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Top 25 US Travel Influencers

US travel creators have quietly become America's trip planners: their followers book the destinations, hotels and routes these accounts put in front of them.

The field runs from adventure and outdoor guides to solo-travel storytellers, vanlife nomads and country-counting couples, most posting reels, itineraries and hidden-gem guides.

What holds attention is usefulness over aspiration: the ones that grow turn a dream trip into a plan a follower can copy.

Denis Golubev headshotDenis Golubev4 min readLast updated: Jul 17, 2026

How this list was built

A public shortlist from the ClickAnalytic creator database

ClickAnalytic tracks 400M+ creator profiles. We found 11,331 profiles matching this ranking and selected 25 for the public shortlist; inside the platform you can search the full set, compare audience quality and unlock verified contacts.

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The ranking

US travel creators engage 5.8x more than average

We track 11,331 US travel creators, and the ones on this list are the standouts: their posts pull about 5.8x the engagement a normal account their size gets, and most of their followers are real people, not bought.

Ryan Resatka
#1
ryanresatka
Ryan ResatkaMega
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1.2M
Followers
5.93%
Engagement rate
696.2K
Avg views
$12.2K+
Est. $/post

Travel| Adventures 📍 Seattle-based 📧 RyanResatkaMGMT@gmail.com My color-grading presets 👇🏼👇🏼

Audience location
United States34.0%
Audience gender
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25.0%
Poor: high risk
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: mass-reach adventure launches. The biggest account here at 1.2M followers, a Seattle-based adventure and landscape creator whose 5.93% engagement rate is unusually strong for that size, so he suits campaigns that need scale and real response.

Garrett Sears
#2
yourdestinationinspiration
Garrett SearsMega
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940.6K
Followers
2.76%
Engagement rate
494.0K
Avg views
$5.9K-12.2K
Est. $/post

📍 Helping You Plan Your Next Adventure 🌍 Finding the Best Destinations & Travel Tips 📩 Collab: hello@destinationinspo.com

Audience location
United States36.0%
Audience gender
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19.0%
Average: some noise
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: trip-planning and travel-deal brands. At 940.6K followers, Garrett builds content around planning trips and finding travel deals, a fit for booking, flights and travel-savings products aimed at broad US audiences.

Dalton Hunter | Adventure Travel
#3
travelwithdalt
Dalton Hunter | Adventure TravelMega
Get emailView full profile
826.1K
Followers
12.98%
Engagement rate
905.7K
Avg views
$5.9K-12.2K
Est. $/post

🌎 Your Adventure Travel Guide ✈️ Bucket List Destinations & Experiences 📧 team@travelwithdalt.com| 🏡 USA based

Audience location
United States58.0%
Audience gender
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21.0%
Average: some noise
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: bucket-list adventure with high response. An adventure-travel guide with 826.1K followers and a strong 12.98% engagement rate, well above the norm for his size, so he lands when reach and reaction both matter.

Hudson and Emily | Adventure Travel Couple
#4
hudsonandemily
Hudson and Emily | Adventure Travel CoupleMega
Get emailView full profile
731.8K
Followers
1.44%
Engagement rate
304.6K
Avg views
$5.9K-12.2K
Est. $/post

✈️ The “Skip or Trip” Couple 📍 Visited EVERY Country (1 left!) + 50 States 🌍 Follow for Travel Worth Your Vacation ✉️ Hi@HudsonAndEmily.com 👇 More

Audience location
United States85.0%
Audience gender
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18.0%
Average: some noise
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: destination and couples travel. A travel couple with 731.8K followers who have visited nearly every country, useful for destination brands wanting a recognizable duo, though the 1.44% engagement rate is modest for the size.

George & Crissa Prieto | Adventure Travel Couple
#5
georgeandcris
George & Crissa Prieto | Adventure Travel CoupleMega
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698.8K
Followers
16.01%
Engagement rate
3.1M
Avg views
$5.9K-12.2K
Est. $/post

🫶 Helping you plan your bucket list trips ✈️ Destinations| Itineraries| Experiences ✨ USA based| Currently in China 🇨🇳 💌 georgeandcris@gmail.com

Audience location
United States82.0%
Audience gender
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24.0%
Average: some noise
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: high-response bucket-list planning. This travel couple pairs 698.8K followers with a standout 16.01% engagement rate, one of the highest on the list, a fit for trip-planning and destination brands that want strong reaction at scale.

