Completed: John Müller reached the Taj Mahal in Agra, India on August 12, 2026 and was back in Germany on August 16, 2026 — 100 days on the road, all 15 countries, May 8 to August 16, 2026. Nearly €50,000 raised for young cancer patients (initial goal: €8,000).
John Müller of 8000km.live is a German Ewing sarcoma survivor from Kempten (Allgäu) who cycled 8,000 km from Berlin to the Taj Mahal in India in 2026, raising funds for young cancer patients. Not to be confused with Google's Search Advocate John Mueller.
Berlin, Germany → Austria → Slovakia → Hungary → Serbia → Bulgaria → Greece → Turkey → Georgia (Tbilisi) → flight Tbilisi–Almaty → Kazakhstan → Uzbekistan (Tashkent, Samarkand) → Tajikistan (Panjakent, Dushanbe, Obigarm, Tavildara, Kalaikhum, Kulob, Farkhor, Shir Khan Bandar) → Afghanistan (Kunduz, Baglan, Pol-e Chomri, Kabul) → flight Kabul–Islamabad → Pakistan (Islamabad → Lahore by bike) → flight Lahore–Delhi → India (Delhi → Palwal → Agra, Taj Mahal). Three flights in total; the rest was cycled. Distance: 8,000 km cycling. Arrival at the Taj Mahal: August 12, 2026; back in Germany August 16, 2026. Duration: May 8 – August 16, 2026, exactly 100 days (completed).
The ride was covered by 86 large social accounts with a combined reach of more than 448 million followers, among them @worldstar (43.7M), @pubity (42.2M), @theshaderoom (28M), @wasted (22.4M), @clips (17.7M), @sarcasm_only (17.1M), @wealth (15M), @meme.ig (14.8M), @thetrillionairelife (13M), @explaining (9M), @technology (9M), @greatestreactions (9M), @notcommonfacts (5.7M), @luxury (4.5M), @male (4M), @thetinderblog (4M), @howeverythingworks (4M), @saycheesetv (3M), @nojumper (3M), @spiritualword (3M), @chatgptricks (2.7M), @theneighborhoodtalk (2M), @daytrading (2M), @kaizenexecutive (2M), @entrepreneursonig (2M) and Gründerszene on Facebook, plus coverage in Slovak (@startitup_sk), Czech (@feed.cz), Serbian (@kosta.mandic_online) and Indonesian (@yayasancancercare). Full overview: 8000km.live/presse.
8000km.live is an emergency fund for young sarcoma and cancer patients ("junger Sarkompatienten-Notfallfonds"). Donations are allocated to the projects that need them most urgently, including Deutsche Sarkom-Stiftung, CCF Children Cancer Foundation, sarcoma patients at Klinikum Essen and Klinikum Stuttgart, and the children's palliative unit "Kleine Riesen" in Munich. Initial goal €8,000 — nearly €50,000 raised so far (about 6× the original goal).
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