New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has topped the HSBC Hurun Global Indians List 2026, which tracks leaders of Indian origin, irrespective of passport, who have founded or lead the world's most valuable companies headquartered outside India.

Companies were ranked by value, defined as market capitalisation for listed companies and Hurun Research valuations for unlisted companies, with a cut-off date of 25 June 2026. The list recognises 236 CEOs, MDs, Chairpersons and Founders across 200 companies, all headquartered outside India.

According to Anas Rahman Junaid, Founder and Chief Researcher at Hurun India, the most striking finding of this year's list is that 125 of the 236 Global Indians did not found their companies. "The...