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CREATOR · @helenjzhao

Helen Zhao

Who’s moving. Who’s leaving. Why it matters. Former CNBC videojournalist covering modern migration trends. I make data and character-driven explainers that break down the economic and emotional forces uprooting people from one place to anot…

Subscribers
17K
Videos
101
Avg. views
46K
Long-form %
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About this channel

Helen Zhao covers Mexico. The channel publishes weekly and is currently uploading regularly.

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Filming record

where the cameras have been, from title evidence

Helen Zhao (@helenjzhao) is a travel channel with 17K subscribers and 101 published videos. Title evidence in our corpus of 50 recent uploads places its cameras in 12 countries; the most recent located shoot is Mexico (Aug 2026).

Country Videos First seen Last seen Most-viewed located upload
Mexico 13 Dec 2025 Aug 2026 Californians moving to Tijuana, Mexico for a better life 417K views
United States 6 Sep 2025 Jul 2026 The “best city in the world” is filling up with American immigra… 137K views
Switzerland 6 Jan 2026 Apr 2026 Why the Swiss are leaving Switzerland 90K views
Argentina 3 Oct 2025 May 2026 Patagonia’s most underrated adventure isn’t a hike - it’s a driv… 2K views
United Arab Emirates 3 Sep 2025 May 2026 How Chicago was screwed by Abu Dhabi 3K views
Vietnam 3 Jul 2025 Sep 2025 Why expats moving to Vietnam are called “Losers Back Home” 842K views
Egypt 2 Nov 2025 Feb 2026 Why young Egyptians are desperate to leave Egypt 2K views
Portugal 2 Nov 2025 Nov 2025 Why Americans living in Portugal struggle to fit in 4K views
South Africa 1 Jul 2026 Jul 2026 More Americans moving to South Africa for a better life, and it’… 188K views
Colombia 1 Jul 2026 Jul 2026 Americans flocking to Colombia in record numbers. Early expats a… 17K views
Indonesia 1 May 2026 May 2026 3 Bali hidden gems in 1 day: guided tour for $25 1K views
Ireland 1 May 2026 May 2026 Twice as many Americans moving to Ireland for a better life 15K views

METHOD · Destinations matched against video titles only, whole words, from the 50 uploads in our corpus. Each row links its evidence.

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Top videos

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