Luke Kelly
#6
lukekellytravels
Luke KellyMacro
Get emailView full profile
490.4K
Followers
4.27%
Engagement rate
1.6M
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post

Live to travel. Outdoor writer and adventure photographer. Helping you plan your next trip: Road Trip Itineraries, National Parks, and Hiking Info.

Audience location
United States38.0%
Audience gender
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29.0%
Poor: high risk
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: outdoor and photography-led brands. An outdoor writer and adventure photographer with 490.4K followers, a fit for camera gear, outdoor equipment and destinations that reward a strong visual eye.

Michelle | Raw Adventure Travel
#7
michellegoesthere
Michelle | Raw Adventure TravelMacro
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463.3K
Followers
2.50%
Engagement rate
380.4K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post

🌏 a 22 year old chaotic travel storyteller ✈️ 87 near death experiences and counting ✨ walking by faith, not by sight ⬇️ help me fund my adventures

Audience location
United States89.0%
Audience gender
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7.0%
Good: clean audience
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: Gen-Z travel storytelling. A 22-year-old travel storyteller with 463.3K followers and one of the cleanest audiences here at 93% real, a fit for youth-facing travel and adventure brands.

Kayli King
#8
kayli.kiing
Kayli KingMacro
Get emailView full profile
410.0K
Followers
1.64%
Engagement rate
171.6K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post

Solo Travel| Vanlife| Outdoor Adventures• 5 years nomadic• 📍 : Indonesia 📧 kayliking@neonroseagency.com

Audience location
United States51.0%
Audience gender
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22.0%
Average: some noise
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: solo travel and vanlife audiences. Kayli mixes solo travel, vanlife and the outdoors for 410K followers, a fit for road-trip, camping and solo-travel products.

Free Spirit Traveler⭐️
#9
vanboys222
Free Spirit Traveler⭐️Macro
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305.7K
Followers
5.31%
Engagement rate
42.2K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post

Living in 🇵🇭, somehow made this my job My Travel Vlogs YouTube- Van Boys

Audience location
United States39.0%
Audience gender
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14.0%
Good: clean audience
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: vlog-led travel campaigns. A vlogging travel creator with 305.7K followers and a solid 5.31% engagement rate, a fit for brands that want longer-form destination storytelling.

Melissa | Find me in the mountains ☾
#10
alpinesoul
Melissa | Find me in the mountains ☾Macro
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270.5K
Followers
1.53%
Engagement rate
281.0K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post

If everything you wanted for this life came true would it change the world or just yours ? 📍Banff, Canada Link to join my upcoming adventure ⇩🧸🌲

Audience location
United States93.0%
Audience gender
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21.0%
Average: some noise
fake followers / suspicious accounts

Best for: mountain and outdoor brands. A mountain-focused creator with 270.5K followers, a fit for hiking, outdoor apparel and nature-destination campaigns.

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em - world travel
#11
emilysfamous
em - world travelMacro
Get emailView full profile
258.5K
Followers
3.22%
Engagement rate
50.3K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 33.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 19.0%Average: some noise

im famous and the world just doesn’t know it yet 💌 emilysfamous@gmail.com

Best for: broad, credible world travel.

A world-travel creator with 258.5K followers and an 87% real audience, a fit for destination and airline brands wanting wide, trustworthy reach.

Joe Polito
#12
journeybyjoe
Joe PolitoMacro
Get emailView full profile
246.2K
Followers
1.04%
Engagement rate
199.5K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 37.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 13.0%Good: clean audience

✈ no risk, no story 🗺️ lgbtq+ travel & lifestyle 🎥 @lonelyplanet correspondent 🇨🇳 Join my next group trip ↓

Best for: LGBTQ+ travel campaigns.

Joe covers LGBTQ+ travel and lifestyle for 246.2K followers, a fit for inclusive destination and hospitality brands, though the 1.04% engagement rate is on the quieter side.

Isabella Sommer | Solo Travel
#13
isabella.aroundtheworld
Isabella Sommer | Solo TravelMacro
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242.1K
Followers
3.36%
Engagement rate
29.0K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 34.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 25.0%Poor: high risk

🌎 roadtrips, hidden gems & fairytale towns 💌 isabella@isabellaaroundtheworld.com 👇 travel guides & itineraries on my blog

Best for: road-trip and hidden-gem brands.

