Abhishek Upmanyu keeps his personal life private and has not publicly confirmed details about his relationships; online claims about a wife or girlfriend are unverified. Much of his material is autobiographical, covering his family, his anxiety and hypochondria, and his time in an office job.
In late April 2025, days after the Pahalgam terror attack, Upmanyu posted a one-word reply ("Yup") on X under a Pakistani user's post that was itself a response to an abusive post about Pakistani women by commentator Abhijit Iyer Mitra. Many users read his reply as agreement with remarks critical of Indians, and he faced heavy criticism online. His X account was deactivated soon afterwards. As of reports at the time (DNA, 29 April 2025), he had not made a public statement on the matter. No legal case was reported.