The global landscape of CEOs is dominated by some of the most influential and wealthy corporate leaders in the tech and business sectors. Among them, Elon Musk stands at the top, not only as the founder of SpaceX and CEO of Tesla, but also as the world’s richest CEO with a staggering annual salary of $23.5 billion and a net worth of $428.9 billion. However other tech moguls like Apple’s Tim Cook, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella, each amassing fortunes that reflect their market share in their specific industry. Here are the world’s highest paid CEO’s:
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Top 10 richest CEOs in the world.
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SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is the world’s richest CEO, getting an annual salary of $23.5 billion. He is also the richest person in the world, with a net worth of $428.9 billion, according to Forbes. (Image Source: Allison Robbert—AFP/Bloomberg/Getty Images )
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Apple CEO Tim Cook secures the position of the world’s second richest CEO, with an annual salary of $770 million according to reports. He has a whooping a net worth of $2.3 billion, as per Forbes. (Image Source: Getty Images)
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Jensen Huang, the CEO and co-founder of Nvidia, has a net worth of $117.2 billion. Huang, takes home an annual salary of $561 million, as of January 2025. (Image Source: nvidianews.nvidia.com)
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Sundar Pichai, the Indian-origin CEO of global tech giant Google, is one of the richest executives in the world, with an annual salary of approximately $280 million. (Image Source: AFP)
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Satya Nadella, an executive of Indian origin and the CEO of Microsoft, earns an annual salary of $309.4 million. (Image Source: Ted S. Warren/Associated Press )
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The CEO and co-founder of Salesforce, Marc Benioff, is one of the wealthiest CEO’s in the world, with annual salary of $39 million, with a net worth of around $10.8 billion. (Image Source: Getty Images)
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Robert A. Kotick also known as Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Activision Blizzard, and rakes in an annual salary of $296.7 million. (Image Source: Getty Images)
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Hock E. Tan, the CEO of Broadcom is one of the wealthiest CEOs in the world, earning an annual salary of $288 million. (Image Source: Getty Images)
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The CEO and co-founder of biotech firm, Regeneron, Leonard Schleifer earn and annual salary of $452 million, as per reports. (Image Source: Eric Thayer/Bloomberg)
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Reed Hastings, the co-founder and executive chairman of streaming giant Netflix, is one of the wealthiest CEO’s on the planet, with an annual salary of $453.5 million. (Image Source:
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