Billionaire profiles: Michiel Le Roux, Pham Nhat Vuong, and Prajogo Pangestu

Michiel Le Roux, co-founder and board member of Capitec, holds an estimated net worth of $3.7 billion according to Forbes data from September 2026. Le Roux, who served as Chairman from 2007 to 2016, owns approximately 11% of the South African bank. Capitec reported strong growth for the 2026 fiscal year, with basic profit reaching 16.848 trillion rand, a 23% increase from the previous year, serving 25.8 million active customers.

In global billionaire rankings, Vingroup Chairman Pham Nhat Vuong ranks 11th among multi-industry billionaires with an estimated wealth of $27.7 billion. He is closely followed by Indonesian businessman Prajogo Pangestu, whose wealth is estimated at $28.6 billion, placing him 10th in the same category. Pangestu, the founder of Barito Pacific Group, has expanded his interests from timber into petrochemicals, energy, and mining, including renewable energy and geothermal assets.