Ollie Bye
Ollie Bye (born 1998) is an English cartographerand illustrator who makes animated historical mapping videos on YouTube.
Career
Bye started making maps on his computer as a hobby. He soon learnt how to use maps in a frame by frame format, putting several together to form an animated mapping video. In 2016 he published the video The History of the World: Every Year. He soon developed an interest in Indian History and has since published multiple videos on the subject. He has made illustrations on a wide range of subjects from the history of nations to the spread of ideas and growth of populations. His videos on Europe and elsewhere have been used as a teaching source on several occasions.
Ollie Bye has 230 thousand subscribers on YouTube and is the second most subscribed videomapper, behind EmperorTigerstar. His cumulative views exceed 50 million.
Career
Bye started making maps on his computer as a hobby. He soon learnt how to use maps in a frame by frame format, putting several together to form an animated mapping video. In 2016 he published the video The History of the World: Every Year. He soon developed an interest in Indian History and has since published multiple videos on the subject. He has made illustrations on a wide range of subjects from the history of nations to the spread of ideas and growth of populations. His videos on Europe and elsewhere have been used as a teaching source on several occasions.
Ollie Bye has 230 thousand subscribers on YouTube and is the second most subscribed videomapper, behind EmperorTigerstar. His cumulative views exceed 50 million.
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