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Top 10 Richest YouTubers in Hyderabad (2026)
Hyderabad’s biggest YouTube creators include two Telugu cooking channels with more than five million subscribers each, two tech reviewers, a YouTube cooking pioneer and the city’s favourite Dakhni comedians. Here is who runs each channel, how they began, and what is on the public record.
Please read first: no credible news outlet has published a net-worth or earnings figure for anyone on this list, so we print none and rank by subscribers instead. That measures reach, not wealth. Subscriber counts are from each channel’s YouTube page, checked on 22 Oct 2026.
How we picked Hyderabad’s top YouTubers
We counted creators who live in or work from the Hyderabad metropolitan region, including Secunderabad and Cyberabad, or who grew up in the city and are publicly identified with it, as shown by a news report, interview or official record. A channel with “Hyderabad” or “Telugu” in its name was not enough on its own.
This list is about creators who built an audience on YouTube: cooks, tech reviewers, comedians and vloggers. Official channels of singers, music labels and film stars are left out, even when the star lives in the city. Earlier cities in this series: the richest YouTubers in Delhi NCR, the richest YouTubers in Chandigarh and the richest YouTubers in Kolkata.
Richest YouTubers in Hyderabad at a glance
| # | Channel | Hyderabad link | Niche | Subs* | Reported net worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shravani’s Kitchen (Shravani Gooda) | Settled in Hyderabad (The New Indian Express) | Telugu recipes | 5.25M | No credible figure |
| 2 | Prasad Tech in Telugu (D. Varaprasad) | Studied in Hyderabad; business registered there (News18, GST) | Tech reviews | 5.21M | No credible figure |
| 3 | Vismai Food (Teja Paruchuri) | Hyderabad-based (The New Indian Express) | Telugu recipes | 5.06M | No credible figure |
| 4 | Shanmukh Jaswanth | Lives in Hyderabad (The Hindu) | Web series, entertainment | 4.84M | No credible figure |
| 5 | Geeky Ranjit (Ranjit Kumar) | Hyderabad-based (Forbes India) | Tech reviews | 3.33M | No credible figure |
| 6 | Hyderabad Diaries (Abrar & Shahrukh) | Born and raised in Hyderabad (The Hindu) | Dakhni comedy | 2.58M | No credible figure |
| 7 | Vahchef (Sanjay Thumma) | Moved back to Hyderabad (The Hindu) | Cooking | 2.51M | No credible figure |
| 8 | Shehbaaz Khan | Hyderabad (The News Minute, The Hindu) | Dakhni comedy | 2.09M | No credible figure |
| 9 | Mahathalli (Jahnavi Dasetty) | Works in Hyderabad (The Hindu) | Telugu comedy | 2.04M | No credible figure |
| 10 | Lasya Talks (Lasya Manjunath) | Hyderabad (The New Indian Express) | Lifestyle vlogs | 1.92M | No credible figure |
*Main channel, as of 22 Oct 2026 (YouTube). Ranked by subscribers because no credible outlet publishes earnings or net-worth figures for these creators. Many of them also earn from brand deals, films, events or their own businesses, not only from YouTube ads.
1. Shravani’s Kitchen — Shravani Gooda’s home cooking
- Niche: Telugu home-style recipes from Andhra, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Maharashtra and beyond, with English subtitles
- Hyderabad link: “settled in Hyderabad after marriage”, in her own words to The New Indian Express (March 2023)
- Main channel: Shravani’s Kitchen, 5.25M subscribers, about 2,080 videos and 2.35 billion views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube)
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How she started
Shravani told The New Indian Express that she was born into a Telugu family, raised in Mumbai and moved to Hyderabad after marriage, and that she started the channel in 2016 after friends and family kept praising her food. Going from homemaker to creator meant learning to shoot, edit and manage social media on her own; her first voice-over took two days to record. She said she hopes to open her own restaurant one day.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
2. Prasad Tech in Telugu — gadget reviews in Telugu
- Niche: smartphone and gadget reviews, unboxings and tech explainers in Telugu
- Hyderabad link: studied for his BTech and MTech in Hyderabad, per News18 (2022); the business is registered in Hyderabad, Telangana, according to its GST registration. He is originally from Ongole, Andhra Pradesh
- Main channel: Prasadtechintelugu, 5.21M subscribers, about 5,490 videos and 2.34 billion views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube)
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How he started
Devarakonda Varaprasad, a mechanical engineer, told News18 that he started the channel in 2016 because there was no Telugu channel reviewing gadgets. He borrowed money to buy an iPhone 7 for a review that he hoped would go viral, but it flopped; explainer videos, and then reviews of the budget phones most people actually buy, are what grew the channel. He was ranked 54th on Forbes India’s 2022 Digital Stars list and by then ran four channels with a team of five.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
3. Vismai Food — Teja Paruchuri’s quick Telugu recipes
- Niche: short, simple Telugu recipe videos with English subtitles
- Hyderabad link: described as a “Hyderabad-based cookery channel” by The New Indian Express (June 2020)
