Shlok Srivastava is an Indian YouTuber and entrepreneur known for his YouTube channel Tech Burner. He runs various businesses including his clothing line called Overlays and launched several mobile apps. He launched his YouTube channel during his college days which became massively successful after a few years. He was listed in Forbes India’s 30 under 30 list in 2022.
Wiki/Biography
Shlok Srivastava was born on Friday, 28 November 1997 (age 25 years; in 2022) in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He completed his schooling at Delhi Public School, Noida. Since his school days, he is interested in gadgets and science, and he helps his family members and friends with any technical problems with their mobiles or any of their gadgets. He completed his schooling at Delhi Public School, Noida. He joined the IIT coaching class in 11th standard to qualify for the IIT entrance exam, Joint Entrance Examination (JEE); however, he did not qualify for IIT in the 2014 IIT entrance exam after passing his 12th standard. After he failed to qualify, he was depressed for three months; however, he later obtained a Bachelor of Technology in Information Technology from SRM University in Chennai. After completing his studies in 2018, he returned to Noida and started his YouTube channel with the name Tech Burner.
Shlok Srivastava in 2010
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (approx): 75 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Family
He was born in a Hindu family.
Parents & Siblings
His father’s name is Jai Srivastava, and his mother’s name is Sadhana Srivastava. He has a younger sister named Riya Srivastava.
Shlok Srivastava with his family
Shlok Srivastava with his sister, Riya Srivastava
Wife & Children
He is unmarried in 2022.
Relationships/Affairs
In 2023, she is rumored to be dating Siddhi Bhardwaj who hails from Dehradoon and lives in Delhi.
Shlok Srivastava’s rumored girlfriend, Siddhi Bhardwaj
Career
Tech Burner YouTube Channel & Other YouTube Channels
He started making YouTube videos when he was in 10th standard using his father’s phone and laptop, which was allotted to him by his office. He created a YouTube channel Tech Burner during his college days on 26 September 2014 and posted his first video explaining the best accessories for computers under Rs 40,000 on 29 September 2014. His friends discouraged him from making videos for YouTube; however, he still uploads videos on it. In the early days, he felt uncomfortable in front of the camera. He started doing plays and plays to overcome his insecurities in front of the camera; however, he abandoned it when he felt it was not helping him. He then began designing posters for college shows and worked as a freelancer for several companies; however, when he couldn’t make money from it, he stopped designing posters. He later worked for several NGOs and started forming NGOs for transgenders; however, that idea also failed. He then decided to open a book selling organization; however, that idea also failed. When he completed his B. Tech. as of 2018, he has about 5,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. He decided to work on his channel and turned down a job offer he received during a college placement. He was earning around Rs 2,000 per month from his channel at that time, hence his parents were not happy with his decision to turn down the job offer and become a YouTuber; however, he persuaded them to allow him to work on his channel by telling them that if he failed, he would join the job later. After uploading several videos on his channel, he observed that he was not getting attention and found his videos not entertaining. Also, he traveled in Delhi by autorickshaw once in 2018 and found that the autorickshaw driver could not understand his video because of the English language. He changed the language and started making videos more entertaining and in Hindi. His idea worked, and he started earning Rs 25000 a month. In the early years, the channel grew slowly; however, the channel grew rapidly, and his channel reached 3 million subscribers on May 3, 2020. His parents also supported him, when they saw his success. In 2021, he opened an office in Gurugram and employed around 20 people. In July 2021, he also uploaded a review video of various electric cars including a Tesla car review. On January 4, 2023, his channel reached 10 million subscribers. He also runs many other YouTube channels including TechBurner Shorts, Burner Clips and BurnerBits, where he uploads short videos.
Shlok Srivastava during his early years opened the Tech Burner YouTube channel
Clothing Line
In July 2021, he also started his clothing line called Overlays Clothing. He himself designed many of the clothes for the brand. He described the brand’s clothing as clothing for people who live their lives with a positive approach. The clothing line provides clothing for both men and women. He also launched a winter collection in 2022.
T-shirt from clothing brand Overlays
Other Businesses
He has also released various mobile applications through his company Burner Media. The mobile apps are BurnerGuard, FreshWalls, BurnerScanner, reWalls and BurnerBits.
Car Collection
As of July 2022, he owns a BMW SUV and a Tata Harrier SUV.
Salary
In July 2022, Shlok revealed in an interview that he did not look at the result sheet often; however, he said that he earns more than one crore a month.
Favourite
- Food: Pizza, Burgers and fries
- Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Tiger Shroff, Ranveer Singh
- Vacation Destinations: London, Thailand, Goa
- Color: Black, White, Blue, Green
- Cricketer: Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Facts/Trivia
- He was offered a package of Rs 8 lakh by a design company after completing his engineering, which he turned down.
- He paid his first employee Rs 17000 per month when he himself earned Rs 25000 per month, thus he was left with less money than his employees when he started.
- While in college, he used to search online for famous personalities. 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 posted videos on gadgets. He was also inspired by Disney founder Walt Disney.
- In 2022, he was featured in Forbes India’s 30 under 30 list and on the cover of the July edition of Forbes India.
Forbes India July 2022 cover featuring Shlok Srivastava
- In November 2019, he gave a TEDx talk at Manipal University, Jaipur.
- He has performed in various YouTube fan festivals over the years.
- He once said during an interview that Indian youth should do business and try to generate jobs for others as well instead of wasting their youth preparing for government jobs.
- He loves to travel and has traveled to various cities in India and abroad.
- He revealed in an interview that he remains cautious when he is in public because he has heard many stories of unwanted incidents with other YouTubers in public.
- He wrote many letters to the Indian government whenever he came across any application that could endanger India’s security.
- He was awarded as the Best Influencer of the Year and the Beat Tech Influencer of the Year Award in 2022 by the Exchange4media group.
Shlok Srivastava Influencer of the Year Award and Technology Influencer of the Year Award
Categories: Biography
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