Physics Wallah co-founder Alakh Pandey’s net worth surged 223% to ₹14,510 crore, exceeding Shah Rukh Khan’s ₹12,490 crore fortune, according to the Hurun India Rich List 2025.
Both Pandey and co-founder Prateek Maheshwari rank among India’s fastest wealth creators despite Physics Wallah posting ₹243 crore losses in FY25. The edtech firm, preparing for IPO after SEBI approval, generated ₹2,886 crore revenue, up from ₹1,940 crore previously. Pandey, a B.Tech dropout who launched his YouTube channel in 2016, has built one of India’s leading educational platforms.