Top 10 countries of origin of foreign-born billionaires in the US (2025): India surpasses Israel
The U.S. has been a centre for wealth migration. Forbes reports that the number of foreign-born billionaires in the country has reached a historic peak of 125, coming from 41 different countries.
About 14 per cent of the billionaires in America are foreign-born and collectively hold wealth worth $1.3 trillion.
Notably, among the world's wealthiest individuals, three of the top ten billionaires are foreign-born — Elon Musk, the world's richest person, was born in South Africa; Sergey Brin, co-founder of Google, originally is from Russia; and Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, is from Taiwan.
The number of Indian-born billionaires in America has jumped from 5 in 2022 to 12 in 2025, making India the top country of origin for foreign-born billionaires, exceeding Israel.
Jay Chaudhry, founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Zscaler, leads the group, ranking eighth with a net worth of $17.9 billion (Rs 17,900 crore, approximately).
The 2025 list also features several high-profile additions, including Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks since 2018.
Nearly two-thirds of the 125 foreign-origin billionaires in the United States identified by Forbes were born in these 10 countries and territories.
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