Google CEO Sundar Pichai will join the billionaire club soon, thanks to the tech giant's AI-fueled surge. 

Since assuming the role in 2015, Pichai has steered Google to new heights, with the stock soaring over 400%, outpacing major market indices. This ascent, coupled with several stock awards, has propelled Pichai's wealth to nearly $1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. 

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Now, Sundar Pichai came from a modest background in Chennai, India, and his journey to almost becoming a billionaire symbolizes an impressive ascent from humble beginnings to a major position in the technology industry. During his tenure as CEO of Google, Pichai's leadership, characterized by expanding product lines and early adoption of artificial intelligence, has received widespread praise. 

Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have endorsed him as the perfect leader to guide Google and its parent company, Alphabet, into the future. 

Despite investor criticism and doubt, Google and Alphabet's investments in artificial intelligence (AI) have proven successful, and Sundar Pichai has played an important role in these strategies and initiatives. 

Google has expanded its artificial intelligence (AI) efforts under his direction, focusing on a wider range of goods and services, such as Google Workspace, Google Assistant, Google Home, and Pixel. 

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