Alakh Pandey of Physics Wallah is the richest YouTuber in India as of November 2026, worth about $1.4 billion through his stake in the listed edtech company that grew out of his physics channel. Nobody else comes close. The rest of the top ten are worth between $5 million and $25 million, so the gap between #1 and #2 is bigger than the rest of the list combined. We rank Indian creators who built their fame on YouTube, under the channel name most viewers know, and count the businesses those channels made possible.
One caution before the numbers. Most figures for Indian creators come from blogs that copy each other, and at least one creator has publicly called his widely shared number wildly off. Our estimates convert rupees at about ?88 to the dollar and stay on the careful side.
| Rank | Channel (creator) | Net worth (USD) | Main source of wealth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Dhruv Rathee | $5 million | Ad revenue, online courses |
| 9 | Sourav Joshi Vlogs (Sourav Joshi) | $5.5 million | Ad revenue, brand deals |
| 8 | BeerBiceps (Ranveer Allahbadia) | $6.5 million | Podcast, Monk Entertainment |
| 7 | Triggered Insaan (Nischay Malhan) | $7 million | Ad revenue, sponsorships |
| 6 | Amit Bhadana | $9 million | Ad revenue, brand deals |
| 5 | CarryMinati (Ajey Nagar) | $12 million | Ad revenue, streaming, music |
| 4 | BB Ki Vines (Bhuvan Bam) | $14 million | YouTube, streaming series, merchandise |
| 3 | Samay Raina | $15 million | Stand-up tours, YouTube shows |
| 2 | Technical Guruji (Gaurav Chaudhary) | $25 million | Tech reviews, brand deals |
| 1 | Physics Wallah (Alakh Pandey) | $1.4 billion | Stake in PhysicsWallah Ltd |
India’s richest YouTubers, from #10 to #1
10. Dhruv Rathee: $5 million
Dhruv Rathee grew up in Haryana and moved to Germany to study engineering. In 2016 he started making Hindi explainer videos on news, science and history from his home there, and his calm, chart-heavy style built one of India’s biggest education channels.
He has made his channel into a business. He sells online courses on video editing, AI tools and personal productivity, and in 2025 he launched a paid AI platform called AI Fiesta. His main channel has well over 25 million subscribers.
Ad revenue, course sales and the new software product are the main pieces here. Published figures range from ?24 crore to ?60 crore, so we stay near the middle.
9. Sourav Joshi Vlogs: $5.5 million
Sourav Joshi started on YouTube drawing sketches in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. The art channel did fine. The daily family vlogs he began a few years later did much better.
His videos are simple: his brothers, his parents, a new car, a trip, a birthday. That steady, family-friendly routine has pulled in tens of millions of subscribers and made him one of the most-watched vloggers in the country. Brands love the clean format.
Our estimate counts years of ad revenue across his channels and his sponsorship income. Published figures put him near ?50 crore.
8. BeerBiceps: $6.5 million
Ranveer Allahbadia started BeerBiceps in 2014 as a fitness channel. He became much bigger when he switched to long-form interviews on The Ranveer Show, one of India’s most-watched podcasts, with guests ranging from film stars and government ministers to monks.
The bigger business sits off camera. Allahbadia co-founded Monk Entertainment, an agency that manages other creators and runs their brand campaigns, and he has launched the meditation and wellness app Level Supermind.
His share of Monk Entertainment and his podcast advertising make up most of our figure. Published estimates sit around ?58 crore.
7. Triggered Insaan: $7 million
Nischay Malhan from Delhi built Triggered Insaan on reaction videos, roasts and gaming streams. His fast, chatty style turned him into one of India’s top entertainment creators, with more than 20 million subscribers on the main channel.
He runs several channels at once, including a live gaming channel, which multiplies his ad income. Sponsorships with phone, gaming and food brands add a large share.
We combined his ad income across all channels with his sponsorships to reach about ?65 crore, which is in line with published estimates.
6. Amit Bhadana: $9 million
Amit Bhadana studied law in Delhi, then started posting comedy sketches in a mix of Hindi and Haryanvi. He was among the first individual Indian creators to pass 20 million subscribers without a music label or studio behind him.
His videos look like short films, with songs, fight scenes and big casts, and they often draw tens of millions of views each. Music releases and brand integrations add to his YouTube earnings.
Two different lists put him at about ?80 crore, and his ad revenue and brand deals support that figure.
5. CarryMinati: $12 million
Ajey Nagar from Faridabad began uploading at about ten years old. His roast videos took off in his late teens, and today CarryMinati is one of the most-subscribed individual creators in India, with more than 40 million subscribers.
He makes money from his main channel, the live-streaming channel CarryisLive, music releases such as “Yalgaar,” and brand deals that rank among the most expensive for any Indian creator. He has also appeared in Bollywood films.
