‘Engineers Struggling To get Rs 3-5 LPA’: Influencer Aarush Bhola’s New BMW Sparks Online Debate

It took just one BMW to trigger an internet debate on salaries! Influencer Aarush Bhola recently shared the ‘dream’ that he finally was able to fulfil: buying a BMW! Taking to his social media handle, the influencer shared wholesome pictures of himself and his parents receiving the newly purchased ride from the showroom. The reactions that followed were naturally about his fans celebrating and congratulating him. However, wishes and greetings were not all that the influencer gained; a few reactions were also about his earnings being more than those of an average Indian software engineer.Re-sharing the pictures, an X (formerly Twitter) user shared how “Software engineers” in India are still “struggling” to get “Rs 3 to 5 LPA salary”, meanwhile,

“content creators are buying Mercedes and BMWs”.The post immediately went viral, pulling many reactions. Most advocated for the influencer, stating how “skills” are the deciding factor for one’s earnings, while others sided with the X user.Check out the viral post:“Software engineers are still struggling to get ₹3–5 LPA salaries, Meanwhile content creators are buying Mercedes and BMWs.” the post read.The post was shared on X (Formerly Twitter), by the handle ‘Samaytwt’. The post was shared yesterday and pulled over 442K views from people.

Software engineers are still struggling to get ₹3–5 LPA salaries, Meanwhile content creators are buying Mercedes and BMWs. pic.twitter.com/0BFKVX7DWj

— Samay (@Samaytwt) June 22, 2026

Internet’s reaction: “That's a dilli boy for a reason Aarush bhola. He doesn't beg anyone to pay for his bills. He did hard work in a smart way and he earned that,” a user said. “Content creation, if done properly enough to earn money, surely gets you things. There is absolutely no need to compare anyone,” added another person. “I don't think that if you have the skills you can earn even more than a content creator. Skills»»Degree. Content creation is also all about skills,” added another person. “You chose your struggle he chose his it was not like being a content creator is not possible for you or it was easy for him,” added another.