The list of top 10 Indian vloggers includes individuals from almost all walks of life. These include chefs, comedians, doctors, and musicians to name a few. What has led to their meteoric popularity is the ever-growing accessibility to the internet and smartphones.
The list of top 10 Indian vloggers includes individuals from almost all walks of life. These include chefs, comedians, doctors, and musicians to name a few. What has led to their meteoric popularity is the ever-growing accessibility to the internet and smartphones.
Tanmay Bhat
If there is anyone who is recognized instantly when it comes to the best YouTuber in India, then it has to Tanmay Bhat. He co-founded the channel AIB which focuses on comedy. Since then he has gone on to give solo performances and has even done cameos in movies like Ragini MMS2, Mr. X and made it to the Forbes Richest Celebrity List.
- Address: Mumbai
- Industry: Comedy
- Subscribers: 3.3 million
- Income: More than Rs. 2 crores
- Award: N/A
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/allindiabakchod
Sahil Khattar
Success did not come easy for Sahil as he had to live his early days in a chawl in Mumbai. His first job was that of a radio jockey in Mumbai where he was one of the best radio jockeys who hosted the program ‘Love Guru’. He, however, found his true calling in vlogging when he was approached by the company Culture Machine. Today he makes videos for them and is one of the most recognized faces.
- Address: Mumbai
- Industry: Comedy
- Subscribers: 2 million
- Income: Rs 7 lakh per month
- Award:Top 30 Under 30 (Hindustan Times), India’s Top 10 Superstars (Economic Times)
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/BeingIndianchannel
Bhuvan Bam
He started his journey by lampooning a journo who asked insensitive questions to a mother during the Kashmir floods. He has since then started his own channel named ‘BB Ki Vines’ which mostly focus on satires. Bhuvan also has a large fan following in Pakistan from where he got his early followers as well.
- Address: New Delhi
- Industry: Satire
- Subscribers: 10.8 million
- Income: Rs. 1.8 crores per annum
- Award: N/A
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqwUrj10mAEsqezcItqvwEw
Sanjay Thumma
A trained chef by profession, Sanjay was running his own chain of restaurants in the US. However, he wanted to do something more and thus he turned to blogging after selling off his restaurants. He turned to vlogging because he started getting many calls from former friends and patrons who wanted to know the recipes of his signature dishes. Very soon his videos went viral and he is today one of the most watches chefs in the world.
- Address: Hyderabad
- Industry: Cookery
- Subscribers: 1.3 million
- Income:Rs 10 lakh per month
- Award: N/A
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/vahchef
Gaurav Gera
He is a noted former television actor who now turned to vlogging on YouTube. He is one of the most recognized faces owing to his drag-dressing coupled with his slapstick humour. He is one of those few individuals who has made it big both on television and on the internet.
- Address: Mumbai
- Industry: Satire
- Subscribers: 290,000
- Income: Rs. 2 lakh per month
- Award: N/A
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/gauravgeratv
Ranjit Kumar
If you have watched any tech reviews on YouTube, chances are you must have come across the channel Geeky Ranjit. Ranjit was a former IT professional who gave up his job and has now turned to YouTube full time.
- Address: Hyderabad
- Industry: Technology
- Subscribers: 2.2 million
- Income: Rs. 8 lakh per month
- Award: N/A
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/geekyranjit
Kanan Gill
Another techie turned vlogger is Kanan Gill. His tryst with comedy began when he was still in college and began writing funny lyrics and songs for concerts. His vlogs mostly focus on trolling famous movies from previous years along with fellow vlogger Biswa Kalyan Rath.
- Address: Bangalore
- Industry: Satire
- Subscribers:663,000
- Income: Rs 8 lakh per month
- Award: Punchline Bangalore
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/knngill
Nisha Madulika
After her children grew up and she had a lot of time on her hands, she decided to use it constructively. She turned to cookery and her first attempt was by putting up a recipe online. Gradually she started getting a lot of requests for videos and she turned to vlogging in 2011 and hasn’t looked back.
- Address: N/A
- Industry: Cookery
- Subscribers: 5.6 million
- Income: Rs. 20 lakh per month
- Award: N/A
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/NishaMadhulika
Shruti Anand
She is another techie who was living with her husband in the US. On one of her subway rides back from work in 2010, she came with the idea of creating make-up videos on YouTube. Today, along with her husband (who has also quit his job now) she has a successful channel on YouTube and is one of the most followed vloggers.
- Address: Noida
- Industry: Beauty and Make-Up
- Subscribers: 2.3 million
- Income: Rs. 8 lakh per month
- Award: N/A
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/shrutiarjunanand
Vir Das
Vir Das has become a very common name owing to his cameos in movies, advertisement work, and more importantly vlogging. He has a sizeable fan following and continues to grow with time.
- Address: Mumbai
- Industry: Comedy
- Subscribers: 146,700
- Income: Rs. 1 lakh per month
- Award: Colton Performance Award
- Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thevirdas