Ai là triệu phú () is a Vietnamese game show based on the original British format of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. The producers of the show are Sony Pictures Television and Vietnam Television Digital Center. Ai là triệu phú? began broadcasting on January 4, 2005.

It is broadcast on VTV3 on every Tuesday at 9:00 PM (UTC+7).

Rules

Fastest Finger First round (2005–2017)

Main game The main goal of the game is to win the top prize (currently 500,000,000₫ from 2026) by answering 15 multiple-choice questions correctly.

Lifelines There are four lifelines – 50:50, Phone a Friend, Plus One (replaced Ask the Audience in 2020) and Two Wise Men (can be used after the fifth question, replaced Ask Three of the Audience in 2020).

Ai là triệu phú - Ghế nóng On 7 September 2010, an alternative version for regular Ai là triệu phú was aired, named Ai là triệu phú - Ghế nóng (). This is a Vietnamese adaptation of the Australian game show Millionaire Hot Seat, with the game's rules being the same as the original Australian version (from 2009 to 2016). However, the show returned to its original format on 5 July 2011 after receiving feedback from viewers.

Graphics At first, Ai là triệu phú had a black interface similar to the most international versions, with a smaller question lozenge. From May 2008, the show switched to the modern blue Rave graphic based on the Australian version. When Ai là triệu phú returned from July 2011, the show used the Norwegian graphic with Arial font.

From June 2013: The question lozenge was smaller due to VTV3 switching to a widescreen format. Previously, in Hot Seat version, the question lozenge was also smaller, even though VTV3 was still using a standard screen format. At the end of 2014, Ai là triệu phú switched to a new, more beautiful and easier-to-see blue Rave graphic, inspired by the 2010 purple flux graphic in the UK and France version and blue rave graphic in Latin America, India Hindi.

In 2021, the show switched to a brand new graphic, inspired by the design of Olga van den Brandt (Dutch version) and the 2018 revival of UK version (question lozenge and Phone-a-Friend clock). The question lozenge was expanded to full screen.

Filming locations For the first episodes, Ai là triệu phú was filmed at the Gia Lam Gymnasium, Hanoi. The show then moved to S10 studio in mid-2005, and finally to S16 studio of Vietnam Television.

Money tree

Original format Question numberQuestion value (Yellow zones are the guaranteed levels)January 4, 2005 – October 11, 2005October 18, 2005 – February 20, 2007February 27, 2007 – August 31, 2010; July 5, 2011 – June 12, 2012June 19, 2012 – December 28, 2021January 4, 2022 – March 24, 2026March 31, 2026 – present1100,000₫100,000₫100,000₫200,000₫200,000₫1,000,000₫2200,000₫200,000₫200,000₫400,000₫400,000₫2,000,000₫3300,000₫300,000₫300,000₫600,000₫600,000₫3,000,000₫4500,000₫500,000₫500,000₫1,000,000₫1,000,000₫4,000,000₫5800,000₫1,000,000₫1,000,000₫2,000,000₫2,000,000₫5,000,000₫61,200,000₫1,800,000₫2,000,000₫3,000,000₫3,000,000₫6,000,000₫72,000,000₫3,200,000₫3,600,000₫6,000,000₫6,000,000₫8,000,000₫83,200,000₫5,000,000₫6,000,000₫10,000,000₫10,000,000₫10,000,000₫94,800,000₫7,000,000₫9,000,000₫14,000,000₫14,000,000₫14,000,000₫106,800,000₫10,000,000₫15,000,000₫22,000,000₫22,000,000₫22,000,000₫1110,000,000₫15,000,000₫25,000,000₫30,000,000₫30,000,000₫30,000,000₫1214,000,000₫25,000,000₫35,000,000₫40,000,000₫40,000,000₫60,000,000₫1320,000,000₫40,000,000₫50,000,000₫60,000,000₫80,000,000₫120,000,000₫1430,000,000₫65,000,000₫80,000,000₫85,000,000₫150,000,000₫250,000,000₫15

Hot Seat format Question number Question value11,000,000₫22,000,000₫33,000,000₫44,000,000₫55,000,000₫66,000,000₫78,000,000₫810,000,000₫915,000,000₫1020,000,000₫1125,000,000₫1235,000,000₫1350,000,000₫1480,000,000₫15

Notable wins

Top prize winners

As of September 2026, No one in the show has become an actual top prize winner yet.

14th question correct

Nguyễn Lê Anh won 80,000,000₫ on September 9, 2008. Bùi Thị Hà Thanh and Đào Hồng Vũ won 80,000,000₫ on November 18, 2008 (Vietnamese Teachers' Day special) Lê Văn Tuân won 80,000,000₫ on April 12, 2011 (Hot Seat version) Nguyễn Trường Giang won 150,000,000₫ on March 24, 2026.

Notable losses

Top prize losers Trần Đặng Đăng Khoa won 22,000,000₫ on January 5, 2021. He made it to the 15th question but chose the wrong answer. Phạm Cao Long won 80,000,000₫ on November 26, 2024. As he guessed the 14th question correctly, he would have made it to the 15th question had he kept playing. As a result, the producers decided to let him have a mock attempt on the 15th question. Eventually he chose the wrong answer on the mock attempt.

Basic information The game was played on VTV's 43rd anniversary special broadcast on September 6, 2013, on VTV1. It was hosted by Đức Khuê. Singer Phương Thanh participated in the game, answered all 15 questions correctly and won the prize of "working as an editor of Ai là triệu phú for one day".

The show didn't air on February 8, 2005 due to 2005 Lunar New Year's eve. The show didn't air on June 21, 2005 due to 2005 VTV Cup matches. The show didn't air on June 13, 2006 due to World Cup Germany matches. The show didn't air on March 20, 2018 due to the funeral of Phan Văn Khải. The show didn't air in the Lunar New Year, starting in 2019. The show didn't air on January 26, 2021, due to the extended time for the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam's news.

Related versions

Rồng vàng Before Ai là triệu phú, Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television collaborated with Lasta Multimedia to produce a similar programme called Rồng vàng (), airing from 25 May 2003 to 10 June 2007, with a top prize of VND 50,000,000.

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