Alakh Pandey, known as Alakh, is the visionary Founder and CEO of Physics Wallah (PW), India’s most prominent and accessible edtech platform.
Under his leadership, PW has emerged as the nation’s leading provider of comprehensive, modern, affordable and accessible learning experiences for students nationwide.
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- Full Name: Alakh Pandey
- Stage Name: Alakh
- Date of birth: October 2, 1991
- Age: 32 years old
- Place of birth: Prayagraj, India.
- Nationality: Indian
- Occupation: Founder and YouTuber
- Height: 1.73m
- Parents: Satish Pandey and Rajat Pandey
- Siblings: Aditi Pandey
- Spouse: Shivani Dubey
- Children: None
- Relationship: Married
- Net worth: $1 billion
Early life and education
Alakh Pandey was born on 2 October 1991 in Prayagraj, India. He was raised by his parents, Satish Pandey and Rajat Pandey, and his sister, Aditi Pandey.
Pandey holds a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree from Harcourt Butler Institute of Engineering in Kanpur. His ethnicity is Hindi and his religion is Hindu.
Career
Alakh Pandey, an Indian YouTuber, entrepreneur, and teacher, has a net worth of $240 million as of 2024. He co-founded Physics Wallah (PW), an educational platform, in 2014 with Prateek Maheshwari. PW uses a unique teaching method that has attracted a large following.
Physics Wallah Private Limited, known as Physics Wallah or PW, is an Indian multinational educational technology company headquartered in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
Alakh Pandey founded the company in 2016 as a YouTube channel focused on teaching physics curriculum for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE).
In 2020, Pandey and Prateek Maheshwari created the Physics Wallah app, which allows students to access courses related to the National Entrance Examination (NEET) and JEE.
In June 2022, after raising $100 million in a seed round of funding, Physics Wallah reached a valuation of $1.1 billion and became a unicorn company.
In March 2023, some teachers recruited by Physics Wallah alleged that the company had lost its vision and set up a rival company called “Sankalp Bharat”.
Later that year, a teacher employed by Physics Wallah alleged that rival company Adda247 had tried to lure the teacher away from Physics Wallah. It was later revealed that Sankalp Bharat was a joint venture of Adda247.
Social media
- Instagram Username: @alakhsir_pw
- Facebook Name: Physics Wallah
- Twitter Username: @PhysicswallahAP
Personal life
Alakh Pandey, a popular personality, got married to his longtime girlfriend Shivani Dubey in a private ceremony on February 22, 2023. Currently, there are no details about whether the couple has children or not.
However, reports say that Alakh Pandey and Shivani Dubey are still living happily together after their recent marriage.
Net worth
Alakh Pandey, founder of education platform PhysicsWallah, has achieved remarkable success. His company is said to have reached a valuation of $1 billion, achieving unicorn status.
However, Alakh Pandey’s exact net worth is yet to be disclosed by the media.
