Whenever it comes to the worlds richest people the names of people like Elon Musk Mark Zuckerberg Ambani and Adani come up. There is no name of any person from any neighboring country in the top 20 richest people in the world in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. However talking about neighboring country Nepal Binod Chaudhary is the richest person here. He is also the only billionaire of Nepal. Binod Chaudhary is the founder of the popular instant noodle brand Wai Wai. His noodles are very popular in many countries including India. According to Forbes his net worth is $ 1.80 billion (about Rs 15 thousand crores). He is at number 1794 in the Forbes rich list. Binod Chaudhary is planning to list his groups Indian food unit by 2026. Familys roots connected to India Binod Chaudhary Chaudhary was born in a Marwari family in Kathmandu. However his familys roots are connected to India. Binod Chaudharys grandfather lived in India. Later he moved to Nepal and started a clothing business there. Later Binod Chaudhary took over this business of his family. He did many experiments in it and brought more success to the business. Binod Chaudhary is a big fan of Amitabh Bachchan and JRD Tata. Idea of ​​selling noodles originated from... Once Binod Chaudhary was on a trip to Thailand. During this time he saw that people there like to eat noodles a lot. From here he got the idea that he too will enter the world of noodles. After returning to Nepal he decided to launch his own brand Wai Wai. Binod Chaudharys business is not limited to noodles only. He has ventured into many other businesses. In 1990 Binod Chaudhary founded Sinovation Group in Singapore. Five years later in 1995 he bought the controlling stake of the Dubai government in Nepals Nabil Bank.