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Top 6 Richest YouTubers in Ranchi (2026)
Ranchi’s biggest YouTube creators include a Forbes-listed finance educator, a food explorer who started as a schoolteacher, and a biker who paid off his Platina by waiting tables. 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 figure for anyone on this list, so we print none and rank by subscribers instead. That measures reach, not wealth. Where a creator has told a newspaper what they earn, we say so and label it as their own claim. Subscriber counts are from each channel’s YouTube page, checked on 23 Oct 2026.
How we picked Ranchi’s top YouTubers
We counted creators who live in or work from Ranchi, Jharkhand’s capital, or who studied there and are publicly identified with the city, as shown by a news report, an interview or the channel’s own description. A channel with “Ranchi” or “Jharkhand” in its name was not enough on its own.
This list is about creators who built an audience on YouTube: educators, food reviewers, vloggers and city channels. Official channels of singers and music labels are left out. We found only 6 creators who meet this bar, so this is a top 6, not a padded top 10. Earlier cities in this series: the richest YouTubers in Delhi NCR, the richest YouTubers in Kolkata and the richest YouTubers in Hyderabad. Next in the series: the richest YouTubers in Jaipur.
Richest YouTubers in Ranchi at a glance
| # | Channel | Ranchi link | Niche | Subs* | Reported net worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CA Sakchi Jain | Ranchi; Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 2025 (ETV Bharat, Forbes) | Personal finance | 714K | No credible figure |
| 2 | Sumit vlogs | Says he is from Ranchi (channel description) | Travel and life vlogs | 529K | No credible figure |
| 3 | Nitish & cuisine | Studied and based in Ranchi (News18 Hindi) | Food reviews | 383K | No credible figure |
| 4 | ABHINAV VLOG | Ranchi resident (News18 Hindi) | Bike travel | 289K | None; says up to ₹6 lakh/month (self-reported) |
| 5 | Ranchi Clips | Run from Ranchi (Prabhat Khabar) | City life, local business | 238K | No credible figure |
| 6 | Ek Jharkhandwala | Ranchi blogger (Prabhat Khabar) | Food and travel | 14K | None; ₹60–70k/month reported |
*Main channel, as of 23 Oct 2026 (YouTube). Ranked by subscribers because no credible outlet publishes net-worth figures for these creators. Earnings figures, where shown, are the creators’ own claims as reported by the press. Several of them also earn from brand deals and Instagram, not only from YouTube ads.
1. CA Sakchi Jain — personal finance made simple
- Niche: Personal finance, tax and money explainers in Hindi and English
- Ranchi link: Ranchi resident (Upper Bazar) who studied at St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, per ETV Bharat (May 2025); named to Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 2025
- Main channel: CA Sakchi Jain, 714K subscribers, about 618 videos and 180 million views (as of 23 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
Sakchi Jain went to school in Ranchi (Bishop Westcott Girls School, Namkum, and DPS) and took her BCom from St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi, before qualifying as a chartered accountant. She told ETV Bharat that she worked as an assistant manager at a firm in Bengaluru, but within three months decided to try something different and began making finance videos in October 2023. Her videos explain investing, tax, money management and government schemes in a light, simple style. In May 2025 she was named to the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list in the Social Media, Marketing and Advertising category; ETV Bharat then reported about 1.7 million Instagram followers and 6.9 lakh YouTube subscribers.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
2. Sumit vlogs — travel and everyday-life vlogs
- Niche: Travel and real-life vlogs in Hindi
- Ranchi link: “I am sumit and i am from Ranchi jharkhand”, says the channel’s own YouTube description. We found no news report about him, so this entry rests on the channel’s self-description only
- Main channel: Sumit vlogs, 529K subscribers, about 2,010 videos and 58 million views (as of 23 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
The channel was created in March 2018 and has grown to more than 2,000 uploads, which makes it one of the most prolific vlog channels from Jharkhand. Its description says Sumit makes travel and real-life vlogs. Beyond that, we could not find an interview or news report about him, so we have not added any biographical details.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
3. Nitish & cuisine — Ranchi’s food explorer
- Niche: Restaurant reviews, street food and cooking, mostly in Ranchi
- Ranchi link: came to Ranchi to study at St. Xavier’s College and built his food channel in the city, per News18 Hindi (June 2023). He was born in Gumla district
- Main channel: Nitish & cuisine, 383K subscribers, about 736 videos and 123 million views (as of 23 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
