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Jensen Huang's Nvidia exit costs him Rs 900 crore: How much wealth does he have left?

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Following his resignation, Jensen Huang will forfeit approximately $108 million in unvested stock, which equals a mere 0.07% of his $144.5 billion net worth built over 33 years. His wealth dropped by $2.8 billion amid the news, pushing him out of the top 10 on Forbes' richest list. Despite this setback, he remains Nvidia's largest individual shareholder with roughly 812 million shares valued at around $135 billion across direct stakes, family trusts, and holding entities. However, trading curbs and potential legal investigations concerning his ties to a Chinese executive at a key customer currently restrict future share sales.

Key points

  • The forfeited equity accounts for only a minor fraction of Huang's overall fortune, with…: The forfeited equity accounts for only a minor fraction of Huang's overall fortune, with company shares still making up nearly 97% of his net worth.
  • Potential legal investigations regarding Huang's relationship with an executive at a key…: Potential legal investigations regarding Huang's relationship with an executive at a key Chinese customer are creating an overhang for the stock.
  • Regulatory and governance rules will block Huang from liquidating additional shares until…: Regulatory and governance rules will block Huang from liquidating additional shares until all material non-public negative information from his tenure becomes public.

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Nvidia founder Jensen Huang’s exit from the chipmaking giant may cost him a whopping $108 million in stock awards!

While the amount sounds huge, it is only a tiny fraction of the massive fortune he has built over 33 years at the company. With an estimated net worth of $144.5 billion, the Nvidia co-founder is set to give up just 0.07% of his wealth following his exit.

Huang’s departure comes at a time when Nvidia shares have taken a hit.

The company’s market value fell below $4 trillion for the first time since 2025 following news of his resignation. However, despite the fall, Huang’s biggest source of wealth remains his existing shareholding, valued at around $135 billion.

The $108 million he is set to lose comes from stock awards that have not yet vested. Under Nvidia’s equity compensation policy, executives forfeit their unvested restricted stock units (RSUs) when they leave the company.

Huang held around 346,000 such units and was expected to receive about 310,000 shares under the company’s equity incentive plan, provided certain performance targets were met.

Following his…

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