{
  "id": 19775324,
  "title": "Alphabet’s $4.2 Trillion Valuation Puts Pichai On Top, Nadella Slips To Second On Hurun List",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/alphabets-4-2-trillion-valuation-puts-pichai-on-top-nadella-slips-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-13T07:04:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/alphabets-42-trillion-valuation-puts-pichai-on-top-nadella-slips-to-second-on-hurun-list"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Sundar Pichai has claimed the top spot on the HSBC Hurun Global Indians List 2026, thanks to Alphabet's soaring valuation of $4.2 trillion. Microsoft's Satya Nadella dropped to second place, followed by Micron Technology's Sanjay Mehrotra. The list features 236 Indian-origin leaders from 200 companies headquartered outside India. Combined, these companies are valued at $15 trillion, reflecting a 53% increase compared to the inaugural 2024 edition. They employ around 5.3 million people globally and generated $2.5 trillion in revenue and $416 billion in net profit. Alphabet's valuation surged 98% since the previous year, while Microsoft's declined 17%. Micron experienced the most significant gain among the top five, rising 1,174% to $1.4 trillion due to increased demand for memory chips in AI systems. Neal Mohan from YouTube and Thomas Kurian from Google Cloud completed the top five. AI emerged as a distinct industry for the first time, with 18 companies valued at $227 billion. Within this AI-focused segment, 103 companies, accounting for 71% of the list's total value, were classified as AI-driven or AI-integrated. US companies dominate the list, with 177 entrants, followed by the UAE and the UK with 15 each. San Francisco led among cities, with 40 entrants. Indian-origin tech leaders, including Pichai, Nadella, and Mehrotra, were among the guests at the Trump-Xi White House state dinner.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Sundar Pichai has topped the HSBC Hurun Global Indians List 2026 after Alphabet overtook Microsoft with a valuation of USD 4.2 trillion. Microsoft’s Satya Nadella ranked second, followed by Micron Technology’s Sanjay Mehrotra. The list covers 236 leaders of Indian origin at 200 companies headquartered outside India. Hurun put their combined value at USD 15 trillion, up 53 percent from the…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}