 "Who is Alakh Pandey, the founder of the edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah, who has beaten Shah Rukh Khan's net worth of Rs 12,490 crore?")
Shah Rukh Khan has officially joined the billionaire club and emerged as the wealthiest actor in the world with a net worth of $1.4 billion (Rs 12,490 crore).
On 1st October, The Hurun India Rich List 2025 confirmed SRK’s glorious milestone and highlighted his supreme rise in the international stage by stating, “Bollywood’s Badshah, Shah Rukh Khan (59), joins the billionaire club for the first time with a wealth of INR 12,490 Crore."
However, someone outside the entertainment industry has amassed a higher percentage of net worth. He is none other than Alakh Pandey, founder of the edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah. His net worth is reported to be Rs 14,510 crore.
Who is Alakh Pandey?
Alakh Pandey is a name that may inspire a lot of students who wish to fulfill dreams. But for many, he’s still an unknown name and face. Cinema is then the most important medium to tell stories of people who gave their all to nourish and nurture visions.
Of course, they didn’t imagine films and series would be made on their lives while they were busy making someone else’s.
Alakh Pandey possibly made the most judicious use of social media and YouTube. He rightly earned the spot of going viral and becoming a sensation across the nation. Just like how all teachers should be, he was hungrier than his students.
For those who don’t know, as per the information on the net- ‘Alakh Pandey is a YouTube sensation who rose to fame after his startup’s turnover crossed the $1 billion mark.’
Inevitably, he never did it for the money, it just followed.
SRK's fortune
His fortune has now surpassed several biggie and international stars including Taylor Swift ($1.3 billion), Arnold Schwarzenegger ($1.2 billion), Jerry Seinfeld ($1.2 billion), and Selena Gomez ($720 million).
In the list, SRK is followed by his business partner Juhi Chawla and actor-producer with a net worth of Rs 7790 crore. On the other hand, Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar and Amitabh Bachchan are in the third, fourth and fifth ranks with their respective net worths of Rs 2160 crore, Rs 1880 crore and Rs 1630 crore.
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