Know who are the top richest Indians in US today

With 12 Indian-origin billionaires featured in Forbes’ 2025 ranking, the highest from any single country, India is fast surging ahead as the top birthplace for America’s wealthiest immigrants. This marks a significant jump from just seven in 2022, surpassing Israel and Taiwan (11 each). Collectively, these Indian immigrants exemplify self-made success, contributing significantly to the $1.3 trillion combined wealth of foreign-born billionaires in the U.S.

While newcomers like Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella joined the list recently, they rank surprisingly low compared to lesser-known tycoons.

Topping the Indian-American billionaires is Jay Chaudhry, founder of cybersecurity giant Zscaler, with a net worth of $17.9 billion. Born in Panoh, a remote Himalayan village without electricity or running water during his childhood, Chaudhry first flew to the US in 1980 for graduate studies. 

Before Zscaler’s 2018 IPO, he built and sold four tech companies. Now based in Nevada, he ranks #8 overall among all US immigrant billionaires, far ahead of Pichai and Nadella. Chaudhry’s journey reflects the broader trend: 93% of immigrant billionaires are self-made, often thriving in tech or finance. 

Here are the wealthiest Indian-origin billionaires in the US, based on Forbes’ latest data -

·         Jay Chaudhry ($17.9 billion) – Cybersecurity (Zscaler)

·         Vinod Khosla ($9.2 billion) – Sun Microsystems, venture capital

·         Rakesh Gangwal ($6.6 billion) – Airlines (co-founder of IndiGo)

·         Romesh T. Wadhwani ($5.0 billion) – Software - Symphony Technology Group

·         Rajiv Jain ($4.8 billion) – Finance (Chairman of GQG Partners)

·         Kavitark Ram Shriram ($3.0 billion) – Google, venture capital

·         Raj Sardana ($2.0 billion) – Technology services (IT firm TCGI)

·         David Paul ($1.5 billion) – Medical devices (Wellquest/NeuroSigma)

·         Nikesh Arora ($1.4 billion) – Cybersecurity (Palo Alto Networks CEO)

·         Sundar Pichai ($1.1 billion) - Alphabet

·         Satya Nadella ($1.1 billion) - Microsoft