Gaurav Chaudhary (born 7 May 1991), known professionally as Technical Guruji, is an
Indian
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YouTube personality
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Influence
Influen ...
based in the
UAE
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. Chaudhary is notable for producing
YouTube
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videos concerning technology in
Hindi
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.
In 2020, he was on the ''Forbes India''
30 under 30 list, and have 15 million subscribers on YouTube.
Early life
Chaudhary was born in
Ajmer, Rajasthan
Ajmer is one of the major and oldest cities in the Indian state of Rajasthan and the centre of the eponymous Ajmer District. It is located at the centre of Rajasthan. It is also known as heart of Rajasthan. The city was established as "''Aj ...
in a chaudhary family on 7 May 1991.
He studied at a
Kendriya Vidyalaya School.
In 2012, he moved to
Dubai
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to pursue a degree in
microelectronics
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at
BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus.
Career
Chaudhary launched his YouTube channel "Technical Guruji" in October 2015, primarily posting advice and product reviews. In 2017, Chaudhary created a second channel, "Gaurav Chaudhary" dedicated to producing content about his personal life.
In September 2018, Technical Guruji was ranked as the 9th most subscribed to technology YouTube channel.
In November 2018, it was reported that Chaudhary was the first technology YouTuber to accrue more than 10 million subscribers.
Chaudhary has appeared in
YouTube Rewind
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2018
and 2019.
See also
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MKBHD
Marques Keith Brownlee ( ; born December 3, 1993), also known professionally as MKBHD, is an American YouTuber and professional ultimate Frisbee player, best known for his technology-focused videos as well as his podcast ''Waveform''. As of Au ...
*
Unbox Therapy
References
External links
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1991 births
Living people
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani alumni
Technology YouTubers
Technology blogs
People from Dubai
Indian Hindus
Indian expatriates in the United Arab Emirates
People from Ajmer
Indian YouTubers
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