Top 60 Survival Influencers in 2026

1. Bear Grylls OBE

Bio TV Host: Running Wild. Man Vs Wild. You Vs Wild. No. 1 Best selling Author. Everest summiteer. 21 SAS soldier. Hon Col UK Mil. @modernsavage.co *****@beargryllsventures.com Instagram Handle @beargrylls Instagram Followers 8.5M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Survival Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Sergio Outdoors

Bio Just by making an effort, we open the doors to possibilities!
Survival & Camping Tips & Tutorials. Instagram Handle @sergio_outdoors Instagram Followers 2.8M Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

3. Marusya Shiklina

Bio 👋Welcome to my Adventure🏕️Camping🍗Survival🌲Bushcraft🪓
🔺YouTube channel 20🍋🎉
📩Сooperation: *****@gmail.com
🔗 📸 Check out my gear and more ⤵️ Instagram Handle @marusya.shiklina Instagram Followers 2M Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Mega Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Fritz Meinecke

Bio 🔥Ultra Endurance Athlete🏔️
🇲🇦 @atlasmountainrace 🇮🇹 @northcape4000
🇳🇴 @brightmidnight.cc 🇩🇪 @peaksandplains.cc *****@fritzmeinecke.com Instagram Handle @fritz.meinecke Instagram Followers 1M Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Kirill Multitool

Bio 📍 Казань
Выживание, Бушкрафт, Поход, Туризм
📩Сотрудничество: *****@mail.ru
👇Я в Телеграм, подпишись Instagram Handle @kirill_multitool Instagram Followers 858.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

6. Hakan Karahan

Bio YouTube 880K Subscribe
Facebook 1.3M Subscribe
Founder of @luxeraparts
Contact; *****@karahanmedia.com
Bushcraft
Wild Life
Survival Skills Instagram Handle @bushcraft_hakan_karahan Instagram Followers 667.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Mattin

Bio EINFACH MAL WAS SCHÖNES MACHEN, hat er gesagt. ☀️🏕️ 🐾🔥🏔️🇸🇪 *****@survivalmattin.de Instagram Handle @survival.mattin.official Instagram Followers 548.6K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Ed Stafford

Bio 🙅🏻‍♂️ @discovery & @channel4 📺
🚶🏻‍♂️1st to walk the Amazon River
🏕 @Scouts
💍 to @laurabingham93
👶🏼 Proud dad to Ran, Molly, Milly & Maya 🥰 *****@edstafford.org Instagram Handle @ed_stafford Instagram Followers 351K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Dave Canterbury

Bio Survival | Bushcraft Instructor
Traditional Skills • Modern Systems
Daily Woods Lifestyle • Campcraft • Gear
Teaching Self-Reliance in the Field *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pathfindersurvival Instagram Followers 266.9K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Anthony Porter

Bio 🌲 Wildlife Adventurer/Educator
💥 4X American Ninja Warrior
🎬 Like a David Attenborough with jokes
🤝 *****@iamsocial.la Instagram Handle @outdooranthony Instagram Followers 246K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

11. Laura Zerra

Bio Most likely out of service 🦇 🐺 Instagram Handle @laurazerra Instagram Followers 236.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. EJ Snyder

Bio #1 Survivalist in the World ~ NAKED & AFRAID 6x Legend,
DUAL SURVIVAL, 1ST MAN OUT,
25yrArmy Combat Vet Adventurer|Influencer|Entrepreneur & Biz Owner *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @ejsnyder333 Instagram Followers 230K Type Macro Gender Male

13. Step One Survival

Bio USMC Combat Veteran, Father of 4, Preparedness Consultant, Survivalist, Gunsmith, Archery, Reloading, Martial Artist, Leathercrafter 🙏🇺🇸⚔🥊🥋🎯 *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @steponesurvival Instagram Followers 170.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

14. Jeff Zausch

Bio * 10X Naked & Afraid Champ 🇲🇬🇨🇴🇵🇭🇧🇸🇺🇸🇵🇪🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🤐
* Celebrity Host of Dual Survival @Discovery
* Patanova.com Adventure Tours *****@isu.edu Instagram Handle @jeffzausch Instagram Followers 155.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Matt Wright

Bio Custom Knife 🔪Maker• 🇺🇸Veteran• Survival Instructor & 11x @nakedandafraid All-Star• “First Man Out” S2• Pro Hunting Guide🏹
ExtremeInstinct.com *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @extreme_instinct Instagram Followers 133.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +10% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

16. Dr. Teimojin Tan

Bio Preparing You for Everyday Emergencies
ER Doc, Veteran, Survivalist @historytv
📧 *****@survivaldoctors.com
Save Lives when Help is Delayed 👇 Instagram Handle @survival.doctors Instagram Followers 131K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Wargeh Bushcraft

Bio Official account of the Wargeh Bushcraft Youtube channel. Instagram Handle @wargeh_bushcraft Instagram Followers 129.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

