Vikrant Gupta (Aaj Tak), Salary, Wiki, Age, Wife, Family, Net Worth In 2025
May 26, 2025, 16:22 IST
Vikrant Gupta was born in Chandigarh, India, on January 12, 1973. Vikrant completed his bachelor’s degree in English at DAV College in Chandigarh. In 2002, he completed a Master's in English Literature and a Bachelor’s in Mass Communication and Journalism at Panjab University. His achievements in academics set him up for a successful journalism career.
Career
In May 1997, Vikrant started journalism with The Indian Express as a Special Correspondent and stayed in that position until January 2003. He subsequently joined the India Today Group and led the sports coverage on Aaj Tak before being appointed Senior Editor (Sports). Vikrant has covered five Cricket World Cups and met up with greats like Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, and Virat Kohli. He also runs one of India’s most popular YouTube channels, Sports Tak which has 6.78 million subscribers. Most of Vikrant Ennuru’s efforts are spent working on his digital platform.
Family Life
Minna and Vikrant Gupta have been married since 1999 and have two sons, Aarav and Ishaan. Cricket is what Aarav showed great interest in, and he wanted to follow his father’s example by having a career in the game but from the field.
Net Worth
According to estimates, in 2025, Vikrant Gupta will earn between ₹8 and ₹9 lahks each month, bringing his annual income up to about ₹85 to ₹95 lahks. He is thought to have a net worth of about ₹10 crore. The total comprises his journalism salary, income from promotions, amounts earned at various public functions, and cash from his YouTube channel.
Awards & Recognition
Vikrant has been awarded several times for his work in sports journalism. His program, Salaam Cricket which was shown on TV in 2019, won him an award at the 19th Indian Television Academy Awards. In 2022, he earned recognition with awards for Best Sports Presenter, Best Sports Show, and Best Sports Talk Show. He also took home Best Talk Show at the Afaqs TV Awards that same year. At the ENBA Awards in New Delhi that year, he took home the Best Anchor (Digital) award.
Conclusion
Passion and dedication for sports journalism are clear from Vikrant Gupta’s long career. From his start in newspapers to leading digital magazines and TV, he is a role model to many new journalists because of his wise reporting and original viewpoints. Cricket fans often know Dalmiya by name, thanks to his great knowledge and enthusiastic way of presenting sports news.
