MANILA - Shopping mall tycoon Henry Sy is still the Philippines' richest man while Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos seized the top spot for the first time, Forbes Magazine said Tuesday.
Sy has a net worth of $20 billion (P1 trillion), nearly double from last year's $12.7 billion, and ranked 52nd worldwide. Sy has led the country's billionaires for 10 years in a row.
Bezos' seized the top spot from Microsoft founder Bill Gates this year with a net worth of $112 billion. Gates placed second with a net worth of $90 billion.
Tycoon John Gokongwei of the JG Summit group and family ranked second in the Philippines and 305th worldwide with $5.8 billion.
Enrique Razon, who owns Solaire Casino and Resort, was third in the Philippines and 404th worldwide with $4.9 billion.
According to Forbes, Asia Pacific has the most billionaires at 827, followed by the United States at 585 and Europe at 559.
A record 2,208 billionaires made this year's list, with a collective net worth of $9.1 trillion, up from $7.7 trillion last year.
source: news.abs-cbn.com
