Nomad Shubham

YouTuber, Travel Influencer

Indian Makwa Village, Munger District, Bihar

Quick Info

ProfessionYouTuber, Travel Influencer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth02/12/2002
Age23 years
BirthplaceMakwa Village, Munger District, Bihar

Latest News about Nomad Shubham

03/03/2026

Shubham Kumar, the travel influencer known as Nomad Shubham, completed a journey to all 197 sovereign countries. Reports say he became the youngest Indian and youngest Asian to reach this milestone, finishing with Brazil as his final country. The achievement was widely discussed because he completed it through long-term budget travel and hitchhiking.

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameShubham Kumar Panjyara
Other Name(s)

Physical Stats & More

Height5' 7" (170 cm)
Eye ColorBrown
Hair ColorBlack

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolKrishnanand Memorial Academy Munger
QualificationClass 12
Higher SchoolGovt Sr. Sec School Baghalpur

Personal Life

ReligionHinduism
CastePanjyara
Food HabitNon-vegetarian
Hobbies
  • Hitchhiking
  • Exploring new things
  • Reading books
  • Helping the Poor
  • Wandering

Relationships & More

Marital StatusUnmarried

Family

FatherSatish Kumar Satti (Retired Teacher
Siblings
  • 1 (younger)
  • Kajal (younger)

Career

OverviewNomad Shubham is a renowned travel influencer and YouTuber known as the King of Hitchhiking. He started documenting his travel experiences in September 2019 after dropping out of IIT-JEE preparation in Kota following inspiration from a TEDx talk about budget traveling. He has traveled over 55,000 kilometers across more than 40 countries using primarily hitchhiking as his mode of transport.
Journey
  • Shubham's first foreign trip was to Russia in August 2018, where he camped overnight by the Barents Sea and tried horse meat.
  • He has traveled to around 40 countries since August 2018 including Afghanistan, Cambodia, and the United States.
  • His YouTube channel gained popularity for its engaging content, capturing his adventurous spirit and interactions with locals.
  • First national tour in January 2018 exploring Himachal, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Karnataka, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Andhra Pradesh.
  • First international trip to Russia in August 2018, where he camped overnight by the Barents Sea and tried horse meat.
  • Started YouTube channel in Mongolia in September 2019 after meeting nomadic tribes in a desert.
  • Gained initial 10,000 followers, which increased to 100,000 after his successful Trans-Siberian railway journey covering 20,000 km.
  • His travel vlogs regularly cross three to four million views.
  • Enrolled for Guinness World Record for the longest journey covered through hitchhiking via land.
YouTube Channel
Subscribers3.21 million
Instagram Followers622,000
Launch DateSeptember 2019
First Vlog LocationChina (uploaded from Mongolia)

Favourites

AuthorMunshi Premchand
MealVegetarian Ethiopian Fare

Style Quotient

Bike CollectionHero Passion

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Shubham grew up in a financially challenging household in Bihar and initially studied at home before enrolling in school.
2. His grandfather was a freedom fighter.
3. Despite his fame, he continues to live in a small house with his family.
4. Shubham is fluent in several languages including Bihari, English, Hindi, Maithili, Urdu, Arabic, German, Persian (Farsi), Russian, and Tajik.
5. He has a strong affinity for animals and often shares pictures with them on social media.
6. He travels with minimal possessions: a backpack, four pairs of clothes, filming equipment, and a tent.
7. He is subscribed to by the President of India.
8. In 2024, one of his videos gained widespread attention highlighting similarities and differences between general class trains in India and China.
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