Jai Chaudhary, Zscaler founder, tops Forbes richest migrant list
New Delhi. ZSCAler’s founder and Indian-American Jai Chaudhary is ranked first in Forbes’ “America’s richest migrants” list. According to Forbes, Jai Chaudhary’s assets are $ 17.9 billion i.e. Rs 1,53,414 crore. According to the new list of Forbes, the number of billionaires of Indian origin has become the highest in the US. In 2025, 12 billionaires of India have appeared in this list, while the number of billionaires of Israel and Taiwan is 11–11. Jai was born in a poor family in Panoh village in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. He moved to America in the 1980s. In 2008, he established Cyber Security Company ZSCAler. His childhood was spent in extreme poverty. He used to walk four kilometers to school and study in the light of the lamp at night.Jai Chaudhary was very passionate about studies. He used to read in the light of the lamp at night. He believed only by finding the answer to every question. When there was half a holiday in school, the rest of the children used to play, but Jai was learning something from his teacher. He was always at the top in his class. Jai graduated in Electronics Engineering from Banaras Hindu University (IIT BHU) after schooling.
First company formed in 1996
Jai Chaudhary in 1996 along with his wife Jyoti established a company called SecureIT. In 1997, the cipheritte was established, which was later bought by Vericine. Jai also established companies like Aircraft and Korharborough. Aircraft was later bought by Motorola and Korharbor AT&T.
Zscaler started in 2008
Jai Chaudhary founded Zscler in 2008. This company works in the field of cyber security and today more than 400 major companies of the world take services. In 2018, ZSCAler’s IPO was launched and it was listed in Nasdaq. In the list of Forbes, Jai’s company ZSCAler is among the 2000 best companies in the world.
