Dariusz Hoffmann

Dariusz Hoffmann
OccupationsEntertainer, educator, YouTuber, IT specialist
YouTube information
Channels
Years active2011–present
Genres
Subscribers
  • 1,240,000 (SciFun)
  • 345,000 (Tube Raiders)
Views
  • 249,000,000 (SciFun)
  • 21,000,000 (Tube Raiders)
Last updated: 13 January 2026

Dariusz Hoffmann (Polish: [ˈda.rjuʂ ˈxɔf.man]) is a Polish educator and entertainer, publishing popular science educational videos on his YouTube channel, titled SciFun. Created in 2011, it is one of the most popular Polish-language popular science channels on the platform, with videos dedicated to among others, scientific facts and trivia, experiments, and analysis and debunking of pseudoscientific content. In January 2026, it had 1.24 million subscribers. Together with his brother, Marek Hoffmann, he also hosts YouTube channel Tube Raiders, where they publish travel and urban exploration vlogs, which in January 2026, had 345,000 subscribers.

Biography

Dariusz Hoffmann was born and grew up in Poznań, Poland.[1] He has a degree in the information technology.[2][3][4]

He created a Polish-language popular science channel SciFun on YouTube in 2011.[1][5] He began publishing videos on it in early 2012, after the success of his popular science blog, titled Nietuzinkowy Blog Naukowy (lit. 'Unconventional Science Blog').[1][2] In his videos, he talks about scientific facts and trivia, conducts experiments, and analyses and debunks pseudoscientific content.[2][3][6] He also created miniseries such as videos dedicated to debunking modern flat Earth beliefs, and a documentary series dedicated to the Titan submersible, and its implosion in 2023, during an expedition to view the wreck of the Titanic.[6] SciFun is one of the most popular Polish-language popular science channels on YouTube, having over 1.24 million subscribers and over 249 million views on its videos, as of January 2026.[5][6]

In 2017, Hoffmann was invited to the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany, a branch of the European Space Agency.[7][8] Together with five other internet influencers from European countries, he underwent training, culminating in a parabolic flight in a reduced-gravity aircraft.[7][9][10] The event was organized as part of the Andromeda Initiative, in cooperation between the European Space Agency and Electronic Arts, to promote the release of action role-playing video game Mass Effect: Andromeda.[7][8]

His older brother, Marek Hoffman, is also a youtuber, operating the channel AdBuster, where he posts videos about brand management, product reviews, and vlogs.[1][11] In January 2026, it had around 1.3 million subscribers, and over 265 million views.[12] In 2013, they created together a YouTube channel titled Tube Raiders, where they publish travel and urban exploration vlogs.[1][13] In January 2026, it had around 345,000 subscribers, and over 21 million views.[14] In 2016, Dariusz Hoffman was nominated in two categories for the Grand Video Award, in popular science for the SciFun video Liczba galaktyk w ziarnku piasku (lit. 'The Number of Galaxies in a Grain of Sand'), and in hobby, for the Tube Raiders video Umocnienia helskie (lit. 'Hel Fortifications').[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "SciFun: Od dziecka byłem urodzonym naukowcem [wideo]". poznan.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 5 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Justyna Suchecka (23 December 2014). "Siedmiu milionerów naukowych z YouTube'a". wyborcza.pl (in Polish).
  3. ^ a b "SciFun: Eksperymentuje, aby pokazać złożoność wszechświata. Zobaczcie jego filmy!". poznan.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 13 May 2013.
  4. ^ Michał Fal (27 September 2013). "Darek Hoffmann, twórca SciFun: nauczyciele puszczają moje filmy na lekcjach". natemat.pl (in Polish).
  5. ^ a b "SciFun". youtube.com.
  6. ^ a b c Jakub Tyszkowski (4 July 2025). "SciFun na Patronite! W krótkim czasie zebrał ogromną kwotę". vibez.pl (in Polish).
  7. ^ a b c "Astronaut training for Mass Effect: Andromeda". esa.int. 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Mass Effect: Andromeda teams up with European Space Agency for real world astronaut training". blog.playstation.com (in Polish). 4 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Firma Electronic Arts połączyła siły z Europejską Agencją Kosmiczną, aby umożliwić sześciu twórcom internetowym udział w szkoleniu astronauty". publicrelations.pl (in Polish). 17 March 2017.
  10. ^ Dariusz Hoffmann (25 April 2017). "Mój Lot Paraboliczny". youtube.com.
  11. ^ "AdBuster z Poznania obala reklamowe mity". poznan.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 24 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Marek 'AdBuster' Hoffmann". youtube.com.
  13. ^ "Tube Raiders: Gdzie można dojść poznańskimi kanałami? [WIDEO]". poznan.naszemiasto.pl (in Polish). 13 January 2014.
  14. ^ "Tube Raiders". youtube.com.
  15. ^ "Poznaj nominowanych do finału Grand Video Awards 2016". nck.pl (in Polish). 24 November 2016.
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