#5. Elon Musk
Net Worth: $11.5 billion
Country of Origin: South Africa
Company: Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA)
Media darling Elon Musk arrived in the U.S. in the 90’s, and since then, founded and run SpaceX, and co-founded and run Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA), co-founded and served as the Chairman of SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ:SCTY). However, the company that made him his first fortune was Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL), which, in a way, he co-founded, after his online financial services company X.com merged with Confinity. Elon Musk proudly takes the 5th place on this list of 10 most successful immigrants in USA and their companies.
