Shah Rukh Khan has a net worth ₹ 12,490 crore.
Alakh Pandey, co-founder of Edtech company Physics Wala, has seen a tremendous bounce in the last one year. For this reason, his name has now joined Hurun India Rich List 2025. According to the Hurun India Rich List, Alakh Pandey’s net worth has increased by 223% in the last one year.
Alakh Pandey’s net worth
The total assets of Alakh Pandey, co-founder of Physics Wala, now have ₹ 14,510 crore, which has given him a place in Hurun India Rich List 2025. Now his assets have been more than Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan (₹ 12,490 crore). Alakh Pandey has now joined Indians whose wealth has increased fastest. With a businessman of sector such as industrial products and jewelery.
Rich became rich despite losses
Even though Physics Wala has lost in the last few financial years, Alakh Pandey’s net worth has increased rapidly. The company recorded a net loss (deficit) of ₹ 243 crore in FY 2024-25 (FY25), compared to ₹ 1,131 crore in the last financial year. That is, the company reduced its loss by 78%. The total income of the company increased to ₹ 2,886 crore, which was ₹ 1,940 crore last year. Despite this, the assets of Alakh Pandey and his partner increased by 223%, showing that the demand for Edtech sector is constantly increasing, even if there are challenges.
Alakh Pandey (File Photo)
IPO preparation
Physics is preparing to bring its IPO by the end of this year. The company has already submitted SEBI through its draft paper confidential pre-filing route. According to reports, SEBI has been approved, and now the company will soon file RHP (Red Herring Prospectus).
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Who is Alakh Pandey?
Alakh Pandey was born in 1991 in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. He started B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Harakourt Butler Technical University in Kanpur, but left his studies in the third year. He then started the YouTube channel named Physics Wallah in 2016 and entered the world of online education. Soon he became extremely popular among the students preparing for IIT. After this, he started the company in the name of his YouTube channel, which is one of the most successful Edtech companies in the country today.