One of India’s leading travel influencers, Anunay Sood, has unfortunately passed away, according to a new social media update on his Instagram profile. He was 32 years old. Sood’s personal final SNS activity was recorded from Las Vegas, USA.
His “family and friends” shared the devastating news via Instagram on Thursday morning, November 6. “It is with deep sadness that we share the news of our beloved Anunay Sood’s passing,” the post stated. “We kindly ask for your understanding and privacy as we navigate this difficult time. We humbly request you to avoid gathering crowd near personal property.”
Who was Anunay Sood?
Although based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sood completed his schooling and graduation in India, as per his LinkedIn profile. He was born in Uttarakhand, as per Social Nation. Listed as a co-founder of a Dubai-based marketing services company called Meta Social, he started his professional journey as a sales and marketing executive. From 2015 to 2017, he also served as a social media manager for Boltt Sports Technologies Pvt Ltd in addition to having worked at at AI Nafis Properties at one point.
He primarily earned social media fame as a self-identified “serial entrepreneur” and “travel vlogger.” As a travel photographer, the Indian influencer had even been featured in National Geographic India, Conde Nast Traveller India and Lonely Planet India, according to his YouTube channel, where he had nearly 400,000 followers.
His yesteryear Forbes India’s Top 100 Digital Stars profile reads: “The travel influencer and YouTuber is known for his passion for cars, travel and adventure. He has explored nearly 40 countries and has been featured in National Geographic India, Conde Nast Traveller India, and Lonely Planet India. He runs a digital and performance marketing company based in Dubai.”
Travel influencer Anunay Sood’s final social media activity
Sood published his final YouTube video two days ago. It was titled, “Exploring the Hidden Side of Switzerland | Places Tourists Never Visit.” On the contrary, his last SNS update on Instagram captured clicks of his presumably recent Las Vegas outing.
“Still can’t believe I spent the weekend surrounded by legends and dream machines,” he captioned the carousel post. “Which one would you take for a spin??”
On the basis of his IG update, the star-studded event took place at the five-star hotel Wynn Las Vegas. The very first snap featured in the carousel post caught Anunay posing alongside Fast and Furious star Sung Kang. Other camera clicks turned the focus onto Bugati and Pagani supercars being the main characters at the 2025 Wynn Concours, the fourth annual edition of the show held over this past weekend.
His Instagram feed boasted 1.4 million followers. A two-year-old IG post on his profile even snapped him dancing the night away at a Gujarati garba celebration. At the time, he was accompanied by several other influencers, including Apoorva Makhija, at the joyous occasion.
Anunay Sood’s career highlights as travel vlogger
Capturing his global adventures, the wanderlust had come to be celebrated as one of the leading travel influencers in India. Consequently, his camera-worthy traves also landed him glorious shout-outs by Forbes, Cosmopolitan and Travel % Leisure.
For three years in a row (2022, 2023 and 2024), Sood was honoured in the Forbes India “Top 100 Digital Stars” list. Over the years, he collaborated with tourism banners and other brands like Switzerland Tourism, Visit Saudi and Airtel.