Forbes Reveals 144 Richest Immigrants in US; Musk, Brin, Huang Lead

Forbes published its list of the 144 richest immigrants in the United States, with a combined fortune of $2.2 trillion. The group represents nearly 15% of all U.S. billionaires and holds about a quarter of the country's billionaire wealth Source: portafolioco.

The ranking

Elon Musk (South Africa) tops the list, becoming the first trillionaire after SpaceX's IPO. He is followed by Google co-founder Sergey Brin (Russia) and Nvidia co-founder Jensen Huang (Taiwan). Together, these three account for over 60% of the total wealth in the ranking Source: infobae. India leads as the country of origin with 19 billionaires, seven more than last year Source: diariolibree.

Latin American representation

Several Latin Americans feature prominently. Venezuelan Abel Avellán (telecom) ranks 41st, the highest among Latinos. Mexican investor Pablo Legorreta (Royalty Pharma) is 50th, and Daniel Lubetzky (KIND Snacks) is 91st. Bolivia's Marcelo Claure and Argentines Jorge Pérez and Guillermo Rauch also appear in the top 100 Source: elnacionalve. Spain's Ignacio Torras (energy) and Panama's Alberto Nahmad (manufacturing) round out the Hispanic presence Source: diariolibree.