# Nvidia CEO Names 3 Tech Leaders

> Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang names Germany, Japan, China as top tech and manufacturing nations, excluding India.
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- Summary: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang names Germany, Japan, China as top tech and manufacturing nations, excluding India. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang identified Germany…
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- Author: Garvit Bhirani
- Published: 2026-10-29T10:32:07+00:00
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- Topics: nvidia, jensen huang, germany, japan, china, india, tech manufacturing, ai, news
## Nvidia CEO's Tech Leaders
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang identified 3 countries as world's leading in manufacturing and advanced technology, excluding India.

> For the last 50 years, because of the current Industrial Revolution, which is computing and digital technology, the United States has largely exported its heavy manufacturing, its building, and its craft to China. So now the world has three (leaders) again. It’s Germany, Japan and China
## Why Germany, Japan, China?
Huang explained US shifted heavy manufacturing to China over past 50 years, creating three tech leaders.

> The advantage that China has is that they came into their industrial revolution, if you will, their economic transformation happened during precisely the time of the computer industry. They are quite computerized. China is probably the only nation today that is deep in manufacturing and deep in computer science. And very comfortable in both
## India Excluded From List
India was not among the three countries named by Huang, who listed Germany, Japan, and China.

> It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI
## US Restrictions Impact China
US export restrictions on semiconductors accelerated China's domestic chip manufacturing efforts.

> We’ve definitely accelerated China’s initiatives, its nationalization of semiconductor manufacturing capabilities, and all of the industrial support that has been put into that sector, and so there’s no question we’ve accelerated that
## Huang's AI View on India
Huang called India's IT expertise an 'amazing natural resource' for building AI infrastructure.

> It makes complete sense that India should manufacture its own AI
## Global Tech Competition
Countries intensify competition over AI infrastructure and semiconductor manufacturing capabilities.

> Despite the growing competition, Huang maintained that American technology companies were prepared to compete with businesses from other countries
## Key takeaway

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang identified Germany, Japan, and China as the world's leading countries in manufacturing and advanced technology, leaving India out of his list.