Travel Influencer Spends Rupees 50 Lakhs in One Year; Netizens React

Popular travel influencer Sharanya Iyer recently revealed that she spent more than ₹50 lakh last year, most of it visiting countries around the world. She visited more than six countries in 2024. Flights alone cost the content creator ₹5 lakh. Most of the remaining sum was spent on accommodation, activities, etc.

Travel Influencer Spends ₹50 Lakhs in One Year:

However, in addition, to travel, Sharanya spent ₹22 lakh on a new Hyundai car and ₹5 lakh on medical expenses. Sharing the video, she wrote, "I used to be such an obsessive Saver and spend sparingly on the ‘big' things. 2024 changed that with help and advice and healthy pushes from my dad and friends." She added that learning to spend instead of just saving brought her joy and a sense of safety.

"Not Everyone Needs To Agree..."

"Not everyone needs to agree, but this has been my significant move last year, and it brought me so much JOY and a sense of safety in an otherwise difficult year," she wrote.

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Breakdown of the Amount:

According to Sharanya's Instagram video, she spent ₹1 lakh on visiting Laos and Thailand, ₹1.5 lakh in Madeira, ₹8 lakh on a trip to South Africa with her parents, and ₹3 lakh in Greenland. The damage from visiting Iceland three times? ₹2.5 lakh. Besides this, she spent the summer in Europe, which cost ₹60,000 only, as she won ₹40,000 at a casino.

Taking flights to destinations across the world costs ₹5 lakh. Moreover, Sharanya spent ₹22 lakh on a new car and ₹5 lakh on medical expenses that insurance would not cover. Her calculations did not include the money spent on food, daily expenses, and shopping.

Here's What Netizens Have to Say:

The post has garnered lots of reaction and netizens have questioned her about her source of income for so much expense. A user wrote, "What is your source of income? Lucky that you can afford this." Another commented, "U earned more than 50 lakhs this year by influencing?"