Real Civil Engineer

About

English engineer and YouTuber, known for playing mainly City Builder games, as well as ones relating to bridges, that he engineers in real life, and roads. His channel, Real Civil Engineer, found success through its Poly Bridge 2 streams, where he played the provided levels and then later re-created real life bridges in the game. He has over 2.5 million subscribers to his YouTube channel and he streams occasionally on Twitch.

Before Fame

His education and career background is in engineering. He started uploading to YouTube on June 4th 2020. 

Trivia

His YouTube gaming channel focuses on building-oriented games, such as Cities: Skylines and Poly Bridge. The channel also features weekly content, including game giveaways and engineering chaos. Real Civil Engineer has also released albums, including Trust Me I'm An Engineer (2022) and Now That's What I Call Engineering (2024). He is known for teaching his viewers from his engineering background, like explaining why certain bridge designs work better at withstanding weight than others. 

Family Life

His name is Matt Holmes and he is from England.

Associated With

As an YouTuber who relies on his engineering background, his videos are similar to those of Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day.