By Hemant SharmaJust a decade ago, people used to look at gamers who just sat and played games for fun, but nowadays, the gaming scene is something else. Like, there are so many people who are playing games professionally, and a big audience is there to watch them and follow whatever they do. Especially right here in India, when the internet became accessible to millions of people and smartphones or digital devices became even more cheaper, this gaming scene just exploded in popularity. Now, you can see that there are so many gamers who stream their gameplay on the internet and make a ton of money. Today though, we’re here to take a good look at the top 10 richest gamers in India as of 2025, so let’s just get to it straight away.
1. Total Gaming (Ajay aka Ajjubhai)
In 2025, the wealthiest gamer in India, without a doubt, is Ajay, better known as Total Gaming, aka Ajjubhai. Approximately five years ago, in 2018, he started a YouTube channel, and Garena Free Fire turned him into a household name. Currently, with over 37 million followers, he has a net worth of anywhere from $9 million to $15 million. But that’s not the end of it. He doesn’t solely make a living off of being a YouTube content creator; that is not the case. Nah! You see, Ajay has his own esports team and even collaborates with major companies like Intel and keeps on posting LIVE gameplay, updates, and new challenges.
2. Techno Gamerz (Ujjwal Chaurasia)
The second place on our list is Ujiwal Chaurasia, most popularly known as Techno Gamerz. He started his channel in 2017, and his story was based on GTA V with those cool voiceovers initially. They clicked big time with the young crowd. By 2025, he’s got a massive 42 million subscribers, and his net worth is anywhere between 8 million to 13 million dollars. And he doesn’t stop at GTA V, he is into Minecraft, Free Fire, Resident Evil, you name it. His stuff is super simple and super entertaining, and that’s why he is one of the fastest-growing gaming creators in India.
3. CarryMinati (Ajey Nagar)
There is no way that you’re into gaming and don’t know about CarryMinati. Even if you don’t play games, like, if you’re just a YouTube user, and you’re young, then there is a high chance that you already know who he is. Well, we’re here mainly to talk about Ajey Nagar’s gaming channel, which goes by the name CarryIsLive, where he mostly plays games like GTA V, PUBG, and horror games. On this channel though, he currently has 12 million+ subscribers on his gaming channel and an estimated net worth of $5 million to $6 million. Plain and simple!
4. Mortal (Naman Mathur)
When it comes to games like PUBG, there are literally only a few players who can play this game better than or at the level where Mortal plays it or has mastered it. His real name is Naman Mathur, and apart from just playing games online and having a YouTube channel, he is also the co-founder of S8UL Esports. Mortal has around 7 million subscribers and a net worth estimated between $4 million and $5 million as of 2025.
5. 8bit Thug (Animesh Agarwal)
It is not just the 8bit Thug that Animesh Agarwal is famous for; nah, he’s actually the founder of 8Bit Creatives, a talent agency, and is also the co-owner of S8UL Esports along with Mortal. Now that’s called the business mind, and that’s the reason why he’s among the richest gamers in India, like his net worth is estimated to be around $3.5 million to $4 million.
6. Lokesh Gamer (Lokesh Raj)
Alright, so, Lokesh actually started playing Free Fire back in 2020, and he started making content around it on YouTube, and that’s when things took off for him. Like, he became super popular among younger audiences because of how popular the game itself was. By 2025, he is reported to have over 15 million subscribers alongside a net worth ranging from $3.2 million to $4 million.
7. Dynamo Gaming (Aditya Sawant)
No matter if you play games online or not, if you use YouTube or Instagram or any other social media platform, you must have heard the famous line “Patt se headshot.” Right? Well, that was actually Dynamo Gaming, aka Aditya Sawan,t who came up with this. Dynamo currently has over 10 million subscribers, and his estimated net worth sits around $3 million to $3.5 million.
8. ScoutOP (Tanmay Singh)
Sure, ScoutOP may not be as famous as some other creators and gamers on this list, but he sure is famous among the people who love the PUBG game. The reason for that is actually his aggressive approach towards the game while still being strategic about the gameplay. Talking about his current stats, well, Scout has a strong fan following, with nearly 5 million subscribers and a net worth estimated between $2.5 million and $3.5 million.
9. Live Insaan (Nischay Malhan)
Nischay used to be just a content creator on YouTube who used to make family-friendly roast videos, but then he started his second channel which goes by the name Live Insaan, and that’s precisely where he grew a gaming audience. As of 2025, Nischay has over 11 million subscribers on his gaming channel, while his net worth rounds off to an estimated $1.9 million to $2 million.
10. Jonathan Gaming (Jonathan Amaral)
From his start in 2018 till now, Jonathan Amaral, also known as Jonathan Gaming is considered one of the best BGMI players in India and arguably in the world; no two ways about that. He plays this game so well that some people refer to him as “hacker” which is more like a compliment. He’s a booming YouTube streamer, too, currently with over 5.9 million subscribers, and a net worth estimated between $1 million to $1.2 million.
Conclusion
If you look at the gaming scene as a whole in India, there are so many people who’d recognize the names on this list because they’re super famous right here in the country. And sure enough, it is their unique style of playing games that made them famous, and they’re doing financially well too.