18. Amber Hargrove

Bio Discovery Channel Naked & Afraid 6 seasons, Shooter, Angler, US Army Veteran, Alligator wrestler, Grunt Style BA @gruntstyle *****@hotmail.com Instagram Handle @amber_combat_survivalist Instagram Followers 114.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -4% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Kelso & Sassy

Bio Bushcraft Wizard, @bushcraftsassy sidekick
Stick manipulator, Wilderness skills Doer
Tryer of things and stuff
Currently on an epic quest. Instagram Handle @bushcraftkelso Instagram Followers 108K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

20. Matt Graham

Bio • Former Stone Age Hunter Gatherer
• Nature Education / Earth Skills
• Film Presenter / Nat Geo, Discovery
• Guide , Author, Runner , Designer *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mattgraham_earthskills Instagram Followers 100.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

21. Andrea Steinberg

Bio Bushcraft, Hunting, Archery and more…
📍Hamburg - Germany 🇩🇪
Ambassador of @spypointcamera - @vornequipment *****@gmx.de Instagram Handle @bushcraft_alli Instagram Followers 96.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Will Lord

Bio Stepping back into the Stone Age isn’t just my craft, it’s my way of life. If you’re ready to explore the old ways, your journey starts here… *****@will-lord.co.uk Instagram Handle @will_lord_prehistoric_survival Instagram Followers 87.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +46% Type Micro Gender Male youtube.com/channel/UCtwl.. + Follow Get Email Contact

23. Creek Stewart

Bio Wilderness Survival Instructor. Television Host. Author. I teach how God hardwired provision into Creation @wildgodrevival Host of @godinthewildtv *****@creekstewart.com Instagram Handle @creekstewart Instagram Followers 74.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Male willowhavenoutdoor.com + Follow Get Email Contact

24. Steven Kelly

Bio UK Commando Survivalist
2 x Naked & Afraid (Discovery)
Naked Alone & Racing Home (E4)
Bear Grylls Wild Reckoning (BBC 1)
🎙️ Survival Debrief Podcast *****@live.co.uk Instagram Handle @survival_ste Instagram Followers 65.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Cody Lundin

Bio CODY LUNDIN is an internationally recognized professional survival instructor with more than 30 years of teaching experience. *****@codylundin.com Instagram Handle @codylundinsurvival Instagram Followers 61.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +8% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Ky Furneaux

Bio Award-Winning Author
Award-Winning Hollywood Stunt Performer
Host & Contributor Across Multiple TV Productions
Survival Consultant
“Prepared for Life” Instagram Handle @kyfurneaux Instagram Followers 60.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +25% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Louie Seddon

Bio ↟ ALONE CONTESTANT uk series1🪓
🪓🤠🏕️🏍️| 📍UK *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @louie.seddon Instagram Followers 53.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

28. Alex Bushcraft

Bio Welcome to the world of bushcraft ⛺️🔥 #bushcraft
Watch video "Bushcraft and Survival
⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Instagram Handle @bushcraft_my_world Instagram Followers 53.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

29. Kevin Estela

Bio Multi-Media Content Creator, Training and Consultation, Procurer of the Best Survival Equipment Available.
www.kevinestela.com
www.estelaready.com *****@fieldcraftsurvival.com Instagram Handle @estelawilded Instagram Followers 36.1K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

30. Carley Schwoerer

Bio Where nature meets art, off the grid
Bushcrafter, wilderness instructor, falconer, artist Instagram Handle @carley_rabbit Instagram Followers 35.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Andrew Ranger Survival & Fieldcraft

Bio Survivalist, Hunter, Woodsman, Infantryman, and Instructor. *****@yahoo.com Instagram Handle @rangersurvivalfieldcraft Instagram Followers 32K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

32. Megan Hine

Bio Making the Inaccessible Accessible
@psyche_media_solutions
Producer /Safety Adventure film projects
Presenter-Author-Speaker-Survival/Wilderness Guide *****@meganhine.com Instagram Handle @megan_hine Instagram Followers 31.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Doug Flinders

Bio Nemophilist. All Original content.
An Outdoorsmen who likes testing outdoor gear.
Wilderness Survival Instructor Ontario🇨🇦 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @flindersadventures Instagram Followers 27.5K Type Micro Get Email Contact

34. Luke McLaughlin

Bio Teaching how to live a life connected to the natural world w/ Earthskills & community 🌱🏹🔥 🌿 AVL NC. 10 month, immersion program 🍂 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @luke.holistic.survival.school Instagram Followers 22.2K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

35. Cat Bigney

Bio TV-Host/Producer/Educator/Artist/Explorer/Human🏜️🏔️National Geographic, Discovery, Netflix, PBS 🗿📍🌎 off-grid often *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @catbigney Instagram Followers 18.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Jakub Kasprzak

