How much is Varun Mayya Worth? Varun Mayya Net Worth in 2026

By the Alux Research Team. How we estimate net worth

Varun Mayya’s net worth is estimated at $1.8 million as of November 2026, about ?17 crore. His main YouTube channel drew 6.47 million views in October 2026, and his publisher credits the Instagram and YouTube channels he shares with Achina Mayya with over 100 million a month, so roughly 94% of those views land somewhere other than his main channel. The Bengaluru founder and creator now runs Aeos, a content and AI company he co-founded with Achina Mayya.

Net worth	$1.8 million, about ?17 crore (rough estimate, range $1 million to $5 million)
Estimated annual income	About $250,000 before tax (our assumption)
Born	February 22, 1993, Bengaluru (age 33)
Country	India
Known for	AI and business videos, Aeos, Avalon Labs, Jobspire
Main income sources	Aeos, YouTube ads, sponsors, startup exits, angel stakes

How much is Varun Mayya worth in 2026?

Our estimate is $1.8 million, inside a range of $1 million to $5 million. This one is a rough estimate: little of the money is documented. Aeos has no public accounts that we could find, the terms of his exits are private, and his audience numbers are the firmest thing on the page. We convert at ?94.75 to the dollar, the rate on November 3, 2026.

Public estimates are vague for the same reason. The one we opened gives a wide range with no calculation behind it, and any guess built on audience depends on the ad rate it picks. At our rate his lifetime ads come to about $450,000, and at five times that rate about $2.2 million.

How we got to $1.8 million

Source	Our estimate	What it rests on
YouTube ads, lifetime	$0.45 million	Our assumption: 448.9 million channel views at $1 per 1,000. Ad rates for an Indian audience run well below American ones, and we found no figure from him.
Sponsors, 2020 to 2023	$0.6 million	Our assumption: $150,000 a year for four years. From 2024 we treat this work as part of Aeos, so it isn’t counted twice.
Jobspire and Scenes exits	$0.2 million	Our assumption. Terms are private. Jobspire raised ?1.7 crore and AvalonMeta raised about $420,000, and companies that small rarely pay founders much on the way out.
Half of Aeos	$1 million	Our assumption: $1 million in yearly revenue at twice revenue is $2 million. Penguin names two co-founders, Varun and Achina Mayya, so we credit him with half.
Angel stakes	$0.2 million	Our assumption, at cost. Inc42 lists him in Trackk’s $3.7 million seed in May 2026, and a business profile names 100xEngineers. No cheque sizes are public.
Books	$0.05 million	Our assumption for two titles. We found no sales figures.
Income tax	minus $0.39 million	Our assumption: 35% of the $1.1 million in ads, sponsors and books.
Living costs	minus $0.32 million	Our assumption: ?50 lakh a year for six years is ?3 crore, about $320,000 at today’s rate.
Total	$1.8 million	The rows add to $1.79 million, rounded up.

One channel out of 100 million views a month

Penguin Random House India says the Mayyas’ Instagram and YouTube channels together bring in over 100 million views a month. vidIQ shows his main channel at about 6.5 million for October 2026. By our calculation that one channel is about 6.5% of the claimed total, and the publisher’s figure carries no date, so the split may have changed.

Now run the money. At the ledger’s ad rate, that October total is about $6,470, or roughly $78,000 a year in ads. That’s a modest salary for someone publishing to 1.19 million subscribers. vidIQ’s own modelled ad figure is lower still, about $1,200, with no stated time window. Short-form reach is good for sponsors and for selling something else, and weak as a paycheck.

Small rounds, real exits

He has been building since college. Jobspire, a recruitment platform he founded in 2014 while studying at Manipal, worked with more than 1,500 companies and was bought by the New York bootcamp company TurnToTech in 2017. He then spent about ten months at the buyer as a product manager.

Avalon Labs followed in 2017 and turned into Scenes, a community platform that raised money from investors including Kunal Shah and Gaurav Munjal. He left in 2023. Inc42 lists the company as acquired, with no buyer or price. At today’s exchange rate, ?1.7 crore is about $179,000, and adding $420,000 gives about $600,000 raised across two startups on our math. That helps explain why we carry only $200,000 for the exits.

The AI turn

In May 2023 he founded Hacker Era to focus on generative AI, and his projects there include Godinabox, GPT inside WhatsApp, along with Autocodepro and AlphaCTR, with over one million users in total according to that profile. Aeos followed in 2024. The same profile says he has invested in 100xEngineers. He also wrote Pyjama Profit, a guide to freelancing, and co-wrote The Content Creator Handbook.

The most recent dated money event we could confirm is Trackk’s seed round on May 19, 2026. Lightspeed Ventures led it, and he appears alongside Tanmay Bhatt and Unacademy’s Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini.

What would move the number

A priced round or a sale at Aeos. At our assumed 50%, each $1 million added to its value moves his figure by $500,000. A strong next round at Trackk would help less, since his cheque there is probably small.

Varun Mayya net worth FAQ

What is Varun Mayya’s net worth?

About $1.8 million, or about ?17 crore at ?94.75 to the dollar, as of November 2026. The range is $1 million to $5 million because Aeos has no public accounts.

How much does Varun Mayya make from YouTube?

He doesn’t publish it. At our assumed $1 per 1,000 views, his October 2026 traffic is worth about $6,470 for the month, or roughly $78,000 a year before tax.

What is Aeos?

A content and AI company co-founded by Varun and Achina Mayya, according to Penguin Random House India. A business profile dates his move there to 2024.

How old is Varun Mayya?

33. Two profiles we read give February 22, 1993, as his birth date, and one of them names Bengaluru.

Did Varun Mayya sell a company?

Yes. Jobspire was bought by TurnToTech in 2017. Scenes, formerly Avalon Meta, is listed as acquired, and he left in 2023. No prices are public.

What companies has Varun Mayya invested in?

He is listed among the investors in Trackk’s $3.7 million seed round on May 19, 2026, and a business profile names 100xEngineers.

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How we estimate net worth

Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.

Last updated: November 2026.