Chris Dorsey’s Outdoor World Shatters YouTube Growth Records
Dorsey Pictures announces the hit YouTube Channel @chrisdorseysoutdoorworld has reached 50,000 subscriber and 20 million view milestones in just 11 months, making it the fastest-growing YouTube channel in the outdoor space. The channel launched in mid-February of 2023, and with minimal marketing and advertising has rapidly grown into the premier destination on YouTube for high production value hunting and fishing content.
Chris Dorsey’s Outdoor World features more than 400 videos and 70 shorts filmed across the globe from Dorsey’s world’s largest outdoor library of over 60 outdoor series, with new content uploaded daily. The channel is a feast for aficionados of outdoor sports, with highlights from African dangerous game to hunts across North America, South America, Europe, and the South Pacific…species from Cape buffalo to elk, deer, bear, moose, and sheep to some of the planet’s best fresh and saltwater angling.
“After spending nearly three decades creating hunting and fishing content for a multitude of television and other platforms, we’ve amassed a 150,000-hour HD library waiting to be mined,” said Dorsey Television Founder and CEO Chris Dorsey. “YouTube is a worthwhile home for this collection of best-in-class outdoor entertainment, and now our global fans and followers can enjoy a constantly growing collection of content for free.”
Chris Dorsey has been called the ‘brand-father’ of outdoor television having helped create and launch nearly 60 series in the outdoor genre and an equal number of series in mainstream television, including for such networks as ABC, Discovery Channel, History Channel, HGTV, Travel, DIY, ESPN, WGN America, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Destination America, Oxygen, and all the outdoor networks. Dorsey formerly served as editor in chief of Sports Afield and Ducks Unlimited magazines, is the award-winning author of 12 books, and is a regular contributor to Forbes. His work also has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Newsweek, and The Robb Report. He’s among the world’s most widely traveled hunters having taken the 29 big game species of North America, the deadly seven species of Africa, the spiral horns of Africa and the wild turkey world slam. He’s a member of the Outdoor Legends Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Ray Scott Trailblazer Award as well as the Curt Gowdy Memorial Award. Dorsey has also served in board and advisory positions of numerous conservation and sporting advocacy organizations.