female on the list, Susan Co, and she shares the slot with her husband Lucio.

Note that 9 out of 11 are of Chinese blood and identified as self-made, citing hard work and determination as their initial capital.

Here's the full list of richest Filipinos who made it to the 2016 Forbes World’s Richest People Club:

Rank Name Net Worth Age Affiliated Brands
#71 Henry Sy $12.9 B 91 SM Investments Corp., City of Dreams Manila
#270 John Gokongwei, Jr. $5 B 88 JG Summit Holdings, Cebu Pacific, Universal Robina
#380 Lucio Tan $4 B 81 Asia Brewery, Philip Morris-Fortune Tobacco, Philippine Airlines, Philippine National Bank
#421 George Ty $3.7 B 83 GT Capital, Metrobank
#569 David Consunji $3 B 94 DMCI Holdings
#569 Andrew Tan $3 B 63 Megaworld, McDonald's, Emperador Distillers, Resorts World Manila
#569 Tony Tan Caktiong $3 B 63 Jollibee Foods, Greenwich Pizza, Chowking
#722 Enrique Razon, Jr. $2.4 B 55 International Container Terminal Services, Solaire Resort
#1121 Lucio and Susan Co $1.6 B 61 Puregold Price Club
#1121 Robert Coyiuto, Jr. $1.6 B 63 Prudential Guarantee & Assurance, PGA Cars, National Grid Corp.
#1367 Manuel Villar $1.3 B 66 Starmalls, Vista Land & Landscapes


The richest Filipinos on the list have a combined wealth of $41.50 billion or P1,961.27 trillion—a trillion short of the Philippine government’s P3.002 trillion national budget for 2016.

Bill Gates was once again on top as the world’s richest person (ahead of 1,809 billionaires) with a current net worth of $75 billion, down from $79.2 billion in 2015.

The biggest gainer on the 2016 list is Mark Zuckerburg (No. 6), whose fortune is up $11.2 billion for a total net worth of $44.6 billion. He is the sixth richest in the world.

The U.S. led with the greatest number of billionaires, with 540, followed by China with 251, Germany with 120, India with 84 and Russia with 77.

The FORBES Billionaires list is a snapshot of wealth taken on Feb 12, 2016, when stock prices and exchange rates were locked in from around the world. It lists individuals rather than multigenerational families who share large fortunes.

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