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Top 7 Richest YouTubers in Chandigarh (2026)
The Chandigarh tricity’s biggest home-grown YouTube creators include a turbaned men’s fashion star, a Mohali property vlogger, a dance studio, a lawyer-turned-beauty creator and a comic from Forbes India’s digital stars list. 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 20 Oct 2026.
How we picked Chandigarh’s top YouTubers
We treated the Chandigarh tricity (Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula) as one metro, and counted creators who live in or work from it, as shown by a news report, an interview, the creator’s own website or their channel bio. A channel with “Chandigarh” in its name was not enough on its own.
This list is about creators who built an audience on YouTube: fashion, beauty and lifestyle creators, vloggers, dancers and comedians. Official channels of music and film stars are left out, even when the star lives in the city. We could verify seven creators, so this is a top 7 rather than a padded top 10. Earlier cities in this series: the richest YouTubers in Delhi NCR, the richest YouTubers in Hubli and the top YouTubers and influencers in Patiala. Next in the series: the richest YouTubers in Kolkata.
Related reading on SkillCircle: richest YouTubers in India, list of top YouTubers in Mumbai and list of top YouTubers in Lucknow.
Richest YouTubers in Chandigarh at a glance
| # | Channel | Tricity link | Niche | Subs* | Reported net worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santwinder Singh Waraich | Chandigarh-based (IBTimes, The Tribune) | Men’s fashion, turban styling | 2.24M | No credible figure |
| 2 | Harry Dutt | Kharar, Mohali (own website) | Property and home tours | 2.12M | No credible figure |
| 3 | The Dance Mafia | Mohali dance studio (The Tribune) | Dance and wedding choreography | 1.71M | No credible figure |
| 4 | Shanika Khurmi | Chandigarh (Times of India) | Beauty, skincare, lifestyle | 1.14M | No credible figure |
| 5 | Amulya Rattan | Chandigarh tricity (creator profiles) | Lifestyle vlogs | 1.06M | No credible figure |
| 6 | RK Chandigarh Vlogs (Raj Kumar) | Chandigarh (channel bio) | Day trips and city vlogs | 572K | No credible figure |
| 7 | Vishnu Kaushal | Chandigarh-based (Forbes India) | Comedy sketches | 73.4K | No credible figure |
*Main channel, as of 20 Oct 2026 (YouTube). Ranked by subscribers because no credible outlet publishes earnings or net-worth figures for these creators. Many of them earn more from brand deals, classes or their own businesses than from YouTube ads.
1. Santwinder Singh Waraich — Sikh men’s fashion creator
- Niche: men’s fashion, grooming and turban styling
- Tricity link: “based in Chandigarh”, per IBTimes India (2019), which says his family moved to the city for his schooling at Guru Nanak Public School
- Main channel: Santwinder Singh Waraich, 2.24M subscribers, about 490 videos and 1.22 billion views (as of 20 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
Santwinder told The Tribune (2023) that winning a best-turban award in college pushed him towards fashion. He started on Instagram, added YouTube later, worked with brands and then modelled. IBTimes India reports that he studied civil engineering at Punjab Technical University before turning to fashion. His channel, opened in October 2017, now covers outfit ideas, grooming and turban styles for a largely young, male audience.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
2. Harry Dutt — Mohali property and home-tour vlogger
- Niche: house tours, villas, flats and interior design across Mohali, Kharar, Zirakpur and New Chandigarh
- Tricity link: a real-estate consultancy with its office in Sector 123, Sunny Enclave, Kharar (Mohali district), per its own website
- Main channel: Harry Dutt, 2.12M subscribers, about 2,300 videos and almost 1 billion views (as of 20 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
The channel dates from May 2013 and its bio describes Harry Dutt as a one-stop real-estate service with more than eight years in the Chandigarh market. Short walk-through tours of new houses in Mohali’s sectors turned out to be a hit: one 12-second short of a six-bedroom house in Mohali, posted in January 2025, has crossed 37 million views. The videos double as listings, so the channel is also how the business finds buyers.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
3. The Dance Mafia — Mohali dance studio
- Niche: wedding choreography, bhangra and Bollywood dance tutorials
- Tricity link: a dance academy launched in Mohali by Ripanpreet Sidhu, a Boogie Woogie finalist, per The Tribune (2014)
- Main channel: The Dance Mafia, 1.71M subscribers, about 740 videos and 529 million views (as of 20 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 Tribune reported the academy’s launch in August 2014, with classes in hip-hop, salsa, contemporary, bhangra and fitness. The YouTube channel opened the same month. Its bio says the studio teaches students aged 3 to 70 with eight choreographers, and its easy wedding routines, such as sangeet dances for families, drive most of its views.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
4. Shanika Khurmi — beauty creator and lawyer
- Niche: skincare, make-up, beauty and lifestyle
- Tricity link: a criminal lawyer at the Punjab and Haryana High Court in Chandigarh, named among Favikon’s Top 20 Chandigarh influencers in 2025, per The Times of India
- Main channel: Shanika Khurmi, 1.14M subscribers, about 1,950 videos and 904 million views (as of 20 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
According to The Times of India, Shanika began by sharing her own skincare routines and simple make-up looks on Instagram, then moved to YouTube with tutorials and lifestyle vlogs. She has kept up her legal practice alongside content, and has founded Mosha Lifestyle, a beauty and lifestyle brand.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
5. Amulya Rattan — lifestyle vlogger
- Niche: lifestyle vlogs, fashion, travel and short comedy clips
- Tricity link: described as Chandigarh-based in creator profiles; her LinkedIn lists Gillco International School in Mohali district. We found no news report that names her home city, so treat this link as less firmly sourced than the others.