Bio 🌲 Modern bushcraft & outdoor
🧭 Lider wypraw
🏕️ Top30 bushcraft influencerów wg FeedSpot
🎥 YouTube ⬇️
🎒 @gregorypacks @lesovik_outdoor *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bushcraft.jack Instagram Followers 18.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

37. Richard Spicer

Bio Rick Spicer - @packratoc
*Conservationist
*Outdoor educator
*Ambassador for @hultsbruk1697 & @thegrayl
*Director of the @brewhabushwhack Instagram Handle @packratbushcraft Instagram Followers 16.4K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

38. Karie Lee

Bio I teach you the skills you need to thrive in wilderness and life, from primitive skills and herbalism to energy healing. Book Your Next Experience 👇🏼 Instagram Handle @karie_lee_knoke Instagram Followers 15.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Amos Rodriguez

Bio Survival & Ancestral Skills Practitioner
Exec. Board @whitepinewilderness
Alone Season 7 @history *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @amosrodriguezsurvival Instagram Followers 10.5K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

40. Mykel Hawke

Bio Special Ops Officer Enlisted Combat Vet, Ret. & Media Guy
🙏🕊️⚖️💙🌎🇺🇲🇺🇦🇵🇸🇮🇷🇻🇪🇪🇨🇨🇺🚫🇮🇱
No Tyranny. Pray for Peace. De Oppresso Liber. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mrmykelhawke Instagram Followers 8K Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

41. Tyler White

Bio Father, soldier, outdoorsman, survivalist, martial artist.
Check out my YouTube here.
https://www.youtube.com/tjacksurvival *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @tyler_white_tjack Instagram Followers 3.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

42. Jamie Frizzell

Bio CEO - @v12.autocare
5x Survivalist on Discovery Channel Naked & Afraid *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @wildmanfrizzell Instagram Followers 2.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

43. Sunny Forsythe

Bio @nakedandafraid season 17 Feb 18, 2024
Adventure Photographer, Guide for hire.
Wilderness Survivalist, backpacker and hiker. Instagram Handle @sunnymia_nakedandafraid Instagram Followers 2.7K Type Nano Get Email Contact

44. Toney Nester

Bio I taught survival courses for 30 years and now write survival & mantracking thrillers full-time, under the pen name JT Sawyer. *****@apathways.com Instagram Handle @tonynester Instagram Followers 2.2K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

45. Luke Nichols

Bio Luke Joseph Nichols (born October 3, 1978) is an American attorney and YouTuber best known for the channel Outdoor Boys, where he primarily produced content on backcountry camping, bushcraft, survival, and outdoor cooking. He launched the Outdoor Boys YouTube channel in May 2015, and as of May 2026, the channel has more than 19 million subscribers. *****@night.coMORE Instagram Handle @outdoorboyschannel Instagram Followers 1.5M Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Mega Gender Male Get Email Contact

46. Melissa Miller

Bio That knife girl. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @melissabackwoods Instagram Followers 230K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

47. Calculated Survival

Bio Emergency Survival Simplified for Everyday People.
Youtube Channel: Calculated Survival *****@calculatedsurvival.com Instagram Handle @calculated_survival Instagram Followers 17.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

48. Survival Nurse

Bio ᴀɴ ɪɴᴄᴜʀᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏᴘᴛɪᴍɪsᴛ ʟᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ғɪɢʜᴛ/ғʟʏ
🔫ғɪʀᴇᴀʀᴍs 🏹ᴀʀᴄʜᴇʀʏ🥋ʙᴊᴊ ʙʟᴜᴇ
💉ʀɴ: ᴛʀᴀᴜᴍᴀ | ʙᴜʀɴs | ɪᴄᴜ | ᴇʀ | ᴛxᴘ
🏔sᴜʀᴠɪᴠᴀʟ 🌍 ɴɢᴏ ʟɪғᴇ
🐼 ʙʟᴀsɪᴀɴ👇🏽 ʙɪɴɢᴘᴏᴛ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @survivalnurse Instagram Followers 16.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

49. Luxon Bushcraft

Bio 🕯️🏕️🛖Follow me on YOUTUBE 🔔🔔▶️ 🔔🔔⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @luxonbushcraft Instagram Followers 10.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

50. Chattanooga Bushcraft

Bio All photos are mine/ Bushcraft/ Photography,
Collector and user of Hand Made Knives,and tools. Photos not to be used without permission!!!!! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @chattanoogabushcraft Instagram Followers 9.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

51. John Hudson

Bio Chief Instructor UK Military Survival - Extreme Environments, Psychological Perseverance. Writing, Designing, Speaking, Broadcasting and Tea Drinking *****@wolfsongmedia.co.uk Instagram Handle @johnhudsonsurvival Instagram Followers 9.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

52. Brooke Benham Wright

Bio 🔪@extreme_instinct Knives & Survival 🔥@nakedandafraid survivalist •ADVENTURESS of the YEAR 🏹 🐊 Instagram Handle @outdoorsbrooke Instagram Followers 8.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact