GLOBAL BILLIONAIRES

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Indians who have created humongous wealth abroad.

Lakshmi N. Mittal

Estimated wealth: $17 billion

Flagship firm: ArcelorMittal 

A billionaire industrialist primarily known for his ownership in ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steelmaker, L.N. Mittal's wealth is largely derived from his stake in this global steel empire.
Lakshmi N. Mittal Estimated wealth: $17 billion Flagship firm: ArcelorMittal A billionaire industrialist primarily known for his ownership in ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steelmaker, L.N. Mittal's wealth is largely derived from his stake in this global steel empire.

This story belongs to the Fortune India Magazine September 2023 issue.

Hinduja Brothers (Gopichand, Prakash and Ashok) Estimated wealth: $15 billion Flagship firms: Ashok Leyland, IndusInd Bank, Gulf Oil Lubricants India, Hinduja Global Solutions, GOCL Corp. The net worth of Hinduja brothers comes from a diverse business base comprising financials, transport and energy, technology, media and renewables.
Jay Chaudhry Estimated wealth: $8 billion Flagship firm: Zscaler The CEO and founder of Zscaler, a publicly-traded cloud security company, holds a 42% ownership stake that constitutes the majority of his wealth.
S.P. Lohia Estimated wealth: $7 billion Flagship firm: Indo Rama Synthetics Sri Prakash Lohia is the founder of Indorama Corp., a diversified petrochemical and textiles conglomerate, and is also the world's largest producer of PET resin through its associate company, Indorama Ventures Public.
Vinod Khosla Estimated wealth: $6 billion Flagship firm: Khosla Ventures An investor and technologist, he established Khosla Ventures to support entrepreneurs in creating disruptive, technology-driven companies.
M.A. Yusuff Ali Estimated wealth: $5.7 billion Flagship firm: LuLu Group International, Waldorf Astoria (Scotland), the Great Scotland Yard Hotel The UAE-based billionaire serves as the CMD of LuLu Group International, a global enterprise with 254 stores in 23 countries.
Romesh T. Wadhwani Estimated wealth: $5.1 billion Flagship firm: Symphony Technology Group The serial entrepreneur with a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon, best known as the founder and former CEO of Symphony AI and the chairman of ConcertAI, a healthcare AI firm valued at $1.9 billion, and for founding Aspect Development, which sold for $9.3 billion.
Sridhar Vembu Estimated wealth: $5 billion Flagship firm: Zoho Corporation He is the California-based founder and CEO of Texas-headquartered Zoho Corporation, a web-based business tools provider with over 90 million global users.