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{{short description|Indian YouTuber}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox YouTube personality
| name = Gaurav Chaudhary
| image = Gaurav Chaudhary.jpg
| caption = Gaurav Chaudhary
| birth_name = Gaurav Chaudhary
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|7 May 1991}}
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| birth_place = [[Ajmer, Rajasthan|Ajmer]], [[Rajasthan]] [[India]]
| education = [[Birla Institute of Technology & Science]] Pilani - Dubai Campus
| occupation = [[Nano-science]] researcher [[YouTube]]r [[Technology journalism|Tech blogger]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.technicalguruji.in}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| channels = [https://www.youtube.com/c/Technicalguruji Technical Guruji] [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsXitjiT_8qPgNEFGPVfBA Gaurav Chaudhary]
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[Technology]]
* [[Consumer electronics]]
}}
| subscribers = 21.7 million (Technical Guruji)<ref name="Technical Guruji">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOhHO2ICt0ti9KAh-QHvttQ |title=Technical Guruji |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref> 5 million (Gaurav Chaudhary)<ref name="Gaurav Chaudhary">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXsXitjiT_8qPgNEFGPVfBA |title=Gaurav Chaudhary |website=YouTube |language=en}}</ref>
| views = 2.79 billion (Technical Guruji)<ref name="Technical Guruji"/> {{nowrap|270 million (Gaurav Chaudhary)<ref name="Gaurav Chaudhary"/>}}
| location = [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| associated_acts = {{Flatlist|
* Sharmaji Technical
* GeekyRanjit
* Mumbiker Nikhil
* Amit Bhawani (PhoneRadar)
* Flying Beast
* [[Ajey Nagar|Carryminati]]}}
| silver_button = yes
| silver_year = {{nowrap|2016 (Technical Guruji)}} {{nowrap|2018 (Gaurav Chaudhary)}}
| gold_button = yes
| gold_year = 2017 (Technical Guruji) 2018 (Gaurav Chaudhary)
| diamond_button = yes
| diamond_year = 2019 (Technical Guruji)
| stats_update = 8 September 2021
}}

'''Gaurav Chaudhary''' (born 7 May 1991), known professionally as '''Technical Guruji''', is an [[Indian people|Indian]]<ref>{{Cite web|first=Praneet|last=Sarda|title=Gaurav Chaudhary: Your 'Technical Guruji'|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/article/30-under-30-2020/gaurav-chaudhary-your-039technical-guruji039/57639/1|access-date=23 January 2021|work=Forbes India|language=en|date=11 February 2020}}</ref> [[YouTube personality]] based in the [[United Arab Emirates|UAE]].<ref name="NewsX"/> Chaudhary is notable for producing [[YouTube]] videos concerning technology in [[Hindi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Jain|first=Ananya|date=5 August 2020|title=Technical Guruji Biography : Here's Everything You Need To Know About Gaurav Chaudhary|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/technical-guruji-biography-519651.html|access-date=23 January 2021|work=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref> As of March 2021, the 'Gaurav Chaudhary', Technical Guruji' and 'TG SHORTS' channels combined have accrued over 26.2 million subscribers and 2.8 billion views on the platform. He has been featured in ''Forbes India''<nowiki/>'s [[Forbes 30 Under 30|30 under 30]] list.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbesindia.com/lists/30-under-30-2020/1829/all|title=Forbes India 30 Under 30 2020|work=[[Forbes India]]|language=en|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/gaurav-chaudhary-from-a-security-engineer-to-forbes-30-under-30-as-technical-guruji-from-india/articleshow/73958471.cms|title=The story of Technical Guruji who talked his way to the Forbes India 30 under 30 list - in Hindi|first=Rounak |last=Jain|date=7 February 2020|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=29 March 2020}}</ref>

