Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani Adani Group owner Gautam Adani are two of the richest men in India as well as across the globe. But did you know that the CEOs of some of the worlds most valued companies are wealthier than these two Indian business tycoons? Scroll down to read about the 10 richest CEOs in the world who earn millions of dollars in annual salaries. 10 richest CEOs in the world; Elon Musk SpaceX founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is unsurprisingly the worlds richest CEO taking home an annual salary of  $23.5 billion (Rs 2029930679150). Musk is also the richest person in the world boasting a net worth of $428.9 billion according to Forbes. Tim Cook Apple CEO Tim Cook is the worlds second richest CEO with a annual salary of $770 million 770 million (Rs 66558178550) according to reports. Cook has a net worth of $2.3 billion as per Forbes. Jensen Huang Jensen Huang the CEO and co-founder of Nvidia is one of the richest individuals in the world boasting a net worth of $117.2 billion. Huang who was wealthier than Elon Musk at one point takes home an annual salary of $561 million as of January 2025. Sundar Pichai 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. Satya Nadella Another Indian-origin executive who has made it big in the American corporate world Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft boasts an annual salary of $309.4 million. Satya Nadella is of Indian origin and is the CEO of Microsoft. Satya Nadellas annual salary is $309.4 million Marc Benioff The CEO and co-founder of software firm Salesforce Marc Benioff is one of the wealthiest CEOs in the world with annual salary of $39 million however he boasts a net worth of around $10.8 billion with a major of his wealth coming from his stock options in the company. Robert A Kotick Robert A. Kotick aka Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Activision Blizzard and rakes in an annual salary of $296.7 million. Hock E. Tan Hock E. Tan the CEO of Broadcom is one of the wealthiest CEOs in the world earning an annual salary of $288 million. Leonard Schleifer The CEO and co-founder of biotech firm Regeneron Leonard Schleifer earn and annual salary of $452 million as per reports. Reed Hastings Reed Hastings the co-founder and executive chairman of streaming giant Netflix is one of the wealthiest CEOs on the planet with an annual salary of $453.5 million.