New Delhi, Oct. 30 -- After leading chipmaker Nvidia became the first company to be worth $5 trillion, its chief executive officer Jensen Huang's net worth touched nearly $180 billion.

According to Forbes Real Time Billionaires Index, Huang's net worth rose $5.2 billion to $179.6 billion as of October 30. Nvidia's shares surged over 5% on Wednesday's Wall Street session after the company's market capitalisation (M-Cap) crossed $5 trillion. He is the eighth most richest person in the world, as per the index.

Huang's net worth is now more than that of former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, who had a net worth of $161.9 billion, and Dell founder Michael Dell, who had a net worth of $158.1.

Most of Huang's wealth comes from his stake in Nvidi...