Since the year 2005, blogging has become popular in India. Many even see it as a full-time career option. How successful you are as a blogger depends upon the quality of your content, the consistency with which you post your blog articles, and the marketing techniques you use to earn your money. Here is a list of the most successful bloggers in India in no particular order that you can get inspired by. Be it blogging on technology, marketing, politics, entertainment, or finance, you will find bloggers from every niche who have excelled in their field.
How Much are Bloggers Earning in India
As per the talent’s report on bloggers’ earnings in India. An average blogger earns Rs. 2,85,000/per month, and it goes up to Rs. 6,62,000/per month in the case of experienced bloggers.
List of Top 13 Bloggers in India
1. Amit Aggarwal
Amit Aggarwal is the first professional tech blogger from India. He is recognized by the Hindustan Times as the founder of Indian blogging and has contributed to publications such as The Wall Street Journal India. He has over 7 blogs in his name.
This includes Dictation.in for voice typing online, Hundredzeros.com to download free- books, Zerodollarmovies.com to watch free movies, Talltweets.com to post tall tweets on Twitter, Digitalinspiration.com to buy Google Workspace Add-ons, Indianbloggers.org to read the best blogs by Indian bloggers and Podgallery.org for free podcasts.
Know More about Amit Aggarwal
| Blogs: | labnol |
| Started In: | 2004 |
| Niche: | Tech |
| Income Estimations: | $60,000 |
| Monthly Blog Traffic: | 1.7M (Source: Ahref) |
2. Harsh Aggarwal
Created by Harsh Aggarwal, Shoutmeloud is a blog about blogging, Google AdSense, Affiliate Marketing, and domain and hosting purchases. Harsh Aggarwal had to quit his job as an engineer to start his career in blogging. He even launched camps across India to spread the importance of blogging.
Shoutmeloud offers free courses on topics such as how to build a successful blog in 7 days, how to make money, and on social media and email. The main earnings of the blog come from Adsense, Affiliate Marketing, and the consulting services they provide. Apart from Shoutmeloud, Harsh Aggarwal also owns blogs such as CoinSutra and WPSutra.
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| Blog | shoutmeloud |
| Started In | 2008 |
| Niche | marketing |
| Income Estimations | $52,434 |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 110K (Source: Ahref) |
3. Shraddha Sharma
Shraddha Sharma used to work as a journalist in companies such as The Times Of India. She started her blog YourStory to write about her interviews with people. YourStory later became a media channel itself.
This blog includes stories such as her story, enterprise story, SMB, and social story. Videos on topics such as money matters. It has got the best collection of entrepreneurial videos. The earnings of YourStory mainly come from Google Adsense. Shraddha Sharma earns approximately $30,000 per month from her blog.
Know More about Harsh Aggarwal
| Blog | yourstory |
| Started In | 2008 |
| Niche | PR, News and Business |
| Income Estimations | $30,000/month |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 1.3M (Source: Ahref) |
4. Pradeep Goyal
Pradeep Goyal started his journey as an engineer in the U.S.A. Bored with excel sheets and wanting to start a business, he came back to India. Later on, in the quest to learn Content Marketing, he started his blog Cashoverflow.
Cashoverflow was started in 2015, in 2017, it won the best blogging award from Indiblogger, and by 2019 it had 4 million views. Cashoverflow educates people on investment, credit cards, insurance, loan, banking, and how to earn money online.
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| Blog | cashoverflow |
| Started In | 2015 |
| Niche | Money making, Finance, Loan |
| Income Estimations | $5000/month |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 52.3K (Source: Ahref) |
5. Arun Prabhudesai
Arun Prabhudesai left his IT consultancy job in the U.S and came back to India to launch Trak in 2007. He believed that Indian start-ups and technology would expand to break all records. His blog, Trak is a part of Amorgs initiative, which is one of the emerging media companies. Mohul Ghosh is the present CEO of Trak.
Trak is the most-read business blog. It provides trending technological news as well. Since its launch, more than 20,000 blogs, articles, and opinions have been published on the blog. They cover topics on government policies, the stock market, smartphones, other gadgets, innovation, ideas, entrepreneurship, and leadership. The main income source is Google Adsense.
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| Blog | trak |
| Started In | 2007 |
| Niche | Tech & Reviews |
| Income Estimations | Approx. Rs. 15-35 lakhs/month |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 113K (Source: Ahref) |
6. Varun Krishnan
Varun Krishnan is the editor-in-chief of Forearena. He is a fan of mobiles and gadgets and is on the lookout for the perfect phone. As a result, he keeps buying all the latest mobile phones. As the founder of the blog, he makes around USD 22,000 per month through Affiliate Marketing, Paid Advertisements, and Google Adsense.
Fonearena is the biggest database of mobile phones and tablets. They also provide the latest news on mobile phones. It has received the award of the most influential gadget blog. In 2009 it was the most popular telecom site.
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| Blog | fonearena |
| Started In | 2005 |
| Niche | Tech, Mobile, Gadget |
| Income Estimations | N/A |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 1.1M (Source: Ahref) |
7. Gaurav Tiwari
Gaurav Tiwari is a blogger, marketer, and developer. He currently leads a Digital Marketing company called Gatilab. He started blogging back in 2008. Then, his focus was to provide educational content.
Later, along with education, he started writing on tech, blogging, and business. Gauravtiwari.org today contains content on Marketing topics such as Affiliate Marketing, Social Media Marketing, SaaS, Sports, tech, and tutorials. in addition to this, if you are a fitness freak, then this list of top fitness bloggers in India is just for you.
