Progetto Happiness: Travel YouTuber, Happiness Quest, Videos and Team Style
Who is Progetto Happiness? Italian happiness project 3.21M subs, 1.1K videos. Giuseppe Bertuccio, Foreign Legion, Ayahuasca. Verified Oct 2026.
Key takeaways
- Progetto Happiness is an Italian documentary project with 3.21M subscribers and 1,145 videos.
- Founded 2019 by Giuseppe Bertuccio D'Angelo with a pro crew: cinematographers, producer, editors, sound design.
- One quest worldwide: what is happiness — from Cali hitmen to Sardinian centenarians to the Foreign Legion.
- Multi-million-view episodes: Ayahuasca 4.9M, Cali 4.8M, Foreign Legion 3M, untouchable village 3.2M.
Quick facts
| Information | Detail |
|---|---|
| Creator | Giuseppe Bertuccio D’Angelo + crew, Italian |
| YouTube channel | Progetto Happiness — @ProgettoHappiness |
| Country / origin | Italy, independent since 2019 (verified) |
| Language | Italian, English titles and reach |
| Content type | Happiness-quest documentaries, 30–60 min episodes |
| Subscribers | ~3.21M, ~1.1K videos, ~388M views (2026) |
| Main destinations | Colombia, France, India, Bangladesh, Ecuador, Sardinia |
| YouTube start | Joined 2017, project launched 2019 |
| Crew | Cinematographers, producer, editors, sound design |
| Newsletter | Happy News, 15K readers; Instagram 503K |
Who is Progetto Happiness?
Progetto Happiness is an independent Italian project that turned one question — what is happiness? — into one of Europe’s most-watched documentary channels. Founded in 2019 from an idea by Giuseppe Bertuccio D’Angelo, it travels from the remotest villages to the biggest metropolises on every continent, bringing to light voices, faces and life philosophies that rarely find space elsewhere.
Unlike solo vloggers, this is a professional crew: author and host Giuseppe, cinematographers Nicola Guaita and Davide Fantuzzi, producer and co-author Stefano Reposi, editing by Guaita and Gianmarco Garimberti, dedicated sound design and mix. The result looks like television but thinks like anthropology — long episodes of 30 to 60 minutes that stay inside difficult worlds: a night with hitmen in Cali’s most dangerous neighbourhood, weeks inside the French Foreign Legion, twenty years with Indian ascetics who never lower an arm, days with Sardinian centenarians.
By 2026 the project counts 3.21M YouTube subscribers, 503K Instagram followers and 15K Happy News readers, and calls itself one of Italy’s most-followed voices in meaningful travel. The manifesto says it plainly: happiness is not a formula but a mosaic of human experiences.
Its YouTube journey
1. Launch (2017–2019). Channel opens in 2017; the Happiness project format launches in 2019 with a crew and a quest.
2. Breakout documentaries (2019–2023). Voodoo, Kara warriors and legion-adjacent films build millions of views; the channel passes one then two million subscribers.
3. Peak formato (2023–2026). Ayahuasca 4.9M, Cali hitmen 4.8M, Foreign Legion 3M and India’s untouchable village 3.2M land in quick succession; 2026 adds Cox’s Bazar, Sardinian centenarians and sadhu episodes at 3.21M subscribers.
What kind of travel content does Progetto Happiness make?
- Happiness investigations. One human question per episode, answered by immersion.
- Danger-zone documentaries. Cali favelas, far-right marches in Poland, refugee camps.
- Military embeds. Inside the Foreign Legion, Italy’s Folgore paratroopers.
- Spiritual extremes. Ayahuasca rituals, Jain monks, Indian sadhus, voodoo ceremonies.
- Longevity stories. Sardinian centenarians and the island of long life.
- Tribal portraits. Kara warriors of Ethiopia and remote village life.
What it does not do: daily vlogs, luxury content or presenter-led comedy travel.
Countries and destinations covered by Progetto Happiness
Five continents, one question:
Signature regions
- Colombia — Cali hitmen nights and favela stories.
- France — Inside the Foreign Legion, its toughest-soldiers flagship.
- India — untouchable villages, extreme ascetics, Jain monks.
- Bangladesh — Cox’s Bazar, the world’s largest refugee camp.
