| Alakh Pandey Quick Info | |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight | 83 kg |
| Date of Birth | October 2, 1991 |
| Zodiac Sign | Libra |
| Spouse | Shivani Dubey |
Alakh Pandey is an Indian YouTuber, educator, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur who is known for being the founder of the ed-tech platform Physics Wallah.
Born Name
Alakh Pandey
Nick Name
Alakh
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
Prayagraj (Then Allahabad), Uttar Pradesh, India
Residence
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Nationality
Education
Alakh attended Allahabad’s Bishop Johnson School and College and Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur. He decided to pursue a degree in BTech Mechanical Engineering in 2011. However, he dropped out during the third year in 2014.
Occupation
YouTuber, Content Creator, Entrepreneur, Educator, Motivational Speaker
Family
- Father – Satish Pandey (Private Contractor)
- Mother – Rajat Pandey (Teacher)
- Siblings – Aditi Pandey (Sister) (Software Company Employee)
Build
Average
Height
5 ft 6 in or 167.5 cm
Weight
83 kg or 183 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
Alakh has dated –
- Shivani Dubey (2022-Present) – Alakh got engaged to Shivani Dubey in June 2022. They got married by the end of February 2023.
Race / Ethnicity
Asian (Indian)
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- He sports a thick beard.
- Alakh has a tattoo of “Ï€” (the pi symbol) on his right bicep, “h” (Planck’s constant) on his left bicep, “m=e/c²” on his right forearm, and a picture of Albert Einstein on his left hand.
Religion
Hinduism
Alakh Pandey Facts
- His mother is a teacher at Vishnu Bhagwan Public School.
- Growing up, he and his family went through financial struggles.
- He began taking tuitions of grade 5 students when he himself was in class 8. While he was in grade 10, Alakh developed an interest in acting.
- Alakh founded PhysicsWallah in April 2014. Then, he launched his PhysicsWallah application in 2018.
- His mainstream channel titled Physics Wallah – Alakh Pandey which was started on January 28, 2014, had more than 9.73 million followers as of February 2023. He has several other educational channels which include Physics Wallah Foundation, Competition Wallah, and JEE Wallah to name a few.
- Alakh started his self-titled channel on May 16, 2021. He has managed to amass more than 2.18 million subscribers on it.
- He was ranked “Times 40 Under 40” and felicitated with the e4m D2C Revolution Awards 2022.
- On October 30, 2022, a video was uploaded to YouTube by a fellow educational YouTuber Aman Dhattarwal accusing Alakh of having poached his students and teachers. In order to support his allegation, Aman further went on to present evidence of his wrongdoing.
- As of 2023, Alakh is the proud owner of a Hyundai i20 and a Ford EcoSport.
- Alakh Pandey contributed towards “samuhik vivah” or mass marriage of 300 plus couples in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh in March 2023.
- In April 2023, Alakh revealed that PhysicWallah was planning to invest $10 million in phases into its offline vertical Vidyapeeth.
- In 2023, PhysicsWallah was to invest ₹100 crores in its UPSC coaching arm – both online (which is called UPSC Wallah) and offline (it is called PWOnlyIAS).
- PhysicsWallah became India’s 101st unicorn in 2022.
- In June 2023, Alakh Pandey announced that PhysicsWallah would be investing ₹500 crores in the next 3 years in Kerala-based ed-tech company Xylem Learning to acquire a 50% stake.
Featured Image By Alakh Pandey / Instagram
