Forbes List: Who Is Richest Indian Origin Billionaires In USA?

The Indian immigration population in the United States has been on a rise for a long time now. And here’s a look at the list of the best earning immigrants in the United States.

Forbes has released its 2025 list of the richest immigrants in the U.S., and Indian-origin billionaires have topped the chart. India now leads with 12 foreign-born billionaires living in the U.S., overtaking Israel.

These 12 Indian-origin individuals are part of 125 immigrant billionaires in the U.S. who together hold a combined wealth of $1.3 trillion around 18% of the total U.S. billionaire wealth.

Cybersecurity entrepreneur Jay Chaudhry, founder of Zscaler, is the richest Indian-origin immigrant in the U.S. with a net worth of around $17.9 billion. He ranks among the top 10 richest immigrants overall in the U.S.

Other notable names include:

Vinod Khosla (Sun Microsystems co-founder) – $9.2B

Rakesh Gangwal (co-founder of IndiGo airlines) – $6.6B

Romesh Wadhwani (tech entrepreneur) – $5B

Rajiv Jain (finance) – $4.8B

Karthik Ram Shriram (early Google investor) – $3B

Nikesh Arora (CEO, Palo Alto Networks) – $1.4B

Sundar Pichai (CEO, Alphabet) – $1.1B

Satya Nadella (CEO, Microsoft) – $1.1B

Neerja Sethi (IT businesswoman) – $1B

This achievement highlights the massive contribution of Indian immigrants in sectors like technology, finance, aviation, and cybersecurity, and their growing influence in the American business world.