Indian tech creator earns 1.5 lakh/month, but peers warn income is wildly volatile

cneuralnetwork · x · 2026-10-27

An X account with 27k followers was revealed to earn 1.5 lakhs ($1,700) per month via sponsorships and payouts — more than FAANG salaries. But developer cneuralnetwork pushes back: the industry is extremely volatile, with some months earning lakhs and others only single-digit thousands of rupees.

His advice: don't depend on the creator economy; stable jobs are still the way to go.

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