Raj Shamani
Podcaster and House of X founder
Raj Shamani, born July 29, 1995, in Indore, is one of India's most influential podcasters, entrepreneurs, and content creators. At just 16, facing his family's financial crisis due to his father's health issues, Raj started a soap manufacturing business called "Jadugar Drop" with borrowed funds, learning the ropes through YouTube tutorials. This early entrepreneurial venture taught him resilience and business fundamentals. After working at his family's chemical trading company and scaling it significantly, Raj began documenting his entrepreneurial journey on Instagram, which quickly gained massive traction.
In 2021, he launched "Figuring Out with Raj Shamani," which has become India's premier business podcast, garnering over 8 billion views and 12.2 million YouTube subscribers. His podcast features high-profile guests including Bill Gates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, MS Dhoni, Karan Johar, MrBeast, and Vijay Mallya, whose 4-hour interview became one of India's most-watched podcasts with 20 million views in four days. Raj is also co-founder of House of X, a platform empowering content creators to launch D2C brands. A Columbia MBA dropout, Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree, and four-time TEDx speaker, he has also spoken at the United Nations Youth Assembly. With an estimated net worth of $11 million and monthly earnings exceeding ₹1 crore, Raj authored the bestseller "Build, Don't Talk" published by Penguin Random House in 2022. His mission: making ambition addictive for India's youth.
