Shlok Srivastava is an Indian YouTuber and entrepreneur, famous for his YouTube channel Tech Burner. He runs various businesses, including a clothing line called Overlays, and has launched several mobile apps. He launched his YouTube channel while in college and it became a huge success a few years later. In 2022, he was included in Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 list.
Wiki/Biography
Shlok Srivastava was born on Friday, November 28, 1997, in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India (age 25; as of 2022). His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He completed his schooling from Delhi Public School, Noida. He has been interested in gadgets and science since his school days and he helps his family and friends with any technical issues with their mobile phones or any gadget. He completed his schooling from Delhi Public School, Noida. He attended IIT Class 11 coaching classes and qualified for the IIT Entrance Examination Joint Entrance Examination (JEE); however, after passing the 12th standard, he could not qualify for the IIT Entrance Examination 2014. After losing the selection, he was depressed for three months; however, he later obtained a bachelor’s degree in information technology from SRM University in Chennai. After completing his studies in 2018, he returned to Noida and started his own YouTube channel under the name Tech Burner.
Shlok Srivastava, 2010
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′10″
Weight (approximately): 75kg
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
He was born into a Hindu family.
Parents and siblings
His father’s name is Jai Srivastava and mother’s name is Sadhana Srivastava. He has a sister named Riya Srivastava.
Shlok Srivastava and his family
Shlok Srivastava and his sister Riya Srivastava
wife and children
As of 2022, he is not married.
Relationships/Affairs
In 2023, there were rumors that he was dating Siddhi Bhardwaj, who hails from Dehradoon and lives in Delhi.
Shlok Srivastava’s rumored girlfriend Siddhi Bhardwaj
Profession
Tech Burner YouTube channel and other YouTube channels
When he entered 10th grade, he started making YouTube videos using his cell phone and his father’s laptop (the laptop was assigned to him by his father’s office). On September 26, 2014, he created his YouTube channel Tech Burner while in college and posted his first video on September 29, 2014, describing the best accessories for computers under Rs 40,000. However, he kept uploading videos. For the first few days, he felt uncomfortable in front of the camera. He started acting in theater to overcome his insecurities in front of the camera; however, when he felt it wasn’t helping him, he left. He then began designing posters for university exhibitions and worked as a freelancer for several companies. However, he gave up poster design when he couldn’t make money from it. Later he worked in some NGOs and started forming an NGO for transgender people; however, this idea also failed. He then decided to open a book selling organization; however, this idea also failed. While he was completing his B.Tech. In 2018, his YouTube channel had approximately 5,000 subscribers. He was determined to work on his channel and turned down a job offer he received during his college internship. His channel was earning around Rs 2,000 per month at that time, so his parents were not happy with his decision to turn down job opportunities and become a YouTuber; however, he convinced them to allow him to work on his channel and told them that if he failed , he will join the work later. After uploading some videos on his channel, he found that he was not getting noticed and found that his videos were not entertaining. Furthermore, he once traveled in Delhi on an autorickshaw in 2018 and found that the autorickshaw driver could not understand his video due to English. He changed the language and started making more interesting videos in Hindi. His idea worked and he started earning Rs 25,000 per month. His channel grew slowly during the first few years; however, it grew exponentially and by May 3, 2020, his channel had 3 million subscribers. When his parents saw his success, they began to support him. In 2021, he opened an office in Gurgaon, employing around 20 people. In July 2021, he also uploaded review videos of various electric vehicles, including reviews of Tesla cars. On January 4, 2023, his channel reached 10 million subscribers. He also runs a number of other YouTube channels, including TechBurner Shorts, Burner Clips, and BurnerBits, where he uploads short videos.
Shlok Srivastava in the early years of starting Tech Burner YouTube channel
Covering clothing series
In July 2021, he also started his own clothing name, Overlays Clothing. He designs many of his own clothes for the brand. He describes the brand’s clothing as clothing designed for people who live life with a positive attitude. The clothing line offers clothing for both men and women. He also launched a winter collection in 2022.
T-shirts from Overlays clothing brand
Other business
He also publishes various mobile applications through his company Burner Media. Mobile apps include BurnerGuard, FreshWalls, BurnerScanner, reWalls and BurnerBits.
car collection
As of July 2022, he owns a BMW SUV and a Tata Harrier SUV.
salary
In an interview in July 2022, Shlok revealed that he does not check his income statement regularly; however, he said that he earns more than Rs 1 crore every month.
Favorites
- Food: Pizza, burgers and French fries
- Starring: Shah Rukh Khan/Tiger Shroff/Ranveer Singh
- Holiday destinations: London, Thailand, Goa
- Color: black, white, blue, green
- Cricketer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Facts/Trivia
- After completing the work, a design firm offered him a quote of Rs 8 lakh, but he declined.
- When his own monthly income was Rs 25,000, he paid the first employee Rs 17,000 per month, so he had less money than the employee when he started.
- When he was in college, he often searched for celebrities online. He was inspired by other YouTubers like Ranjit Kumar of Geekyranjit, Linus Sebastian of Linus Tech Tips, Gaurav Chaudhary of Technical Guruji and Marques Brownlee who also posts videos on gadgets. He was also inspired by Disney founder Walt Disney.
- In 2022, he was included in Forbes India’s 30 Under 30 list and appeared on the cover of the July edition of Forbes India.
Shlok Srivastava on the cover of Forbes India July 2022 edition
- In November 2019, he delivered a TEDx talk at Manipal University, Jaipur.
- He has attended many YouTube fan events over the years.
- He once said in an interview that young people in India should go into business and work hard to create jobs for others instead of wasting their youth preparing for government jobs.
- He loves traveling and has been to various cities in India and abroad.
- He revealed in an interview that he is wary of being in public because he has heard many stories of unfortunate incidents with other YouTubers in public.
- Whenever he found any application that could pose a danger to India’s security, he would write many letters to the Indian government.
- He was awarded the Influencer of the Year Award 2022 and the Beat Tech Influencer of the Year Award by the Exchange4media Group.
Shlok Srivastava Influencer of the Year and Tech Influencer of the Year
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