How To Become A YouTuber? Inspiring Stories Of 9 Richest Indian YouTubers And Their Net Worth
The Internet today is the best example of how a nobody can turn into a celebrity. We all consume a great amount of content on social media/the internet today and these content creators, whose memes, videos, and roasts we listen and watch are earning in lakhs every month. Youtuber has made many rich.?
Here's a list of the richest YouTubers in India.
1.?Gaurav Chaudhary
Popularly known as Technical Guruji, Gaurav Chaudhary is India's most-followed tech YouTuber with 23 million subscribers. He is not just a YouTuber known for his tech videos, he is also working as a?security systems engineer?for Dubai police after completing?post-graduation in microelectronics?from?BITS Pilani Dubai Campus.?In 2020, he was on the Forbes India 30 under 30 list.
Curious about technology, Gaurav learned to code when he was in 11th standard. He wanted to start his own channel in 2012 but was only able to do it in 2015. Unlike other tech channels, he made videos in Hindi. His simplicity is his USP.
Gaurav Chaudhary's net worth is reportedly?$45 Million.
2. Bhuvan Bam
Bhuvam Bam was an aspiring musician who gave several auditions for reality shows but rejection kept coming his way. He even sang in restaurants in Delhi to keep his passion going. What changed his life was one video, a sattire on a journalist who asked insensitive questions to a woman who has lost his son in Kashmir floods. The video gained him popularity and went viral in Pakistan. That's how Bhuvam Bam's YouTube journey began. He started?BB Ki Vines?in which his?whimsical conversations with his friends and family - all played by him struck a chord with audiences. He currently has 26.3 million subscribers.
Bhuvan Bam's net worth is reportedly $15 million.
3. Amit Bhadana
Amit Bhadana's content creation journey began when he was in college. He posted a dubbed video on Facebook that got a good response from the audience. This is what pushed him to make his own YouTube channel. He started his channel in 2012 but his breakthrough was in the year 2017 when he posted a video titled "Exams Be Like. Boards Preparation Be Like", which was his first viral video. He makes humorous videos that include parodies on? friends and relatives and their relationships. In 2018, one of his YouTube videos was featured in Global Top 10 Videos list. He currently has 24.3 million subscribers on his channel.?
Amit Bhadana's net worth is reportedly $6.3 million.
4. Carry Minati?
Popularly known as Carry Minati, Ajey Nagar started his Youtube channel when he was 10 years old. He would upload tips and tricks tutorials related to football and computer, but he wasn't so popular back then. At that time, his channel name was AddictedA1 and would only get views in hundreds. He then started a channel called CarryDeol where he would mimick Sunny Deol. He then changed it to CarryMinati. The journey of Crry Minati began after he realised his penchant for reactions and roast and roasted BB Ki Vines. That one video changed his life, and now he is known for his roast videos who has 39.8 million subscribers on YouTube. Do you know he also starred in?Ajay Devgn’s?Runway 34?
Carry Minati's net worth is reportedly $5 million.
5. Ashish Chanchlani
Ashish Chanchlani always wanted to be an actor. He would entertain his friend and teachers by mimicking people in school. However, his parents were unsure about his film career and asked him to pursue an?engineering degree first. However, he never stopped working on his passion. He went to Barry John Acting Studio to improve his skills. When he saw a vines video on Facebook, he liked the idea and uploaded his first video in 2014.
Today, his Youtube journey is so successful that he played a cameo in?Men in Black International and has worked with several Indian actors including Shahid Kapoor and Akshay Kumar among others. He has 29.8 million subscribers on Instagram.?
Ashish Chanchlani's net worth is reportedly?$5 Million.
6. Nisha Madhulika
Known for her cooking and recipe videos, Nisha Madhulika is one of the richest Indian YouTubers. Nisha who has 13.7 million followers used to give tuitions to poor children when she came across a food blog. So, she started her own blog. When her readers asked for videos, she did just the same.The 56-year-old started her YouTube journey in 2011 when her husband and her son helped her set up her own channel and record videos for her. Now, she has a team of five people who look after her website. His husband would help her shoot videos before heading to the office at 9 am. To improve the video quality, they turned a bedroom into a kitchen initially.
Nisha Madhulika's net worth is reportedly?$3.58 million.
7. Harsh Beniwal
Harsh Beniwal loved acting since his childhood. He has a great comic sense and would make his friends laugh. He started his journey with dubsmash. He would post his videos on Facebook as well. Eventually, he made a Facebook page called The Brain Humour. Gradually meme pages started posting his videos on Instagram and thus he gained followers on the photo/video-sharing app as well. He then switched to YouTube. He got is parents support when he decided to drop out of college and become a content creator. Known for videos based on everyday situations, social commentary, and humorous sketches, Harsh Beniwal currently has 15.5 million subscribers. His immense popularity bagged him a role in Student of the Year 2.
Harsh Beniwal's net worth is reportedly $2.18 million.
8. Sandeep Maheshwari
Sandeep Maheshwari began his journey as a photographer. He founded a stock photography company called ImagesBazaar, which was successful, but soon realised that he wanted to do something meaningful in life. He wanted people to realise their full potential and find their true calling, so he started motivational talks and workshops in 2010 where he would talk about his own journey - including fear, failure and negativity.?
His videos were uploaded on YouTube and since they were very practical, they struck a chord with millions of people. One of the sought-after motivational speakers in India,?Sandeep Maheshwari is also one of the richest Indian YouTubers.
Sandeep Maheshwari's net worth is reportedly $2.8 million.??
9. Emiway Bantai
The Indian rapper is one of the richest YouTubers of India. Emiway whose real name is?Sheikh Mohammed Bilal. His mother reportedly renamed him to?Shah Rukh Sheikh after watching DDLJ. When he started rapping, he changed his name to Emiway, taking the first three letters from rapper?Eminem and another three letters from Lil Wayne.
After being introduced to rap in school, he started his own YouTube channel in 2013. Earlier, he would rap in English to appeal to a global audience. However, his father suggested he should rap in Hindi. This one suggestion changed his life. His rap?EMIWAY-AUR BANTAI became an instant hit and gradually he became popular. He was in 12th standard when the song became a sensation, he dropped out from school and didn't take exams to record songs and follow his passion. Emiway Bantai is one of the highest paid youtubers of India.
Emiway Bantai's net worth is reportedly $2.18 million.
How to become a YouTuber?
If you have a decent camera and little video editing skills, you can record videos on any subject (find your niche). Make sure your videos have a purpose. Next, identify your audience and know what they want to watch. Also, study your competition thoroughly to what works, what to offer and what not to do.?
How would you earn?
To start earning from YouTube, you need to at least have 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the past year, or 1,000 subscribers with 10 million valid public Shorts views within the past 90 days. Once you do that, you can apply to YouTube's Partner Program and monetize your channel.
Most of YouTubers get 50 percent of their revenue from a paid advertisement. Other ways of earning on YouTube include affiliate sales, merchandise and sponsorship and more.
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