Co-founders Alakh Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari are the first edtech entrepreneurs to appear in the Hurun India Rich List 2025 after enjoying an enormous 223% wealth growth in the last year. The report indicates that the current net worth of the two Pandey and Maheshwari is an estimated 14,520 crore each.
Their fortunes have soared at an astronomical pace due to the swift expansion of Physics Wallah, a small YouTube channel that grew to be a multi-billion-rupee homegrown edtech enterprise. Being popular among Indians in terms of offering low-cost and quality online education, the platform has made a strong name in the ecosystem of online learning in India, especially among students seeking to pass the competitive exams.
The percentage ranking of the fastest wealth creators now includes Alakh Pandey, who was born in Allahabad, and Prateek Maheshwari, born in Ajmer, along with leaders in various industries like industrial products, jewellery and real estate. Their popularity underlines the increased role of edtech as a major source of wealth even during a market that has experienced difficulties during the post-pandemic period.
Another example of a strong entrepreneurial spirit in India is the introduction of 58 new billionaires in the country, which has also been reported on the M3M Hurun India Rich List 2025. Education technology, especially, has become an unconventional but significant wealth-generating engine, proving the fact that the sector can grow fast and have a significant economic influence.
The addition of Pandey and Maheshwari to the Hurun Rich List is considered an indication of the promise of new digital education platforms in India. Their story of being YouTubers and becoming billionaires is a motivation to aspiring entrepreneurs and the transformative nature of technology in current education.
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