- Main channel: Vismai Food, 5.06M subscribers, about 2,390 videos and 2.85 billion views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube)
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How it started
Teja Paruchuri, the man behind the channel, comes from three generations of a family in the hotel business and also works in Telugu films as a dubbing artiste; he voiced Tom Holland in the Telugu version of Spider-Man: Homecoming. He told Telangana Today (2021) that he keeps recipes simple and short, and still reads every comment himself. The New Indian Express reported that Vismai Food was one of the winners of #TikTokChef Season 1 in 2020.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
4. Shanmukh Jaswanth — Telugu web series star
- Niche: Telugu web series, short films and entertainment
- Hyderabad link: lives in Hyderabad: police found him at his flat in Prestige Apartments in the Narsingi area in February 2024, per The Hindu. He is originally from Visakhapatnam (Wikipedia)
- Main channel: Shanmukh Jaswanth, 4.84M subscribers, about 130 videos and 752 million views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube)
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How he started
Shanmukh’s channel dates from 2012. He became best known for playing Shannu in The Software DevLOVEper, a 10-episode Telugu romantic-comedy web series that premiered on YouTube in July 2020, and he later appeared as a contestant on Bigg Boss Telugu, as reported by India Today. His channel posts relatively few videos, but each tends to draw millions of views.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
In February 2024 Narsingi police, who had gone to his flat to question his brother in a separate case, found 16 grams of ganja there and booked Shanmukh under the NDPS Act, per The Hindu. The paper later reported that, after a positive drug test, the case against him was registered under Section 27 (consumption) of the Act and that police were awaiting a forensic report before filing a charge sheet. We found no later report of the outcome.
5. Geeky Ranjit — Ranjit Kumar’s English tech reviews
- Niche: smartphone and gadget reviews, comparisons and buying advice in English
- Hyderabad link: “a Hyderabad-based YouTuber”, per Forbes India’s 2022 Digital Stars list (rank 89)
- Main channel: Geekyranjit, 3.33M subscribers, about 3,460 videos and 865 million views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube); he also runs a Hindi channel, GeekyRanjit In Hindi
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How he started
Ranjit Kumar has been posting on the channel since January 2011. Forbes India describes his videos as unboxings, in-depth reviews, pros and cons, and comparisons, plus a Geeky Answers series that takes one question or gadget at a time. The channel’s own description says he has been working with computers for over 30 years and calls it the most-subscribed English tech channel in India.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
6. Hyderabad Diaries — Dakhni comedy from Masab Tank
- Niche: comedy sketches about everyday Hyderabadi life in the Dakhni dialect
- Hyderabad link: brothers Abrar and Shahrukh were born and brought up in Hyderabad and lived near Masab Tank, per The Hindu (2015)
- Main channel: Hyderabad Diaries, 2.58M subscribers, about 620 videos and 995 million views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube); there are also Vlogs and More channels
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How it started
Abrar told The Hindu that they started in 2010 with one-minute skits in “pure Hyderabadi slang” and made the videos longer as the audience grew. Shahrukh came up with most of the concepts and did the editing and uploading, while Abrar wrote the scripts and dialogue, at the time recording his parts while working in the UAE. Their parodies, such as a Hyderabadi version of the “My Choice” video and old Bollywood songs in Hyderabadi, were early hits.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
7. Vahchef — Sanjay Thumma, YouTube cooking pioneer
- Niche: Indian recipes in English, plus a separate Telugu channel
- Hyderabad link: moved “back home to Hyderabad” after his first few hundred videos, per The Hindu, which also calls him a “city-based chef” in a 2013 profile
- Main channel: Vahchef - VahRehVah, 2.51M subscribers, about 2,360 videos and 853 million views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube); his Telugu channel has 1.1M
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
How he started
The Hindu reports that Sanjay sold the chain of Indian restaurants he had run in Chicago for a decade because he was “managing people more than cooking food”. He joined YouTube in 2007, at first just to answer friends who kept phoning for recipes, and the unscripted, laughing style of his VahRehVah videos found a worldwide audience.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
8. Shehbaaz Khan — “Noor Bhai” and Kiraak Hyderabadiz
- Niche: Dakhni-language comedy, mimicry and social-message sketches
- Hyderabad link: a mimicry artist and actor known across Hyderabad’s old city, per The News Minute (2021) and The Hindu (2020)
- Main channel: Shehbaaz Khan, 2.09M subscribers, about 640 videos and 557 million views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube); the channel he co-founded, Kiraak Hyderabadiz, has 1.21M
