CarryMinati
Indian YouTuber and streamer (born 1999)
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Ajey Nagar (pronounced [əˈdʒeː ˈnaːɡər] ⓘ; born 12 June 1999), better known as CarryMinati, is an Indian YouTuber, streamer and rapper. He is known for his roasting videos, comedic skits and reactions to various online topics on his channel CarryMinati. His other channel CarryisLive is dedicated to gaming and live streams. With over 45 million subscribers as of January 2026, he is one of the most-subscribed individual YouTubers in India. In May 2020, his roast video titled YouTube vs TikTok: The End caused controversy on YouTube. The video was removed by YouTube for violations against the platform's terms of service, citing reasons such as cyberbullying and harassment.[3]
12 June 1999
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| Born | Ajey Nagar 12 June 1999 Faridabad, Haryana, India |
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| Education | Delhi Public School, Faridabad (2016)[1] |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Last updated: 16 December 2025[needs update] | |
Early life and education
Ajey Nagar was born on 12 June 1999 in Faridabad, India. He attended Delhi Public School, Faridabad and dropped out to pursue his YouTube career; skipping his Class-XII Board examination because of his nervousness about passing the economics exam.[4] He later completed his schooling through long-distance learning.[5][6][7]
Nagar's elder brother, Yash, is a music producer and composer who has collaborated with him as Wily Frenzy.[8]
Career
Ajey Nagar is based in Faridabad, a city near India's national capital New Delhi.[9] Popularly referred to as CarryMinati,[10] Nagar is mainly involved in creating Hindi-language roasting and comedy videos, diss songs, satirical parodies, apart from live gaming.[11][12] Nagar and his team produce videos out of his home in Faridabad.[10]
Nagar began posting videos on YouTube at the age of 10, uploading football tutorial videos on his first YouTube channel STeaLThFeArzZ.[9][13] His main YouTube channel has been active since 2014.[6] In 2014, the channel's name was AddictedA1 and Nagar would upload recorded video game footage along with his reactions to the game.[14] In 2015, he changed the channel's name to CarryDeol, uploading gameplay footage of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive while mimicking Sunny Deol. The channel was subsequently renamed to CarryMinati.[15] He became the first Indian YouTuber ever to surpass the milestone of 30 million subscribers in May, 2021 and 40 million subscribers in August, 2023.[16][17] Beyond India, he also currently has the highest number of subscribers in the Asia region.[18]
In early 2017, Nagar created an additional YouTube channel called CarryIsLive, where he live-streams himself playing video games.[6] He has hosted live-streams on this channel, raising funds for victims of Kerala floods in 2018. cyclone Fani in Odisha, Assam floods, Bihar floods and Shaheed's of Pulwama attack in 2019,[19] Bushfires in Australia, COVID’19 and the flooding in Assam and Bihar in 2020.[20] On 4 June, Nagar hosted a four-hour charity live-stream for the victims of 2023 Odisha train collision. The live-stream generated INR 11,87,611.64 with ₹150,000 personal contributions; all the funds were donated to the Chief Minister's relief funds – Government of Odisha.[21][22]
In January, 2023 Nagar created another YouTube channel CarryMinati Productions Official, where he uploads vlogs and behind the scenes videos.[17]
Music
In January 2019, Nagar released a diss track called "Bye PewDiePie" in which he criticized PewDiePie and supported T-Series in the YouTube rivalry between the two, which garnered 22 million views within five months.[23][9][24] In the same year he released another track, "Trigger" in a collaboration with his elder brother Wily Frenzy. This was followed by "Zindagi", "Warrior" and the diss track "Yalgaar" in 2020, and "Vardaan" in 2021.[14][25] In 2020, Nagar also collaborated with music composer duo Salim–Sulaiman for the music video Date Kar Le.[26] He released "Jalwa" in 2023.[27]
Homophobic video incident
