Hurun Tech Rich List Highlights Global Wealth of Indian-Origin Leaders

The M3M Hurun India Rich List 2026 highlights Indian-origin entrepreneurs and executives who built their fortunes in technology fields such as cybersecurity, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and semiconductors. The list includes people born or raised in India regardless of where they live today, featuring 156 individuals living outside India, up from 101 last year. Jay Chaudhry ranks third among Indian professional managers and sixth among non-resident Indians with a wealth of INR 99,800 crore after founding the cybersecurity company Zscaler. Vinod Khosla co-founded Sun Microsystems, founded Khosla Ventures, and holds a wealth of INR 1.16 lakh crore, entering the top 20 of the overall Hurun list after moving up 165 places. Jayshree Ullal ranks first among Indian professional managers and self-made women entrepreneurs with a wealth of INR 77,400 crore as the chief executive of Arista Networks. Radha Vembu holds a wealth of INR 47,400 crore and ranks third among self-made women through her association with the enterprise software company Zoho. Sundar Pichai ranks second among professional managers with a wealth of INR 14,500 crore from his position as chief executive of Google and Alphabet. Satya Nadella ranks fifth among professional managers with a wealth of INR 10,600 crore and oversees Microsoft's focus on cloud computing and artificial intelligence. Nikesh Arora holds a wealth of INR 13,700 crore and serves as the chief executive of cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks after holding senior roles at Google and SoftBank. At 32, Aravind Srinivas has a wealth of INR 28,500 crore as the co-founder and chief executive of AI search company Perplexity. Jitendra Mohan and Sanjay Gajendra of Santa Clara-based Astera Labs hold fortunes of INR 28,800 crore and INR 27,600 crore respectively for developing connectivity solutions and chips used in AI data centres. Sanjay Mehrotra ranks fourth among professional managers with a wealth of INR 11,900 crore after seeing a 344 percent increase this year as the chief executive of memory chip company Micron Technology. Artificial intelligence appears as a separate sector in the Hurun rankings for the first time with 19 entrants holding a combined wealth of INR 3.07 lakh crore, of whom 13 live outside India. Hurun India founder Anas Rahman Junaid noted that this demonstrates where Indian technology professionals are building companies and careers. Overall, Software and Services ranks third among industries by total wealth at INR 15.10 lakh crore, while Bengaluru added 14 new names this year, the largest increase among Indian cities.