Samay Raina Age, Height, Education, Girlfriend, Relationships, Parents, Net Worth

Samay Raina is an Indian stand-up comedian, printing engineer, YouTuber, and chess fan. He won the second season of the comedy show Comicstaan. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he started streaming chess games with other comedians and chess masters. Through his YouTube channel, he has raised significant funds for different causes, including support for waste pickers and flood relief in West Bengal and Assam. 1medium

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Samay Raina Wiki/Bio

Samay was born on 26 October 1997 in Jammu & Kashmir, India and he is 26 years old as of 2024. He is an Indian personality who follows the Hindu faith. His zodiac sign is Scorpio and his height is 5′ 10″ inches. 2famousbirthdays 

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Samay Raina Education

Samay studied print engineering at PVG’s COET in Pune, Maharashtra, but found it unsatisfying. Then, he started performing at open mic events and soon became a regular in the local comedy scene. 3starsunfolded

Samay Raina Parents & Family

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Raina was born in Jammu, in the former state of Jammu and Kashmir, into a traditional Kashmiri Pandit family. His father is Rajesh Raina, who is a renowned journalist and worked with some media giants like Doordarshan. His mother is Sweeti Raina, who did a job but later left it to focus on raising her only child Smaay Raina. 4championshiptalks 

Samay Raina Girlfriend & Relationships

There are some rumors that Samay is in a relationship with Tania Sachdev as of 2024.

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Samay Raina Career Journey

After performing at multiple open mics since August 27, 2017, Raina began opening for well-known comedians like Anirban Dasgupta and Abhishek Upmanyu in Pune. As he gained recognition, he moved to Mumbai to pursue stand-up comedy and performed successful shows in various cities.

Raina joined Comicstaan 2 and ended up winning the show along with Gupta, which was released on Amazon Prime Video. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Raina started streaming chess games on YouTube, encouraged by comedian Tanmay Bhat.

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His viewership grew significantly when he invited YouTuber Antonio Radić (Agadmator) and later Indian GM Vidit Gujrathi to his channel. Raina’s collaboration with Gujrathi and other top chess players like Viswanathan Anand, Anish Giri, and Magnus Carlsen helped popularize chess in India.

Raina also organized chess tournaments featuring Indian celebrities, such as cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal. In addition to chess, he streams various other games on his channel.

As of June 22, 2022, Raina’s rapid chess rating on chess.com was 1660, with a peak rating of 1942. On May 5, 2021, he won the 10,000 US Dollars Botez Bullet Invitational and earned 4000 US Dollars as the only Indian streamer among top international Twitch streamers. 5wikipedia 

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Samay Raina Net Worth

As of 2024, Raina has an impressive net worth of 15 million US Dollars which is a testament to his versatility across different platforms.

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