Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:53am on 05 Oct 2025,Sunday India
Alakh Pandey, the founder of the popular ed-tech platform Physics Wallah, has experienced a meteoric rise in wealth, surpassing Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. This comes as the company has scaled rapidly, becoming a "unicorn" — a startup valued at over $1 billion. Despite reporting losses, Physics Wallah’s growth trajectory continues to impress, largely driven by its YouTube-based educational model and expanding user base. The platform's success is a testament to the booming ed-tech sector, especially in the wake of pandemic-driven shifts toward online learning.
