14-07-2025
Top 10 Indian-origin billionaires in the United States (2025): India overtakes Israel as top source of foreign-born billionaires
Top 10 Richest Indian Americans 2025: In 2025, the world counts nearly 3,000 billionaires across 78 countries, with a combined net worth of $16.1 trillion.
Roughly one-third of them reside in the United States of America, 14 per cent of whom are foreign-born, collectively holding wealth worth $1.3 trillion.
According to Forbes, about 93 per cent of these foreign-born billionaires are self-made, with the majority building their fortunes in technology (53 billionaires) and finance (28 billionaires).
Notably, three of the world's top ten billionaires are foreign-born: Elon Musk (originally from South Africa), Google cofounder Sergey Brin (Russia), and NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang (Taiwan).
Indian-origin entrepreneurs continue to rise as major players in the US economy. The number of Indian-origin billionaires in the United States has more than doubled from five in 2022 to twelve in 2025.
India now ranks as the top country of origin for foreign-born billionaires in the US, overtaking Israel, according to the latest Forbes list.
Jay Chaudhry, founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Zscaler, leads the group, ranking eighth with a net worth of $17.9 billion (Rs 1,790 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.
Source: Forbes' America's Richest Immigrants 2025
Source: Forbes' America's Richest Immigrants 2025
