Primitive Technology - wikipedia Primitive Technology `` Primitive technology '' redirects here. For early uses of technology, see History of technology. Primitive Technology John Plant Nationality Australian Education Bachelor of Science Website primitivetechnology.wordpress.com YouTube information Channel channel / UCAL3JXZSzSm8AlZyD3nQdBA Years active 2015 -- present Subscribers 8.4 million Total views 593 million Play buttons 100,000 subscribers 2015 1,000,000 subscribers 2016 Subscriber and view counts updated as of 24 / 7 / 2018. Primitive Technology is a YouTube channel run by and starring John Plant. Based in Far North Queensland, Australia, the series demonstrates the process of making tools and buildings using only materials found in the wild. Created in May 2015, the channel has gained over 8 million subscribers and over 560 million views as of May 2018. Contents 1 Background 2 Description 3 History 4 References 5 External links Background Plant describes his subject as a hobby, and he lives in a modern house and eats modern food. He stated in a comment on a January 2018 video that he owns the land on which he films the videos. He states on his website that he has no Aboriginal ancestry and has not received training from the Australian Army. In a correspondence with Michelle Castillo of CNBC in 2017, he stated that he was in his mid 30s. He also said he went to university and received a Bachelor of Science degree but `` did n't do anything with it '', and instead mowed lawns for a living while making Primitive Technology videos on the side. He stated his affinity for subsisting off of nature began at a young age : at 11, he would make huts by a creek behind his house using only natural materials. Description Each video guides viewers through the progress of one or more projects demonstrating the techniques and methods he uses to create tools or buildings. As he explains on his blog, he builds `` completely from scratch using no modern tools or materials '', only using what he can source from his natural environment, such as plant materials, clay, soil, and stones. Episodes of the series contain no speaking, and only minimal ambient sound. Text descriptions of actions on - screen appear in the closed - caption feature. History Plant created the Primitive Technology channel in May 2015. The first video was uploaded on 1 May 2015. Since that time, each of his videos has garnered millions of views. The channel amassed over 5.4 million subscribers and over 350 million views by September 2017. As of July 2018 it has over 8.2 million subscribers and over 579 million views. For the first two years of the channel 's existence the man in the videos remained anonymous. In June 2017 he identified himself as John Plant when he complained to Facebook that his videos were being stolen as a result of people reposting them on the website, and that the practice had cost him thousands of Australian dollars. References ^ Jump up to : Mooney, Paula ( 21 February 2016 ). `` Primitive Technology ' YouTube Guy Gets 31 Million Views : What 's The Name Of Shirtless, Silent Australian Man In The Videos ? ''. Inquisitr. Retrieved 21 November 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Primitive Technology Wordpress blog ' About ' page ''. Primitive Technology website. Retrieved 21 November 2016. Jump up ^ `` Primitive Technology 's highlighted reply ''. Retrieved 21 Jan 2018. ^ Jump up to : Castillo, Michelle ( 15 September 2017 ). `` How a YouTube star gained 5.4 million followers by mimicking the Stone Age ''. CNBC. Retrieved 23 September 2017. Jump up ^ Staff writer ( s ) ( 2 October 2017 ). `` Primitive Technology auf YouTube : Technik - Tipps aus der Vorzeit ''. Der Spiegel. Jump up ^ Staff writer ( s ) ( 28 September 2017 ). `` Nackter Oberkörper und zwei geschickte Hände : Steinzeit - Handwerker wird zum Youtube - Star ''. Aargauer Zeitung. ^ Jump up to : Kahn, Jennifer ( 1 December 2016 ). `` Letter of Recommendation : ' Primitive Technology ' '' -- via The New York Times. Jump up ^ `` ' Youtuber ' primitivo : Internet se rinde al canal de este ' McGyver ' prehistórico ''. El Mundo. Jump up ^ De Brito, Sam ( 8 July 2015 ). `` Who is that mysterious bushman ? ''. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 November 2016. Jump up ^ Stephens, Chase ( 5 April 2016 ). `` Watching This Guy Build A Hut Using Purely Primitive Technology Is Mesmerizing ''. The Daily Wire. Retrieved 22 September 2016. Jump up ^ `` About - Primitive Technology ''. YouTube. Retrieved 20 April 2018. Jump up ^ Michael, Peter ( 3 June 2017 ). `` Caveman YouTube neolithic skills sensation accuses Facebook of theft ''. The Sunday Mail. Retrieved 23 September 2017. 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Question: who is the guy in the primitive technology videos
Answer: John Plant.