Nitish Kumar told News18 Hindi that he was born in Gumla and moved to Ranchi for his studies, completing a BA in English at St. Xavier’s College before an MA at BHU and a BEd. He worked as a teacher at a Ranchi school and started taking the channel seriously during the Covid period, reviewing restaurants and street-food stalls and introducing Jharkhand’s local dishes to a wider audience. By 2023 the channel had earned YouTube’s Silver Play Button and he was working with a small team of about five people.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
5. Ranchi Clips — the city’s markets and people
- Niche: Ranchi city life, markets, local businesses and people
- Ranchi link: run by Anand Shahi of Vardhman Compound, Ranchi, per Prabhat Khabar (November 2023)
- Main channel: Ranchi Clips, 238K subscribers, about 1,050 videos and 73 million views (as of 23 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
Ranchi Clips dates from 2014 and is one of the oldest channels devoted to the city itself. Its description promises to show viewers the beauty of Ranchi, its big markets and some of its notable people. Prabhat Khabar, in a 2023 feature on Jharkhand’s social media stars, reported that Anand Shahi runs the channel, does brand promotions through it, and keeps it going alongside a full-time job.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
6. Ek Jharkhandwala — Rahul Roshan’s food and travel blog
- Niche: Food and travel blogging around Ranchi and Jharkhand
- Ranchi link: a Ranchi food and travel blogger, originally from Palamu, per Prabhat Khabar (November 2023); the channel also describes itself as “Food & Travel blogger from Ranchi, Jharkhand”
- Main channel: Ek Jharkhandwala, 14K subscribers, about 388 videos and 6.3 million views (as of 23 Oct 2026, YouTube)
- Reported net worth: no credible net-worth figure. Prabhat Khabar (November 2023) reported that he earns ₹60,000–70,000 a month from blogging; we have not independently verified this.
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
Rahul Roshan’s YouTube channel is small next to the others here, and much of his audience is on Instagram under the same handle. Prabhat Khabar included him in its 2023 round-up of Jharkhand’s social media stars as a food and travel blogger from Ranchi, originally from Palamu. The YouTube channel was set up in December 2022 and focuses on local food spots and short trips.
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 Ranchi list
Many popular Jharkhand channels are often listed as “Ranchi YouTubers”, but the sources we found place them elsewhere. Manoj Dey is from Dhanbad; Antriksh TV, Cook with Razia and Foodie Ankit are from Jamshedpur; R Rajesh Vlogs is reported by Hindustan Times as a Jamtara resident; Radhika Real Vlogs is from Ramgarh; Monty Vlogs is from Daltonganj and Sikhe All in Hindi from Garhwa. Gaming creator Rishi Gaming is described by ETV Bharat as being from Latehar. Neon Man (Aayush Parmar) works from Kolkata, and the only claim that he was born in Ranchi comes from a fan wiki. Several large comedy, dance, vlog and gaming channels, including Tanshi Vlogs, Mahendra Comedy, Vishal Tirkey, Ayush Sharma and Vicky Patwa, had no news source or channel statement placing them in Ranchi, and music channels are outside the scope of this list. Some well-known Ranchi influencers, such as Champboy, are mainly Instagram creators with small YouTube channels. If you have a solid source for anyone we missed, we will review it.
What new creators can learn from these channels
Ranchi’s top creators show that you do not need a metro address to build a national audience. Sakchi Jain turned a CA qualification into a finance channel with more than 700,000 subscribers in about three years; Nitish & cuisine and Ranchi Clips grew by covering the city’s own restaurants, markets and people; and ABHINAV VLOG shows how a cheap bike and a lot of persistence can become a travel brand. Most of them also earn from brand promotions and Instagram, not only from YouTube ads.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the richest YouTuber in Ranchi?
Nobody can say for sure, because no credible news outlet has published a net-worth figure for any YouTuber based in Ranchi. By reach, CA Sakchi Jain leads, with about 714,000 subscribers as of 23 October 2026, and she was named to the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list in 2025. The only earnings figures on record are the creators’ own claims, such as travel vlogger Abhinav telling News18 Hindi he earns up to ₹6 lakh a month in good months.
Which Ranchi YouTuber has the most subscribers?
Among creators whose Ranchi link we could confirm, CA Sakchi Jain has the most, with about 714,000 subscribers as of 23 October 2026. Next come Sumit vlogs (529,000), Nitish & cuisine (383,000), ABHINAV VLOG (289,000) and Ranchi Clips (238,000).
Who are the best-known food YouTubers in Ranchi?
Nitish & cuisine, run by Nitish Kumar, is the biggest Ranchi food channel on this list, with about 383,000 subscribers. Ek Jharkhandwala (Rahul Roshan) is a smaller food and travel blogger who is also popular on Instagram.
Why does this list have only six names?
We only include creators whose link to Ranchi is backed by a news report, an interview or the channel’s own statement, and we do not pad the list. Several large Jharkhand channels are based in Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Ramgarh, Jamtara or other districts, so they are not counted here.
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