Isabella posts road trips and lesser-known towns for 242.1K followers, a fit for rail, road-trip and boutique-destination campaigns.

Isabella Janssen | Vanlife
#14
thelonesol
Isabella Janssen | VanlifeMacro
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230.2K
Followers
1.76%
Engagement rate
253.8K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 32.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 26.0%Poor: high risk

☾ the journal of a *bougie* dirtbag living in a van ꩜ 22| your climber bff| unfiltered solo travel ⤀ bella@brittanyvictoriaagency.com 📍: washington

Best for: vanlife and outdoor gear.

A vanlife creator with 230.2K followers and a 91% real audience, a fit for camper, gear and road-trip products.

Shakeemah Smith
#15
thepassportabuser
Shakeemah SmithMacro
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217.2K
Followers
2.19%
Engagement rate
56.2K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 93.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 9.0%Good: clean audience

✈️Bills To Boarding Passes + Female Solo Travel 🌍94 Countries Solo 📝12k Students 💥𝑺𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝑰𝒏:@forbes @cnn @essence @usatoday @cnbc 👇🏾Free Masterclass

Best for: female solo and budget travel.

Shakeemah documents female solo travel across dozens of countries for 217.2K followers, a fit for solo-travel, safety and budget-travel brands.

Ronnie Forslund
#16
ronnie.forslund
Ronnie ForslundMacro
Get emailView full profile
207.1K
Followers
1.01%
Engagement rate
7.9K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 83.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 22.0%Average: some noise

Praising Jesus Mountain life• Climbing Filmmaker| Photographer @forslund.house• @elliana_forslund 💍 📩 ronnie@forslundexped.com mconte@buchwald.com

Best for: climbing and adventure film.

A climbing filmmaker with 207.1K followers, a fit for outdoor, climbing gear and adventure-film campaigns.

lexi laube | travel tips & group trips:)
#17
lexilaube
lexi laube | travel tips & group trips:)Macro
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145.0K
Followers
1.80%
Engagement rate
24.1K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 64.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 20.0%Average: some noise

solo travel era ❤️ adventure & bucket list travel ✈️ tiktok: travel.w.lex (600K+) lexilaube7@gmail.com 📍based in MN, could be anywhere travel w me 🥰⬇️

Best for: solo travel and group-trip hosting.

Lexi runs solo-travel content and hosts group trips for 145K followers, a fit for tour operators and group-travel products.

Liam Cornish
#18
liamcorn.ish
Liam CornishMacro
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138.0K
Followers
22.04%
Engagement rate
103.1K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 93.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 26.0%Poor: high risk

Travel| Film| Adventure Inspired by Gods Creation Inquiries: liamcornish.biz@gmail.com

Best for: high-response adventure film.

A travel filmmaker with 138K followers and a very high 22.04% engagement rate, a fit for adventure and gear brands that want strong reaction from a mid-size, engaged audience.

MARCO | TRAVEL + ADVENTURE 🌍
#19
marco.miglionico
MARCO | TRAVEL + ADVENTURE 🌍Macro
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132.6K
Followers
3.91%
Engagement rate
48.8K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 31.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 14.0%Good: clean audience

🇮🇹 living in 🇺🇸 🏕 Travel, Hiking and Photography 🥾 Tips to help you plan your next adventure 📸 @amare.creativestudio

Best for: hiking and travel-tips brands.

Marco posts hiking and travel tips for 132.6K followers, a fit for outdoor gear and destination brands, with a US-based, Italy-rooted angle.

Sarah & Michael
#20
venturingvestals
Sarah & MichaelMacro
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129.9K
Followers
1.86%
Engagement rate
44.3K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 96.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 11.0%Good: clean audience

Sharing our adventures Travel| Lifestyle| Hotels/Restaurants ✉️ vestalsventuring@gmail.com

Best for: hotel and restaurant partnerships.

A travel couple covering hotels and restaurants for 129.9K followers, a fit for hospitality and dining brands.

