Four Indian-Americans in Forbes 400 rich list

Four Indian-Americans, including Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, are among Forbes 400 Richest People in America, a list topped by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Apart from Khosla, those who made the cut include outsourcing firm Syntel's founder Bharat Desai, venture capitalist Kavitark Ram Shriram and software king Romesh Wadhwani.

While Khosla occupies the 308th spot in the list with fortunes worth $1.3 billion, Desai ranks 252 with a net worth of $1.6 billion.

Shriram occupies the 288th position with assets worth $1.45 billion and Wadhwani is on the 290th spot in this year's list with a total valuation of $1.4 billion.

The list is topped by Gates, which has retained his position as the richest man in America with a net worth of $54 billion, for the 17th year in a row.

Text: PTI

Image: Bill Gates

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