- Main channel: Amulya Rattan, 1.06M subscribers, about 850 videos and 450 million views (as of 20 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
Creator profiles say Amulya first found an audience with short lip-sync and comedy clips, then moved to YouTube vlogs and Instagram, where she has millions of followers. Her channel opened in October 2017 and now posts several short videos a week. She also lists herself as co-founder of two fashion labels, Pressique and The Chique.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
In January 2026 a clip of her telling off a passer-by who walked through her frame while she filmed in public went viral and drew heavy criticism over influencers’ use of public spaces. She responded that the clip lacked context, said her “choice of words could have been better”, apologised, and spoke out against the abuse and threats she received, per The Times of India and Hindustan Times.
6. RK Chandigarh Vlogs — day trips around the city
- Niche: city vlogs, day trips and picnic spots around Chandigarh
- Tricity link: run by Raj Kumar, who introduces himself as “from Chandigarh” in the channel bio; we found no news coverage
- Main channel: RK Chandigarh Vlogs, 572K subscribers, about 1,400 videos and 108 million views (as of 20 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
The channel opened in June 2022 and grew fast on simple, practical videos: free or low-cost places to spend a day with family or office friends within driving distance of Chandigarh, such as parks and waterfalls near Solan in Himachal Pradesh. More than 1,400 uploads in about four years show how far a steady posting habit can take a local channel.
Early days
See the channel’s earliest uploads (sorted oldest first).
Critical information
No major public controversy reported in the sources we checked.
7. Vishnu Kaushal — comedy creator on Forbes India’s list
- Niche: short, relatable comedy sketches about everyday people and situations
- Tricity link: “a Chandigarh-based content creator”, per Forbes India, which named him in its 2022 list of India’s top 100 digital stars
- Main channel: Vishnu Kaushal, 73.4K subscribers, about 350 videos and 40 million views (as of 20 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
Forbes India says Vishnu became known for snappy comic videos based on ordinary people and incidents, and had been making content for about seven years by 2022. Most of his audience is on Instagram, where those short sketches first took off; his YouTube channel, opened in May 2015, carries the same style of videos. He is on this list because Forbes India is one of the strongest sources we found for any tricity creator, even though his YouTube channel is smaller than the others.
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 Chandigarh list
Several singers who live in or near Chandigarh, including cover artist Aksh Baghla (about 3.05M subscribers), run music channels, so they are outside the scope of this creator list. Some big channels often linked to the city are based elsewhere: Mridul Madhok is from Delhi, Harpreet SDC’s Skeleton Dance Crew is based in Rajouri Garden, New Delhi, Lakhneet Vlogs are from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, Anmol Kwatra is from Ludhiana, and the Chandigarh Comedy TV channel is run by a comedian from Jabalpur. Couple vlogger Tanya Rathi Grover and several channels with “Chandigarh”, “Mohali” or “Panchkula” in their name have no outside source for where they are based, so they are not ranked. If you have a solid source for anyone we missed, we will review it.
What new creators can learn from these channels
The tricity’s top creators show that a clear niche beats general content. A turban-styling fashion channel, a property agent filming house tours, a dance studio posting wedding routines and a vlogger mapping weekend trips each serve a specific audience, and several of them use YouTube to grow a business rather than only to earn from ads. Harry Dutt’s listings and The Dance Mafia’s classes both turn views into customers.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the richest YouTuber in Chandigarh?
Nobody can say for sure, because no credible news outlet has published a net-worth or earnings figure for any YouTuber from the Chandigarh tricity. By reach, Chandigarh-based men’s fashion creator Santwinder Singh Waraich leads, with about 2.24 million subscribers as of 20 October 2026, just ahead of Mohali property vlogger Harry Dutt (2.12 million).
Which YouTuber from Chandigarh has the most subscribers?
Among creators whose tricity link we could confirm, Santwinder Singh Waraich has the most, with about 2.24 million subscribers as of 20 October 2026. Next come Harry Dutt (2.12 million), Mohali dance studio The Dance Mafia (1.71 million), Shanika Khurmi (1.14 million) and Amulya Rattan (1.06 million).
Are Mohali and Panchkula creators included?
Yes. We treat Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula as one metro, the tricity. Harry Dutt works from Kharar in Mohali district and The Dance Mafia was launched in Mohali, so both are on the list.
Why are Punjabi singers from Chandigarh not on this list?
Several singers live in or near Chandigarh and have huge channels, but those are official music channels. This list covers creators who built an audience on YouTube itself: fashion, beauty and lifestyle creators, vloggers, dancers and comedians.
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