Archive · 8 Sep 2026
India Leads US Immigrant Billionaire Birthplaces With 19
Forbes made a list of very wealthy people in the United States who were born in other countries.
In 2026, the list included 144 billionaires from 45 countries.
Together, they were worth $2.2 trillion.
India was the country where the most of these billionaires were born, with 19 people.
Israel and Taiwan followed with 11 each.
Some new India-born names on the list helped build technology companies.
Several of them came to the United States to study or pursue business opportunities.
However, none of the India-born billionaires was in the overall top 10.
The top 10 included people such as Elon Musk, Sergey Brin and Jensen Huang.
Forbes counted 144 US billionaires born in other countries in 2026, up from 125 in 2025.
The foreign-born billionaires collectively held $2.2 trillion, compared with $1.3 trillion the previous year.
India ranked first with 19 immigrant billionaires, rising from 12 in 2025.
Israel and Taiwan tied for second with 11 immigrant billionaires each, followed by China with nine.
None of the 19 India-born billionaires ranked among Forbes’ top 10 immigrant billionaires in 2026.
- Who
- The 144 US billionaires who were born abroad, including 19 born in India.
- What
- Forbes’ 2026 ranking of America’s richest immigrant billionaires.
- When
- 2026, compared with the 2025 list.
- Where
- The United States, with the billionaires born across 45 countries.
- Why
- The ranking identifies foreign-born billionaires who made their fortunes in the United States.
- Foreign-born billionaires
- 144 in 2026, compared with 125 in 2025
- Countries represented
- 45
- Collective wealth
- $2.2 trillion in 2026, up from $1.3 trillion in 2025
- Top birthplace
- India, with 19 billionaires
- Second place
- Israel and Taiwan, with 11 billionaires each
- India-born entrants named
- Hemant Taneja, Sanjay Gajendra, Jitendra Mohan and Shyam Sankar
- Top-10 result
- No India-born billionaire appeared among the 10 richest immigrants