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How he started
The Hindu reports that Shehbaaz, a former electrical contractor inspired by Kader Khan and Johnny Lever, posted his first mimicry video in 2013 and later started Kiraak Hyderabadiz with Imran Khan, an anchor at a local news channel, borrowing friends’ phones to shoot at first. His best-known character, Noor Bhai, is a blend of people he has watched in Hyderabad; he told The News Minute that his most popular video, Noor Bhai, Rishte Wale, carried a message against dowry.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
9. Mahathalli — Jahnavi Dasetty’s Telugu comedy
- Niche: Telugu comedy sketches and web series about everyday situations
- Hyderabad link: came to Hyderabad to study at NIFT and built her career in the city’s short-film scene, per The Hindu (2016); she is originally from Kurnool
- Main channel: Mahathalli, 2.04M subscribers, about 1,240 videos and 845 million views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube)
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How she started
The Hindu reports that Jahnavi acted in short films made by friends while studying, then created the comedy web series Mahathalli-Mahanubhavudu, whose name stuck to her. At first she arrived on set with just an idea and improvised in front of the camera; as the audience grew she began writing her own lines. She told the paper her conservative family was unhappy with her choice at first but came round once they saw the work involved.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
10. Lasya Talks — Lasya Manjunath’s Telugu vlogs
- Niche: Telugu lifestyle, family, pregnancy and parenting vlogs
- Hyderabad link: profiled by The New Indian Express in its Hyderabad edition (December 2020)
- Main channel: Lasya Talks, 1.92M subscribers, about 1,530 videos and 1.22 billion views (as of 22 Oct 2026, YouTube)
- Reported net worth: no credible figure found, so none is printed.
Photo: we could not find a freely licensed picture of this creator, so we have not used one. Their official channel is linked above.
How she started
Lasya, a former Google employee who became a Telugu TV anchor, told The New Indian Express that she took a break from television in 2018 during her pregnancy and began vlogging in selfie mode on her phone, because she found little Telugu content for first-time mothers. She said she earned ₹25,000 from her first video, and that creators should expect to work for years before earning in lakhs. She was also a contestant on Bigg Boss Telugu in 2020.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
Who we left out of this Hyderabad list
Harsha Sai, a philanthropy-themed creator with one of the largest Telugu audiences, is often listed as a Hyderabad YouTuber, but Deccan Chronicle describes him as a native of Visakhapatnam and we found no reputable report that says he is based in Hyderabad, so he is not ranked. Ruhaan Arshad’s channel is a singer’s official music channel, which is outside the scope of this list. Warangal Diaries is from Warangal, and The Hindu reports that the Deccan Drollz duo are based in Saudi Arabia. Several other Telugu cooking, travel and vlog channels that appear on creator directories had no news source for where they are based. If you have a solid source for anyone we missed, we will review it.
What new creators can learn from these channels
Hyderabad’s top creators show how much room there is in a regional language. Shravani’s Kitchen, Vismai Food and Prasad Tech in Telugu all grew by serving Telugu-speaking viewers in their own language; Hyderabad Diaries and Shehbaaz Khan turned the city’s Dakhni dialect into a brand; and Vahchef and Geeky Ranjit show what a decade or more of steady uploads can build. Several of them now earn from films, brand work or their own businesses as well as from YouTube.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the richest YouTuber in Hyderabad?
Nobody can say for sure, because no credible news outlet has published a net-worth or earnings figure for any YouTuber based in Hyderabad. By reach, Shravani’s Kitchen leads narrowly, with about 5.25 million subscribers as of 22 October 2026, just ahead of Prasad Tech in Telugu (5.21 million) and Vismai Food (5.06 million).
Which Hyderabad YouTuber has the most subscribers?
Among creators whose Hyderabad link we could confirm, Shravani’s Kitchen has the most, with about 5.25 million subscribers as of 22 October 2026. Next come Prasad Tech in Telugu, Vismai Food, Shanmukh Jaswanth (4.84 million) and Geeky Ranjit (3.33 million).
Who are the most popular Hyderabadi (Dakhni) comedy YouTubers?
For comedy in the Hyderabadi Dakhni dialect, the biggest names on this list are Hyderabad Diaries, run by brothers Abrar and Shahrukh, and Shehbaaz Khan, known for his Noor Bhai character and the Kiraak Hyderabadiz channel. For Telugu comedy, Mahathalli (Jahnavi Dasetty) is the leading name.
Why are some big Telugu channels not on this list?
We only rank creators whose link to Hyderabad is backed by a news report, interview or official record. Some large Telugu channels have no such source, some popular creators are based elsewhere in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh or abroad, and official channels of singers and film stars are outside the scope of this list.
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