Germany
Freerunningschlappen is a German action-comedy trio based in Essen, a working-class city in the Ruhrgebiet industrial heartland of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Total Followers +0.4%
556K
Across YouTube, Instagram
Primary Platform
YouTube
407K followers · 73% of audience
Engagement
4.9%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mid
Est. $3K–$7.5K / IG post
The crew embarked on a 10,000 km road trip across three countries with seven participants, releasing new episodes every Sunday and Wednesday from late September through October 2025. The finale episode, set in Millau and Paris, concluded the series on October 19, 2025.
The crew operates their own e-commerce store featuring branded Schlappentour 2025 T-shirts and sticker packs, shipping within Germany.
| Window | YouTube | Combined | ||
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| Last 7 days | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +0 |
| Last 30 days | +2K +0.5% | +0 +0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +2K |
| Last 90 days | +6K +1.5% | -15 -0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +6K |
| Last 365 days | +6K +1.5% | -15 -0.0% | +0 +0.0% | +6K |
Daily follower snapshots from CreatorDB's longitudinal index.
| Brand | Type | Platform | Date | Performance vs. baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Energy Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Jul 2026 | — |
| Trade Republic Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Jun 2026 | — |
| Holy Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | May 2026 | — |
| Upway Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Apr 2026 | — |
| Saily Sponsorship | Sponsored content | YouTube | Apr 2026 | — |
| Manscaped Grooming / Personal Care | Sponsored content | YouTube | Long-term | — |
Freerunningschlappen is a German action-comedy trio based in Essen, a working-class city in the Ruhrgebiet industrial heartland of North Rhine-Westphalia. The channel name plays on the contrast between 'freerunning' — a technically demanding discipline — and 'Schlappen', German slang for worn-out slippers, signalling the group's deliberately irreverent, self-deprecating approach to extreme sports. Their content blends parkour, cliff jumping, base jumping, rope swings, and Jackass-style stunt formats with a high-energy, comedic sensibility captured in their own tagline: 'Professional idiots.' Uploads have followed a consistent Sunday schedule on YouTube, where the channel has built its primary audience, with Instagram serving as a secondary discovery surface. The group's engagement rate sits well above category norms, suggesting a tightly retained core fanbase rather than passive subscribers.
The audience skews heavily male and German-speaking, with Austria and Switzerland rounding out an almost entirely DACH-region viewership — positioning the channel squarely within German-language action entertainment rather than any international crossover lane. Notably, the largest age cohort is 35 and older, an older demographic than the teen-skewing YouTube stunt space would typically produce, which may reflect the channel's longevity and the age progression of its earliest fans. Sponsors have included Holy Energy on the lifestyle end and Trade Republic on the fintech side, a pairing that signals brands see the audience as young-adult men with disposable income rather than purely teenage viewers. With a multi-city tour format ('Schlappentour') and escalating set pieces like organised zorb ball events, the group appears to be moving toward live and event-based formats, which could meaningfully expand both their revenue mix and their cultural footprint within the German-speaking action sports scene.
Freerunningschlappen 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 Grooming / Personal Care, a clear signal of fit for brands in those categories. Demonstrated partners include Holy Energy and Trade Republic. Engagement on YouTube runs around 4.9%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
Benchmark estimates for a creator at Freerunningschlappen's tier (Mid, 556K combined followers, Germany). Pulled from CreatorDB's category benchmarks.
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Schlappen is a German word for slippers or flip-flops. Pairing it with "Freerunning" is a deliberate bit of self-deprecating humor — the crew are serious about their stunts but lean into a goofy, everyman image rather than the polished aesthetic of typical action-sports channels.
Freerunningschlappen is a crew of three guys, not a solo creator. The group dynamic is central to the channel — their videos rely on the banter, shared dares, and reactions between the three members to deliver the comedy alongside the stunts.
They're from Essen in the Ruhrgebiet, which they jokingly call "die schönsten Stadt der Welt" — the most beautiful city in the world. Despite the hometown pride, their videos regularly take them across Germany and beyond to find the next rope swing, cliff, or obstacle worth launching themselves off.
The Schlappentour is Freerunningschlappen's live event tour, where fans can experience their parkour and stunt energy in person rather than just on screen. The Schlappentour 2025 was announced and went live online, marking a step from pure YouTube crew to live-event act.
In July 2025 Freerunningschlappen teased a first-of-its-kind event launching at Bergbad Bückeburg, an outdoor swimming venue in Lower Saxony. Their caption promised that "history would be written" there, suggesting a premiere stunt event or competition tied to the venue.
Their "TODESANGST bei MEGA-ROPESWING" video — which translates roughly to "death fear on a mega rope swing" — features 40-meter freefall jumps into open air. It's a textbook example of their formula: a genuinely dangerous stunt combined with exaggerated terror reactions and comedy commentary.
Yes, base jumping appears in their content alongside parkour, cliff diving, and rope swings. They use the hashtag #basejump regularly, and their YouTube bio describes chasing "the next madness," which in their case extends to some of the highest-risk disciplines in outdoor action sports.
"3, 2, 1, SEND IT!" is the crew's signature launch call, written directly into their YouTube bio as the defining moment before every stunt. It mirrors the action-sports "send it" culture and doubles as a brand identity that fans recognize immediately across their videos.
As of mid-2026 their confirmed sponsors include Holy Energy, Holy, Trade Republic, Upway, and Saily. They've also carried the #teammanscaped tag in posts, giving them a sponsorship mix that spans energy drinks, fintech, e-bikes, and grooming — reflecting how broadly they appeal beyond pure action-sports brands.
They publish new YouTube videos every Sunday at 18:00 German time — a schedule they advertise openly in their Instagram bio. That consistent Sunday-evening slot has helped them build a reliable viewing habit with their predominantly German-speaking audience.
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