== Early life and career==
Chaudhary was born in [[Ajmer, Rajasthan]] on 7 May 1991.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhatt |first1=Shephali |date=3 November 2019 |title=Desi dreams: The rise of Indian internet content creators abroad |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/people/desi-dreams-the-rise-of-indian-internet-content-creators-abroad/articleshow/71777206.cms |access-date=15 January 2020 |work=The Economic Times}}</ref><ref name="BS">{{cite news |title=World's largest Hindi tech channel 'Technical Guruji' hits 13mn subscribers |url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/world-s-largest-hindi-tech-channel-technical-guruji-hits-13mn-subscribers-119062000953_1.html |access-date=15 January 2020 |work=[[Business Standard]] |agency=[[Asian News International|ANI]] |date=20 June 2019 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190703234414/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/world-s-largest-hindi-tech-channel-technical-guruji-hits-13mn-subscribers-119062000953_1.html |archive-date=3 July 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="bio"/> He studied at a [[Kendriya Vidyalaya|Kendriya Vidyalaya School]].<ref name="bio">{{Cite news|last=Jain|first=Ananya|date=5 August 2020|title=Technical Guruji Biography : Here's Everything You Need To Know About Gaurav Chaudhary|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/technical-guruji-biography-519651.html|access-date=12 December 2020|work=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref> In 2012, he moved to [[Dubai]] to pursue a degree in [[microelectronics]] at [[Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Dubai Campus|BITS Pilani, Dubai Campus]]. In Dubai, he received a certification to work with security systems from the Dubai police, but also started a [[YouTube]] channel besides his work. Chaudhary launched his '''Technical Guruji''' Channel in October 2015,<ref>{{Cite news|date=11 September 2020|title=Meet the world's largest tech YouTuber: Now a columnist for HT Brunch!|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/english-is-considered-a-necessity-for-tech-videos-i-wanted-break-that-barrier-gaurav-chaudhary-aka-technicalguruji/story-hNcpwbqvjDaiwtOyOjD0AM.html |access-date=12 December 2020|work=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> primarily posting advice and product reviews. The channel grew quickly, and in 2017, Chaudhary created a second channel, 'Gaurav Chaudhary' dedicated to producing content about his personal life.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.techradar.com/news/youtube-india-fanfest-2018-is-going-to-be-a-multi-city-event-this-year|title=YouTube India Fanfest 2018 is going to be a multi-city event this year|work=TechRadar|access-date=22 September 2018|language=EN-GB}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Chaudhary's Technical Guruji YouTube Channel continued its rapid growth. In September 2018, Technical Guruji was ranked as the 9th most subscribed to technology YouTube channel.<ref name="socialblade">{{Cite web|title=Top 250 YouTubers tech Channels – Socialblade YouTube Stats {{!}} YouTube Statistics|url=https://socialblade.com/youtube/top/category/tech|website=socialblade.com}}</ref> In November 2018, it was reported that Chaudhary was the first technology YouTuber to accrue more than 12.8 million subscribers.<ref name="NewsX">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newsx.com/science-and-technology/technical-guruji-becomes-worlds-first-youtube-channel-with-10-million-subscribers|title=Technical Guruji becomes world's first tech YouTube channel with 10 million subscribers|last1=P|first1=Manish|last2=Says|first2=Ey|date=15 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504133055/https://www.newsx.com/science-and-technology/technical-guruji-becomes-worlds-first-youtube-channel-with-10-million-subscribers|archive-date=4 May 2019|work=NewsX|language=en|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref>

Chaudhary participated in [[YouTube Rewind]] 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bgr.in/news/youtube-rewind-2018-more-downvotes-than-upvotes-will-smith-fortnite-technical-guruji-reddit-memes/|title=YouTube Rewind 2018 video out now; gets more downvotes than upvotes|last=Staff|date=7 December 2018|website=BGR India|language=en-US|access-date=10 December 2018}}</ref> and 2019.

== See also ==
* [[Marques Brownlee|MKBHD]]
* [[Unbox Therapy]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb name|10750733}}
* {{Facebook|TechnicalGuruji}}

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[[Category:Male YouTubers]]
[[Category:Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients]]

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