Techie-turned- Rs 60 crore-YouTube sensation once worked at an engineering factory: ‘My family lost all businesses …'

Economic Times

5 hours ago

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Ranveer Allahbadia, BeerBiceps, faced a content ban but his team remained loyal. He clarified his self-funded ventures, despite assumptions of privilege. His family faced financial challenges, impacting his education. He transitioned from engineering to fitness, bootstrapping his business. His parents, Dr. Gautam and Dr. Swati Allahbadia, are renowned doctors.
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From Factory Floors to Fame: Tech Professional Becomes Rs 60 Crore YouTube Star (Representative image) Ranveer Allahbadia, popularly known as BeerBiceps, commands a massive digital following with over 10 million subscribers on YouTube. Apart from content creation, he is a co-founder of Monk Entertainment, a leading company in talent management and influencer marketing. His other entrepreneurial ventures include Level Supermind, BigBrainco, RAAAZ by BigBrainco, and BeerBiceps SkillHouse—each contributing significantly to his diverse business empire.Despite his thriving media presence, Ranveer recently experienced a professional crisis. Following a controversy involving remarks made on comedian Samay Raina's show India's Got Latent, Ranveer was temporarily banned from releasing new content. This abrupt halt led to a complete pause in revenue from his content platforms. It took two months before he received approval from the Supreme Court to resume uploading videos. Throughout this testing phase, none of his team members left the company, which, according to Ranveer, is a reflection of their shared resilience and loyalty.
In a revealing conversation with motivational speaker Prafful Garg, Ranveer opened up about his family's financial history. Often assumed to come from a privileged background, he clarified that his entrepreneurial ventures were entirely self-funded. Although his parents, both accomplished doctors, supported him emotionally, they did not provide monetary assistance for his business endeavors. He emphasized that his journey has been independently built, without inherited wealth or financial cushioning.Ranveer reflected on a lesser-known chapter of his life, revealing the financial challenges his family endured. He mentioned that while both his parents—Dr. Gautam Allahbadia and Dr. Swati Allahbadia—are respected medical professionals, their financial trajectory only improved significantly after the age of 40. During their initial years in practice, income was modest, which eventually led to sudden financial strain.Ranveer attended Dhirubhai Ambani International School during a time when his family's financial condition was stable. He described the school environment as a blend of extremes—some students came from modest backgrounds, while others hailed from ultra-wealthy families with multibillion-rupee fortunes. Although the academic environment was inspiring, the contrast in wealth also created psychological pressures, particularly for students from middle- or upper-middle-class families like his.He disclosed that during his 10th-grade year, a financial crisis disrupted his family's life. As a result, he shifted from the international school to a local college for his 11th and 12th grades. During this difficult transition, the family suffered major business losses and entered a prolonged six-year period of financial uncertainty. While Ranveer chose not to publicly detail those years, he acknowledged them as some of the most difficult in his life."I did my 11th and 12th standard from a local college, and at the same time, my family faced a huge problem. We lost all our businesses; a lot happened," he said. Ranveer's academic journey led him to graduate from Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering in 2015. After completing his studies, he did not immediately enter the world of content creation or business. Lacking the resources for overseas education or immediate startup capital, he took up a job in an engineering factory. Eventually, he began working as a fitness trainer—a move that would become his stepping stone into entrepreneurship. He used his earnings from personal training to cover his living expenses and even fund his diet during the early days of his fitness and content journey."When I was 22, my parents genuinely didn't have the money to fund my foreign education or to fund my business. Right after college, I worked at an engineering factory, and then I started working as a fitness trainer. In fact, I funded my diet from the training I provided…" he revealed. He reiterated that every aspect of his business was developed through bootstrapping. Without external investments or family funding, he carved out his niche with patience, discipline, and reinvention. His story, though often assumed to be one of effortless success, is grounded in perseverance.Ranveer's parents, Dr. Gautam and Dr. Swati Allahbadia, are globally recognized figures in the medical field. Dr. Gautam is a renowned IVF specialist, while Dr. Swati is a well-established gynecologist. Together, they founded Rotunda, a premier reproductive health center based in Mumbai that has earned international acclaim. Despite their medical success, Ranveer maintains that their financial rise was gradual and not without setbacks.According to a report from Siasat.com , Ranveer's current net worth stands at approximately Rs 60 crore. A major chunk of his income—around Rs 35 lakh per month—is generated from YouTube, leading to an annual revenue of over Rs 3 crore from the platform alone. In addition to ad revenue, he earns through brand partnerships and multiple business ventures.
His BeerBiceps podcast, which features in-depth interviews with prominent personalities like Kareena Kapoor Khan, R Madhavan, Janhvi Kapoor, Yuvraj Singh, and Yo Yo Honey Singh, has expanded his influence far beyond the fitness and motivational sphere. With over 3.4 million Instagram followers, he continues to shape public discourse on mental health, entrepreneurship, and self-improvement.