A 'handsome friend boy' joins Kayli King on a clear-water hike
Her paddle-and-hike Short drew nearly 100,000 views on its first day, and the comments are mostly about who came along.
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this is not more efficient it is strictly for the vibes #hikingadventures
Kayli King usually travels with a cat named Big Chungus and not much else. Her newest Short, "this is not more efficient it is strictly for the vibes," has company, and her viewers noticed right away.
Two days old, it already has more views than anything else she posted this week. Most of the comment section is about the man beside her on the trail. Many viewers call it a soft launch, others joke that a new recurring character has been unlocked, and a few think they spotted him in an earlier video, keeping Big Chungus company while Kayli was away. The rest are busy with the scenery: water so clear people keep remarking on it, a guess that the lake sits high in the mountains, and a round of chaotic checkers that several viewers vote for.
The week's other upload, "romanticizing these days forever," went up three days earlier, and the two are now gathering views at about the same daily pace. Behind them, a three-week-old hiking etiquette Short addressed to "the most irresponsible pooper you know" has passed a million views.
Overall the channel ran a little under its usual pace, adding about a thousand subscribers on its way to 406,000. Among the outdoors channels around her size, only Big Water Guy and Kirk Price gathered more views over the week, and both of them are having busy weeks of their own.
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What viewers say
Love the soft launch of this handsome friend boy 👀 hope yall had fun!
@savanthebananSee it on YouTubenew recurring character unlocked
@emailsfromamidatlanticprincessSee it on YouTubeThat water is insanely clear!!
@caitlyn1850See it on YouTube
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Chaotic checkers sound so fun! 😆
@CathCooksSee it on YouTubeI totally noticed him in another video and I’m just so happy for her honestly
@ShoobeeeeeeSee it on YouTubeGirl the toes got me hahaha
@leahh3068See it on YouTubeChaos checkers for the win! I looove paddle packing, ive always wanted to paddle in those gorgeous lakes in the eastern sierras
@gen_li7725See it on YouTubei've never been more happy for a stranger on ther internet!!!
@Bluebell20See it on YouTubecheckers for sure!!
@mmartin618See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on Kayli King right now
- Channel
- Kayli King
- Subscribers
- 406,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,305,943
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- October 6, 2026
- Video views so far
- 130,144
- Views on its first day
- 98,668
The numbers
Here is how Kayli King's channel moved over the past seven days.
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