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Agwo Tiwara |Travel Content Creator
#21
thelensof_t
Agwo Tiwara |Travel Content CreatorMacro
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123.8K
Followers
1.17%
Engagement rate
106.7K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 60.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 19.0%Average: some noise

📍| Dubai 🤳| I Show You The Beauty Of Every Destination 🌍| Inspiring Everyone To Travel 😁| Positive Vibes 📩| thelensoft@gmail.com

Best for: destination visuals and tourism boards.

A destination-visuals creator with 123.8K followers, a fit for tourism boards and brands that want polished location content.

Ruby Tawes | hiking, travel, van life
#22
rubytawess
Ruby Tawes | hiking, travel, van lifeMacro
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123.5K
Followers
9.10%
Engagement rate
16.5K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 71.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 26.0%Poor: high risk

Exploring the great outdoors 🚐 roadtrips, hiking + photography 📍 based in CO 💌 hello@rubytawes.com 🌎🥾⛺️🧚‍♀️

Best for: outdoor and vanlife with high response.

Ruby covers hiking, road trips and vanlife for 123.5K followers at a strong 9.10% engagement rate, a fit for outdoor gear and camper products.

Chelo Abbe
#23
cheloabbe
Chelo AbbeMacro
Get emailView full profile
123.4K
Followers
2.41%
Engagement rate
21.3K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 33.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 8.0%Good: clean audience

➩ Solo Traveler & Group Trip Host 50/197🌎 ➩ Partnerships: Cj.abbe@gmail.com ➩ DONATE here to help transform a community in El Salvador👇

Best for: solo travel and group trips.

Chelo is a solo traveler and group-trip host with 123.4K followers, a fit for tour operators and solo-travel products.

Mariya Rigby | Travel Creator
#24
travelswithmr
Mariya Rigby | Travel CreatorMacro
Get emailView full profile
110.0K
Followers
2.33%
Engagement rate
25.0K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 37.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 18.0%Average: some noise

Luxury travel without the guesswork Iconic stays, smart itineraries & elevated experiences Work with me: mariya.rigby@travelswithmr.com

Best for: luxury and premium travel.

Mariya focuses on luxury travel planning for 110K followers, the clearest premium-travel fit on the list for hotels, resorts and high-end tourism.

Destiny Benway
#25
destinybenway
Destiny BenwayMacro
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109.7K
Followers
25.68%
Engagement rate
146.3K
Avg views
$2.6K-5.7K
Est. $/post
Audience location: United States 96.0%fake followers / suspicious accounts: 14.0%Good: clean audience

Enthusiast of Life 🕺 dancer @univmiami 💌: destinybenwaycontact@gmail.com SAIL WITH ME 🇬🇷⬇️

Best for: high-energy lifestyle travel.

Destiny pairs 109.7K followers with the highest engagement rate on the list at 25.68%, a fit for youthful lifestyle and experience brands, though her content leans lifestyle more than pure travel.

Niche analytics

Who's on this list

Most of these creators sit in the mid-size range: big enough to shape where people book a trip, small enough that their audiences still read the captions and act on them. Adventure and outdoor guides are the biggest group, with solo travelers, vanlifers and travel couples close behind. Here is what they post and who they are.

60%
avg US travel audience
5.5%
avg engagement rate
81%
avg real audience
$2.6K-5.7K
estimated price per post

ClickAnalytic pricing model, how we worked this out

What they post
Destination guidesItinerariesHidden-gem picksTrip-planning tipsAdventure and outdoor reelsVanlife and road-trip diariesSolo-travel stories
Who they are

Adventure and outdoor guides

The biggest group here, built on hikes, mountains and bucket-list nature destinations rather than city breaks.

Solo-travel storytellers

Creators who document traveling alone, heavy on safety, budgeting and the reality of going it alone.

Travel couples and duos

Couple accounts turning shared trips into a following, often ticking off every country or region.

Vanlife and road-trip nomads

Creators living on the road, mixing van builds, campsites and long US road trips.

Trip planners and group-trip hosts

Accounts that do not just show the trip, they sell the plan, running group trips and detailed itineraries.

Photographers and filmmakers

Visual-first creators whose destination photography and film carry the account.

Creator sizes

Which size of creator should you pick?

Bigger is not always better. The right size depends on whether you mainly want awareness or action. Smaller creators bring a tighter audience and stronger engagement; larger ones bring reach and recognition.

Nano

Emerging creators · 1K-10K

Highest trust and engagement. Best for hyper-local or niche campaigns where authenticity matters most.