Estimates for him are spread out, from ?50 crore to ?131 crore. Our model, based on ad revenue, streaming and brand deals, lands at about ?105 crore.
4. BB Ki Vines: $14 million
Bhuvan Bam started BB Ki Vines in 2015 with short sketches in which he plays every character himself, from Titu Mama to Bancho. He was one of the first independent Indian YouTubers to pass 10 million subscribers.
He has turned the channel into a career in streaming television. Bam produced and starred in Taaza Khabar on Disney+ Hotstar, which ran for two seasons. He also runs the merchandise brand Youthiapa and invests in several startups.
His YouTube income, streaming fees, Youthiapa and his startup investments make up about ?122 crore, the figure most sources agree on.
3. Samay Raina: $15 million
Samay Raina won the stand-up show Comicstaan in 2019, then found a new audience streaming chess during the 2020 lockdowns. He played against grandmasters, celebrities and cricketers, and his chess streams became one of the biggest communities on Indian YouTube.
His comedy grew with it. His YouTube talent-show format, India’s Got Latent, drew huge audiences and paid members in 2024, and his stand-up tours have sold out large venues in India and abroad.
Ticket sales from touring are the biggest part of our estimate. YouTube memberships and ads make up the rest. Published figures sit around ?140 crore.
2. Technical Guruji: $25 million
Gaurav Chaudhary is from Ajmer in Rajasthan and moved to Dubai to work as a security systems engineer. In 2015 he started reviewing phones in Hindi on the side, and Technical Guruji grew into India’s biggest tech channel, with about 24 million subscribers.
Brands pay well to put new phones in his hands before launch day. He also runs a second vlog channel under his own name.
Estimates vary more for him than for anyone else here, from ?80 crore to ?356 crore. We put him at about ?220 crore, which is more cautious than the high figure but still clearly second.
1. Physics Wallah: $1.4 billion
Alakh Pandey dropped out of engineering college in Kanpur and taught physics at coaching centers in Prayagraj. In 2016 he started the Physics Wallah YouTube channel, offering free lessons for India’s engineering and medical entrance exams. Students who could not afford Kota coaching flocked to it.
In 2020 he and co-founder Prateek Boob launched a paid app at prices far below competitors’. Two years later the company raised $100 million at a $1.1 billion valuation. PhysicsWallah Ltd listed on India’s stock exchanges in November 2025, and he now holds about 36% of it, more than 103 crore shares.
At the share price on November 9, 2026, his stake is worth about ?13,000 crore. We rounded down to about $1.4 billion to allow for the stock’s swings, and other estimates during 2026 have ranged from $1 billion to $1.36 billion.
Special mentions
- Tanmay Bhat: A viral list put him at ?665 crore and at #1. He said publicly that the number was wildly off, and with no reliable replacement figure we left him out.
- Sandeep Maheshwari: The motivational speaker made his money from his stock-photo company ImagesBazaar, and his YouTube channel runs without ads.
What India’s richest YouTubers have in common
The list breaks into two groups. Alakh Pandey turned a channel into a company with paying customers and shareholders. Everyone else still earns mainly from ads, sponsors and live shows, which is why they are worth millions while he is worth more than a billion.
Language matters. Every creator in the top ten works mainly in Hindi or Hinglish, which gives them access to hundreds of millions of viewers in small towns as well as big cities. Several, including Sourav Joshi, Amit Bhadana and Bhuvan Bam, started far from Mumbai’s entertainment industry.
The next stage is moving off YouTube. Bam went to streaming, Raina went on tour, Rathee sells software, and Allahbadia runs an agency. The ones growing fastest are building something they own.
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Who is the richest YouTuber in India?
Alakh Pandey of Physics Wallah, worth about $1.4 billion in November 2026 through his roughly 36% stake in PhysicsWallah Ltd.
Who is the richest entertainment YouTuber in India?
Technical Guruji’s Gaurav Chaudhary is the richest creator whose income still comes mainly from YouTube, at about $25 million (roughly ?220 crore).
What is CarryMinati’s net worth?
We estimate about $12 million, or roughly ?105 crore, from YouTube ads, live streaming, music and brand deals.
Is Tanmay Bhat India’s richest YouTuber?
A widely shared list said so, with ?665 crore, but Bhat publicly said the figure was wildly off. We did not rank him.
How much does the 10th richest Indian YouTuber have?
Dhruv Rathee ranks tenth with about $5 million, from ad revenue, online courses and his AI software product.
How do Indian YouTubers make money?
Mostly from ads, brand sponsorships and live shows. The richest ones add businesses of their own, such as apps, merchandise, courses or agencies.
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.
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Last updated: November 2026.
