Germany
Flying Abroad is a Hindi-language expat content channel built and hosted by Sachin and Shilpa, an Indian couple who relocated to Germany as technology professionals — Sachin having worked with SAP and Amazon before turning their lived experience into a full-time media operation.
Total Followers -0.3%
2.2M
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
1.1M followers · 52% of audience
Engagement
3.5%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Macro
Est. $13K–$29K / IG post
| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 |
| Last 30 days | +0 +0.0% | -5940 -0.6% | +0 +0.0% | -5940 |
| Last 90 days | +10K +0.9% | -17715 -1.7% | +0 +0.0% | -7658 |
| Last 365 days | +10K +0.9% | -17715 -1.7% | +0 +0.0% | -7658 |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flying Abroad Academy Education / Online Learning | Founder / owned brand | YouTube | Long-term | — |
| Fintiba Fintech / Banking | Channel sponsor | YouTube | Long-term | — |
Flying Abroad is a Hindi-language expat content channel built and hosted by Sachin and Shilpa, an Indian couple who relocated to Germany as technology professionals — Sachin having worked with SAP and Amazon before turning their lived experience into a full-time media operation. Launched to demystify the process of moving from India to Germany and broader Europe, the channel blends practical immigration guidance with on-the-ground lifestyle content, a format the duo describe as 'infotainment.' Their credibility as working tech migrants rather than professional travel influencers grounds the advice in specifics — visa-blocked accounts, salary realities, job market navigation — that resonate deeply with viewers actively planning a move. A feature in the Times of India helped elevate their profile within the Indian diaspora media space.
The channel's hashtag and sponsor ecosystem is a precise signal of its audience intent: repeated references to Fintiba (a blocked-account provider required for German visa applications) and content framing around topics like 'working in Germany' and 'high-paying jobs abroad' confirm this is a decision-stage audience, not a casual travel-curious one — which helps explain an engagement rate that sits well above category norms. Their audience skews male and is distributed across the Indian diaspora in the US, UK, and Germany itself, reflecting viewers at various stages of the migration journey. Sachin and Shilpa have since extended the brand into Flying Abroad Academy, an educational platform that likely captures monetisation as posting cadence on YouTube and Instagram has slowed. For brands targeting skilled Indian migrants or international finance and relocation services, the channel retains a highly motivated, niche-defined audience with limited direct competition in the Hindi-language expat space.
Flying_Abroad reaches an audience concentrated in Germany primarily through YouTube, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories. Their sponsorship history skews toward Education / Online Learning, Fintech / Banking, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Flying Abroad Academy and Fintiba. Engagement on YouTube runs around 3.5%, which points to an audience better suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel campaigns than to pure-reach buys. The channel's mix of long-form YouTube integrations and Instagram Reels and Stories lets a sponsor choose between short awareness placements and longer, more detailed integrations. Because the audience follows travel content rather than arriving through untargeted reach, sponsorships that match the channel's subject matter tend to convert more efficiently than broad placements. A consistent, on-topic posting focus gives sponsors a predictable, brand-safe environment, lowering placement risk compared with broad, general-interest channels. Campaigns here are best measured on qualified engagement and consideration within the niche rather than on raw impression volume. For Germany-focused brands in Education / Online Learning and related categories, Flying_Abroad offers a defined, creative-fit audience rather than broad, low-intent impressions.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Flying_Abroad's tier (Macro, 2.2M combined followers, Germany). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Sachin and Shilpa are an Indian couple based in Germany who together run the Flying Abroad channel, which helps Indians navigate moving to and working in Germany. They built their audience by sharing firsthand experiences as Indian expats in the German tech industry, making their advice especially practical for people in similar situations.
Yes, their Instagram bio directly references Amazon and SAP alongside the word "Techie," indicating they work or have worked at these companies while living in Germany. This real-world tech experience in Germany is a big part of why their career and salary content resonates so strongly with their audience.
The Flying Abroad Academy is an educational venture founded by Sachin and Shilpa, operated under the handle @flying_abroad_academy. It extends their YouTube content into a more structured learning format, likely covering topics like visa processes, job hunting in Germany, and settling abroad — the same topics that built their original following.
A blocked account is a German legal requirement for international students — you must deposit a fixed amount in a restricted bank account to prove financial stability before getting a visa. Fintiba is one of the most popular providers of this service, and Flying Abroad has partnered with or heavily featured Fintiba and Fintiba Plus as part of their content on navigating this step.
Flying Abroad videos are primarily in Hindi or Hinglish — a mix of Hindi and English — as shown by their YouTube welcome message "Swagat hai aapka Flying Abroad me" and video titles like "Kya Sach Mein Worth Hai?" This makes the channel one of the most prominent Hindi-language resources specifically for Indians planning to move to Germany.
Yes, the Times of India is specifically listed as a publication that has featured Flying Abroad, which the channel highlights in its Instagram bio. For an Indian-origin YouTube channel focused on expat life in Germany, a Times of India feature is a significant mainstream media recognition.
As of late 2026, the Flying Abroad YouTube channel has not had a new upload in several months, and their Instagram has also been quiet. Whether this reflects a hiatus, a pivot to the Academy, or other work commitments is not confirmed, but the channel still holds a substantial subscriber base built up over years of consistent expat content.
This is one of Flying Abroad's core ongoing content themes, most directly addressed in videos like "Germany Jobs & Salary Reality | Kya Sach Mein Worth Hai?" Their take balances honest realities — like tax rates, cost of living, and integration challenges — against the appeal of European work visas and tech salaries, which is exactly why their audience of aspiring expats keeps coming back.
Flying Abroad has built a combined following of well over two million across YouTube and Instagram, placing them firmly in the Macro creator tier. Their engagement rate runs well above the category average for People & Blogs content, which reflects a highly invested audience rather than a passive one.
Sachin and Shilpa are based in Germany, which is the primary focus of their content, but their Instagram bio also references Luxembourg — "Working In 🇩🇪 & 🇱🇺" — suggesting they have personal or professional ties there too. Luxembourg is a natural extension given its proximity to Germany and its appeal to international tech professionals in Europe.
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