Scaachi Koul Facts: Bio, Age, Height, Weight, Family, and Net Worth

Scaachi Koul is a Canadian journalist best known for playing Author for the book One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter.

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Best Known For:The television program Scamfluencers

Breakthrough:Built her reputation through culture writing and essays at BuzzFeed

10 Quick Facts About Scaachi Koul

Full Name: Scaachi Koul
Nationality: Canadian
Profession: Journalist
Known For: The television program Scamfluencers
Current Role: Senior writer
Current Employer: Independent
Date of Birth: February 7, 1991
Age: 35 years old
Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta
Marital Status: Divorced

Scaachi Koul Age

Scaachi Koul is 35 years old. She was born on February 7, 1991, and her zodiac sign is Aquarius.

Education

She attended Toronto Metropolitan University, where she studied English Literature.

Toronto Metropolitan University
- Field of Study: English Literature

Career & Work

Scaachi Koul's career includes writing and editorial roles with Slate and BuzzFeed News, a news outlet.

Organization: Slate

Role: Senior Writer

Period: 2024–Present

Details: United States

Role: Independent Writer, Hater Nation

Organization: BuzzFeed News

Role: Senior Culture Writer

Period: Before 2024

Details: Canada and United States · Developed a public profile through essays and reporting about identity, gender, race, internet culture and entertainment.

Organization: Wondery

Role: Co-Host, Scamfluencers

Details: Co-hosts the podcast Scamfluencers, which examines fraud and deception through reported stories.

Organization: Penguin Random House Canada

Role: Publishing Industry Professional

Details: Canada · Worked in publishing before becoming widely known as a culture writer.

Rise to Fame

Scaachi Koul rose to prominence for her role for the book One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter.

Notable Works

Notable media work includes One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter, Sucker Punch, and Follow This.

Television

TV Show: Follow This (Reporter and Co-Host, 2018) — Netflix documentary series featuring BuzzFeed journalists exploring contemporary subjects
TV Show: Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV (Documentary Contributor, 2024) — Appeared in the documentary series examining child performers and working conditions in children's television
TV Show: Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Documentary Contributor, 2023) — Appeared as a contributor in the documentary about Brooke Shields

Books

Book: One Day We'll All Be Dead and None of This Will Matter (Author, 2017) — Bestselling debut essay collection exploring identity, family, relationships, culture and life as a Canadian woman of Indian descent. Recognized by major publications and shortlisted for literary prizes
Book: Sucker Punch (Author, 2025) — Second collection of personal essays published by St. Martin's Publishing Group on March 4, 2025. Examines divorce, family relationships, body image, conflict and personal change

Podcasts

Podcast: Scamfluencers (Co-Host) — Ambie Award-winning podcast examining prominent cases of fraud, scams and deception

Work: Hater Nation (Writer and Publisher, Present) — Independent Substack newsletter featuring humor, social commentary and personal essays
Work: Slate Culture Writing (Senior Writer, 2024-Present) — Essays and reported features involving entertainment, relationships, cultural criticism and celebrity culture

Notable Coverage

Celebrity culture and entertainment - Slate - 2026 - Writes cultural essays, celebrity commentary and reported features involving entertainment and public figures
Public fascination with Hailey Bieber - Slate - 2026 - Published a reported cultural commentary piece examining the public popularity of Hailey Bieber
True-crime narratives and online conspiracy theories - Slate - 2026 - Examined online conspiracy theories around a high-profile true-crime case and their broader cultural significance

Lesser Known Facts

Grew up in Calgary, Alberta, in a family of Indian and Kashmiri heritage.
Maintains an independently published newsletter called Hater Nation.
Her debut essay collection was recognized as a New York Times Editors' Choice and named among The Globe and Mail's notable books of 2017.
Her debut book was a finalist for the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour and the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize.
Her second book, Sucker Punch, was published in March 2025 and explores major changes in her personal life.