Strong trustNiche reach
0 in this list

Micro

Recommended

High-efficiency creators · 10K-50K

Best balance of reach, engagement and cost. Ideal for product launches, DTC brands and performance campaigns.

Best efficiencyProduct fit
0 in this list

Macro

Scale creators · 50K-500K

Broad visibility and recognition. Good for awareness and brand positioning at scale.

Wide reachAwareness
20 in this list

Mega

Celebrity-level creators · 500K+

Mass awareness and cultural reach. Premium pricing; use where broad visibility matters most.

Mass reachPremium
5 in this list

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Brand fit

Best brand fits for US travel influencers

Read these as where this shortlist naturally fits, matched to what the creators already film, not to past deals.

Outdoor and adventure gear
Best fit

Most of the list is built on hiking, camping and outdoor content.

Luggage and travel accessories
Best fit

Constant trips make travel kit a natural fit across the list.

Booking, flights and travel deals
Strong

Several creators center planning, deals and itineraries.

Cameras and creator kit
Strong

The photographers and filmmakers here shoot destination visuals.

Vans, campers and road-trip products
Good

A clear vanlife and road-trip cluster on the list.

Hotels, resorts and tourism boards
Good

Destination and luxury creators fit hospitality partnerships.

Recommendations are inferred from creator bios and content themes, not invented sponsorship history.

Read the bios and the same word keeps coming up: planning. Many describe helping followers plan a trip, find deals or copy an itinerary, rather than just posting where they have been.

The list leans hard into the outdoors. Adventure, hiking, vanlife and road trips run through most of the accounts, with city-break and luxury travel a smaller share.

Our verdict

Use this shortlist as a fast read on who is doing US travel well right now. If reach is the goal, start with the handful of names above 500K followers. If engagement matters more, note that response is not tied to size here: some of the strongest rates sit on mid-size accounts, not the biggest names.

Most US travel campaigns do not need a million-follower name. Search the ClickAnalytic database for travel creators in the follower band, audience location and engagement your budget supports, then screen bios for the trip-type that matches your product. This page is the starting point, not the whole shortlist.

For developers & data teams

Put the data behind this ranking in your own stack

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Everything brands ask before shortlisting US travel creators.

How is this US travel ranking put together?

We take real US travel creators on Instagram from the ClickAnalytic database, keep human accounts and drop brands and off-niche profiles, then rank by reach, engagement and US audience share. Every figure on the page describes the 25 shown or the wider US travel field we track, and we label which.

What engagement rate is realistic for US travel creators?

Across the US travel field, a typical creator engages around 1.98%, while the 25 shown average about 5% on an audience-weighted basis, which is roughly 5.8x the Instagram benchmark for their size. Treat anything clearly above the norm for a given follower count as a strong signal.

Do bigger travel accounts get more engagement?

Not reliably. On this list some of the highest engagement rates sit on mid-size accounts rather than the biggest names, so pick by response rate for the creator's size, not by follower count alone.

How do I find smaller or more niche US travel creators?

The 25 here are the larger end. In the ClickAnalytic database you can filter the full US travel field, over 11,000 tracked creators, by follower band, audience location and engagement, then screen bios for the trip-type, solo, luxury, vanlife or adventure, that matches your product.

How do I check a travel creator's audience is really in the US?

Follower counts do not tell you where the audience is. ClickAnalytic shows the audience-country split and a real-versus-fake audience read on each creator, so you can confirm a US-weighted, credible following before you shortlist.

How do I contact or shortlist these creators?

Several list a business email in their bio, which is the fastest route. For the rest, ClickAnalytic surfaces contact details and lets you save creators into a shortlist and export it for outreach. You can start free at https://app.clickanalytic.com/register.

How we know this

Every number on this page is measured, not guessed.

ClickAnalytic indexes 400M+ creator accounts across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. The averages, medians and real-audience figures in this ranking come from querying that database live, then cross-referencing the Creator Economy Report 2026.

400M+ creator databaseThe live source every stat is pulled fromCreator Economy Report 2026Our benchmarks for engagement, pricing and real audienceAudience quality scoringHow we measure real versus fake followersCreator pricing modelHow the estimated price per post is calculated
Denis Golubev

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Marketer at ClickAnalytic, turning live data on 400M+ creators into rankings brands can actually act on.

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