- Ecuador — Ayahuasca, its most-watched film at 4.9M.
- Italy — Sardinian centenarians and home-ground longevity.
Walk the quiet side of its map: Cartagena Silent Walk for colonial calm, Medellin Silent Walk for mountain-city light, Paris Silent Walk for canal mornings, Varanasi Silent Walk for river rituals, Kandy Silent Walk for tea-hill quiet, Luang Prabang Silent Walk for river dusk. It films humanity at full intensity; we give you the silent hour after.
Check @ProgettoHappiness videos tab for the newest uploads.
Progetto Happiness videos to discover
1. Ayahuasca: the most powerful medicine
- Ecuador flagship at 4.9M views.
2. Hitmen: a night in Cali
- Favela danger-zone documentary at 4.8M.
3. Inside the Foreign Legion
- France embed at 3M views.
4. The untouchable village
- India caste story at 3.2M views.
5. Living 20 years without lowering your arm
- Sadhu ascetics at 1.3M views.
6. The island of centenarians
- Sardinia longevity at 706K views.
7. Inside the largest refugee camp
- Cox’s Bazar at 618K views.
Search exact titles; 1,145 videos live in the archive.
Progetto Happiness travel style
- Narration: Thoughtful Italian, host-led, English-titled episodes.
- Camera: Cinema-grade, crew-shot, composed documentary frames.
- Sound: Designed mix, location voices, scored passages.
- Length: Long episodes of 30 to 60 minutes plus interview extras.
- Independence: Independent project, sponsor slots disclosed.
- Budget: Production-scale travel, never luxury-flexed.
- Ethics: Consent-led embeds; vulnerable people centred, not exploited.
Difference: Progetto films humanity at maximum volume; Silent Walk gives you the same world at minimum volume.
Who is the Progetto Happiness channel for?
- Documentary lovers: Cinema-grade episodes with a thesis.
- Meaning seekers: Happiness as a travel question.
- Italian audiences: One of Italy’s biggest travel voices.
- Anthropology fans: Tribes, rituals, closed worlds.
- Long-form viewers: Hour-long immersions, not clips.
- Not for: Daily vlogs, luxury or comedy travel.
Destinations inspired by Progetto Happiness on Global Silent Walks
- After colonial calm: Cartagena Silent Walk.
- After mountain-city light: Medellin Silent Walk.
- After canal mornings: Paris Silent Walk.
- After river rituals: Varanasi Silent Walk.
- After tea-hill quiet: Kandy Silent Walk.
- After river dusk: Luang Prabang Silent Walk.
Independent bridges, no shared footage or promotion.
Explore the destination differently
Its episodes run at human-maximum volume — rituals, danger, revelation. A silent walk runs at breath volume. After Cali’s intensity, reset on a Cartagena dawn wall or a Luang Prabang riverbank. Use Progetto to feel the question, then use us to sit with it quietly.
Start with World Destinations.
Official socials
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ProgettoHappiness — 3.21M
- Instagram: 503K followers
- Newsletter: Happy News, 15K readers
- Output: 1,145 videos, 388M views
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FAQ
Who is Progetto Happiness?
Italian documentary project founded 2019 by Giuseppe Bertuccio D’Angelo with a professional crew.
How many subscribers?
3.21M on YouTube with 1,145 videos and 388M views.
What does it film?
Happiness-quest documentaries: legionnaires, hitmen, ascetics, centenarians, tribes.
Biggest videos?
Ayahuasca 4.9M, Cali hitmen 4.8M, Foreign Legion 3M, untouchable village 3.2M.
What language?
Italian with English titles and international reach.
Still active in 2026?
Yes — India, Sardinia and Cox’s Bazar episodes drew millions.
Sources
- Official: https://www.youtube.com/@ProgettoHappiness
- progettohappiness.com: founded 2019, 2.7M subs stated, 503K IG, 15K newsletter, 900 contents
- Episode data 2025–2026: Ayahuasca 4.9M, Cali 4.8M, Foreign Legion 3M, untouchable village 3.2M
- Crew credits: Guaita, Fantuzzi, Reposi, Garimberti; sound design and mix
Data verified October 10, 2026.
Last verification: October 10, 2026.