In May 2020, Nagar published a controversial YouTube video titled "YouTube Vs TikTok–The End", in response to a video shared on Instagram by TikTok user Amir Siddiqui who berated YouTube creators for roasting TikTok users. It was taken down by YouTube citing violations of its terms of service, based on multiple complaints of harassment and cyberbullying. A large number reports had been made by LGBTQ+ activists, on account of homophobic or transphobic abusive language in the video. Many of Nagar's fans were critical of YouTube's actions, and the removal led to several new trending hashtags mentioning his name. As a result, the video received several million views, and there was a concerted effort to review bomb TikTok at Google Play Store. Other fans of Nagar spoke out in favor of YouTube's decision to remove the video.[28][29] In June 2020, Nagar uploaded the music video for his song "Yalgaar" as a further response, with renewed criticism of Siddiqui.[30]
Legal issue
On February 9, 2026, a Mumbai court restrained Nagar, and his team from posting or circulating any defamatory or objectionable content against Indian filmmaker Karan Johar, who sued Nagar, with his plaintiff alleging that Nagar's recent video titled "Coffee With Jalan", was modeled around Johar's talk show Koffee with Karan, and used vulgar and abusive language towards him. The court also directed Meta Platforms, who was named as one of the defendants, to take down the videos and URL related to Johar, as his team alleged that clips of the original content are still circulating online, although the video has been taken down.[31][32][33]
Other work
In year 2020, Nagar collaborated with music composer duo Salim–Sulaiman for the music video "Date Kar Le".[26]
Nagar's song "Yalgaar" which was produced by Wily Frenzy, served as the theme song in 2021 film The Big Bull.[34]
He had a cameo appearance as himself in the 2022 movie Runway 34.[35]
In February 2023, Nagar bought a 10% stake in esports firm Big Bang Esports with business partner Deepak Char.[36]
In the media
In 2019, Nagar was listed at the 10th position in the Next Generation Leaders' 2019 by Time magazine, which is an annual list of ten young people who construct innovative careers.[37]
In April 2020, Nagar was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list.[38]
In 2021, Nagar was featured On the top 50 list of India Today's High & Mighty powerful personalities in India.[39][40]
In March 2022, Nagar was featured in the Hindustan Times brunch cover story.[41]
Filmography
Films
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Press Start to Play | Ajey | [43] | |
| 2021 | Me Boss and Lockdown | Ajey/Rockstar | [44][45] | |
| Dhindora | Himself | Special appearance in title track music video | [citation needed] | |
| 2022–2023 | Playground | Mentor | 2 seasons | [46][47] |
Discography
Singles and collaborations
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Notes | Ref. |
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| 2019 | Bye Pewdiepie | CarryMinati | Diss track | [48] |
| Trigger | CarryMinati, Vibgyor | Single | [49] | |
| 2020 | Zindagi | CarryMinati, Wily Frenzy | Single | [50] |
| Warrior | Single | [51] | ||
| Yalgaar | Remade in 2021 for the film The Big Bull | [52] | ||
| Date kar Le | CarryMinati, Romy, Salim–Sulaiman | Single | [53] | |
| 2021 | Vardaan | CarryMinati, Wily Frenzy | Single | [54] |
| 2023 | Jalwa | CarryMinati, Wily Frenzy, Vartika Jha | Single | [55] |
Awards and recognition
Awards
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2022 | Lokmat Stylish Awards | Most Stylish Youth Icon (Male) | N/a | Won | [56] |
| 2023 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Digital Entertainer (Male) | N/a | Nominated | [57][58] |
| 2024 | Bollywood Hungama Style Icons | Most Stylish Digital Star of the Year | N/a | Nominated | [59] |
Honours
- 2019 – Time's 10 Next Generation Leaders No. 10[37]
- 2020 – Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia[60]
See also
Notes
- Subscribers, broken down by channel:
45.2 million (CarryMinati)
12.2 million (CarryisLive)
1.1 million (CarryMinati Productions Official)
1.9 million (CarryMinati Shorts) - Views, broken down by channel:
4.3 billion (CarryMinati)
1.69 billion (CarryisLive)
60 million (CarryMinati Productions Official)
941 million (CarryMinati Shorts)
