Top 10 countries of origin for America’s foreign-born billionaires 2025: The world has nearly 3,000 billionaires across 78 countries. Their combined net worth is $16.1 trillion, and about one-third of them live in the United States. 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. India's position explained 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. Top 10 countries where America’s foreign-born billionaires come from | 2025 Edition Nearly two-thirds of the 125 foreign-origin billionaires in the United States identified by Forbes were born in these 10 countries and territories. Rank Country No. of foreign-born billionaires in 2025 No. of foreign-born billionaires in 2022 Change 1 India 12 7 5 2 (tie) Israel 11 10 1 2 (tie) Taiwan 11 4 7 4 Canada 9 8 1 5 China 8 7 1 6 (tie) Germany 6 6 0 6 (tie) Iran 6 2 4 8 France 5 5 0 9 (tie) Hungary 4 4 0 9 (tie) Ukraine 4 3 1 Source: Forbes' America’s Richest Foreign-born in 2025