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| Blog | gauravtiwari |
| Started In | 2008 |
| Niche | Content marketing, SEO, Marketing |
| Income Estimations | N/A |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 40.2K (Source: Ahref) |
8. Deepak Kanakaraju
Deepak Kanakaraju is the founder of digitaldeepak.com. His first startup was a bikeadvice which was the no.1 blog in India for bike advice. Later, he took an exit from bikeadvice and went ahead with digitaldeepak.com.
Apart from writing on his blog, he works as a columnist at entrepreneur.com and YourStory. He has also written books and conducted several workshops. Digitaldeepak.com is one of the top 10 Digital Marketing blogs in India. It is purely a Digital Marketing blog.
Know More about Deepak Kanakaraju
| Blog | digitaldeepak |
| Started In | 2013 |
| Niche | Digital Marketing |
| Income Estimations | N/A |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 7.4K (Source: Ahref) |
9. Archana Doshi
Archana Doshi is one of the best food bloggers in India. She started archanaskitchen.com with the dream of empowering people with skills for easy cooking. She believes it will help them to lead a healthy life. She founded the blog in 2007, and today it is a leading recipe and food discovery website in India. It gives everyone credible ‘DIY’ solutions for everyday cooking.
Her blog provides recipes, baking mix recipes, videos, meal plan and lunchbox ideas, recipe collections, and articles and contests. She was the inspiration behind the first Google Chrome Ad on Indian TV. She was also referred to by YourStory as the ‘YouTube Queen’. Most of her income comes from Ads, Brand endorsements, and Affiliate Marketing.
Know More about Archana Doshi
| Blog | archanaskitchen |
| Started In | November 2007 |
| Niche | Cooking & Food |
| Income Estimations | Rs.8 Lakhs/month |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 649K (Source: Ahref) |
10. Anil Aggarwal
Anil Aggarwal is a full-time blogger and SEO expert. He has an M.A in computers and began blogging in 2005. He sold one of his blogs, Flipa, for $35,000. On Jan 1st, 2010, he launched his blog bloggerspassion.
Bloggerspassion.com covers topics on Affiliate Marketing, SEO, and blogging. The blog helps beginners with how to earn money online and how to increase traffic on their affiliate links. On average, they make 10,000 dollars per month. His main source of income is from Adsense, Affiliate Marketing, and SEO consulting.
Know More about Anil Aggarwal
| Blog | bloggerspassion |
| Started In | 2005 |
| Niche | Blogging & SEO |
| Income Estimations | $10,000/Month |
| Monthly Blog Traffic | 206K (Source: Ahref) |
11. Anuradha Goyal
Anuradha Goyal is a travel blogger who started her journey back in 2004. She has followed her passion and has been to almost every state in India and over 15 countries around the world. Her travel blog is all about her adventurous and inspiring tales. You can also find helpful information about the rich culture and history of places she has travelled to in her blogs. She is also the author of the book The Mouse Charmers — Digital Pioneers of India, published by Random House.
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| Blog: | inditales |
| Started In: | 2004 |
| Niche: | Travel |
| Income Estimations: | $1377/Month |
| Monthly Blog Traffic: | 71.6K (Source: Ahref) |
12. Mansi Zaveri
Mansi Zaveri, founder of ‘Kids Stop Press’ is a mother of 2 children who started this blog to simplify parenting. Her blog is about all things parenting-related. You can find useful information about pregnancy, breastfeeding, infants & baby, single parenting, postnatal care, skills & activities, education and much more on her blog.
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| Blog: | Kids Stop Press |
| Started In: | 2011 |
| Niche: | Parenting |
| Monthly Blog Traffic: | 13.8K (Source: Ahref) |
13. Utkarsh Lokesh
Utkarsh Lokesh, who started Ed Tech Review, is digital media and edtech entrepreneur. In his blogs, you can find news, information, and resources on educational technology. They also include infographics, reports & case studies, videos, books, documents, webinars, and courses.
Ed Tech Review has a subscriber count of more than 120K and an annual readership of 3M+ from over 220 countries across the world.
Know More about Utkarsh Lokesh
| Blog: | Ed Tech Review |
| Started In: | 2012 |
| Niche: | Tech |
| Monthly Blog Traffic: | 47.8K (Source: Ahref) |
Conclusion
The beauty of blogging is that almost anyone can start it. Find a niche that you are interested in, start posting content and be consistent. If you do it right, you can earn money from your blog post, just like these successful Indian bloggers. Also, do check out our latest blog on the most famous fashion bloggers in India and stay updated with the latest fashion trends.
FAQs
Who are the most successful bloggers in India?
Some of the most successful bloggers in India are Amit Aggarwal, Harsh Aggarwal, Shraddha Sharma, Pradeep Goyal, and Prabhudesai.
How do bloggers get paid?
Yes. Bloggers get paid through various mediums like affiliate marketing, sponsored blog posts or product reviews, ads, freelance writing, online shop, coaching, and consulting services.
Who are some of the richest bloggers in India?
Some of the richest bloggers in India are Amit Agarwal, Harsh Agrawal, Faisal Farooqui, Shraddha Sharma, and Anand Khanse
Who is the No 1 blogger in India?
Amit Aggarwal is one of the top bloggers in India with more than 7 blogs and monthly estimated earnings of $60,000.
Interesting and informative post. Thanks!!!
Nice. Thanks for the information. Never knew there can be so much earnings from blogging.