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DanTDM
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Middleton in 2017
Personal information
BornDaniel Robert Middleton
(1991-11-08) 8 November 1991 (age 30)
Hampshire, England, UK
OccupationYouTuber, gamer, actor, author
Spouse(s)
Jemma Middleton
​
(m. 2013)​
YouTube information
Also known asTheDiamondMinecart
Channels
Years active2012–present
GenreGaming
Subscribers25.6 million (main channel)
Total views18.3 billion (main channel)
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg 100,000 subscribers 2013[1]
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg 1,000,000 subscribers 2013[2]
YouTube Diamond Play Button.svg 10,000,000 subscribers 2016[3][4]
Updated: 25 October 2021

Daniel Robert Middleton[5] (born 8 November 1991), better known online as DanTDM (formerly TheDiamondMinecart), is an English YouTuber, gamer, musician, author, and actor known for his video game commentaries.[6] His online video channels have covered many video games including Minecraft, Roblox and Pokémon.

His channel has been listed among the top YouTube channels in the United Kingdom.[7] In July 2015, he was listed as one of the most popular YouTubers in the world by viewership.[8] He has won several Kids' Choice Awards and set Guinness World Records for his gaming and presenting. In 2017, Middleton topped the Forbes list of Highest-Paid YouTube Stars, earning $16.5 million (about GB£12.2 million) in one year. As of November 2021, his YouTube channel has reached over 25.7 million subscribers, 18 billion video views, and has posted over 3,500 videos.

Early life

Daniel Middleton was born on 8 November 1991 in Aldershot, England as the elder of two siblings.[9] His parents divorced when he was a child.[9] He attended the University of Northampton where he studied music production.[10][11]

Career

In 2012, Middleton created TheDiamondMinecart, a gaming channel.[12] He changed his channel's name into TheDiamondMinecart // DanTDM, and then, on 12 December 2016, to DanTDM.[13][a] He currently produces videos out of his home studio in Wellingborough.[12] Middleton's content is largely targeted at children.[14]

He released a graphic novel called Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal on 6 October 2016.[15][16][17] The novel remained at the number one spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover graphic books for eleven weeks.[18] He was a featured guest at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and went on a book tour that included parts of the UK and a visit to New York City.[15][19][20][21] In 2017, he embarked on a tour through the United States and Australia.[22][23]

In 2017, he starred in a web series called DanTDM Creates a Big Scene starring himself and featuring other social media entertainers and actors.[24][25] The series premiered on 7 April 2017 exclusively for YouTube Red, YouTube's subscription service.[26] The show "follows DanTDM and his group of animated friends as they battle to keep their live show on the road".[27] and ran for six episodes.[28][29][30]

In 2019, Middleton ranked 41 in UK's Top 100 Influencer List by The Sunday Times,[31] which also estimated Middleton's net worth to be £25 million.[6] His online video channel originally focused primarily on the popular game Minecraft; as of January 2020, he has allocated part of his channel to playing random video games, community Discord challenges and reaction videos. Middleton also used to maintain a Minecraft Hardcore series which was a substantial part of his channel,[32] until he died within the game.

On March 24, 2021, Middleton started a channel dedicated to Minecraft videos under 5 minutes, called DanTDM Shorts.[33]

MC Championships

Starting October 2020, Middleton began competing in the Minecraft tournament MC Championships (debuting in MCC11) and has played every single one except MCC15, MCC16 and MCC17.

  • MC Championships 1-10: Did not participate.
  • MC Championships 11: Team Mustard Mummies.[34] Teamed with Quig, PearlescentMoon, SmallishBeans.
  • MC Championships 12: Team Purple Pandas.[35] Teamed with Smajor1995, Sapnap, ShubbleYT.
  • MC Championships 13: Team Coral Carollers.[36] Teamed with Krtzyy, Sapnap, Wispexe.
  • MC Championships 14: Team Yellow Yaks.[37] Teamed with Krtzyy, SB737, Sylvee.
  • MC Championships 15-17: Did not participate
  • MC Championships 18: Team Blue Banshees.[38][39] Teamed with PeteZahHutt, 5up, PearlescentMoon.

Personal life

In June 2013, when his channel exceeded 100,000 subscribers, he posted a video revealing his face for the first time.[1] Middleton married his girlfriend, Jemma, on 17 March 2013.[40] Their son, Asher, was born in 2020.[41]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes Refs
2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet eBoy Voice role; UK theatrical version [42][43]
2019 DanTDM Presents The Contest Himself Interactive cinema event [44]
2021 Free Guy Himself Cameo [45]
2022 Diamond Dimensions: Everafter Himself

Television

Year Title Role Notes Refs
2016 Skylanders Academy Cy Voice role; recurring [46]
2017 DanTDM Creates A Big Scene Himself YouTube Original mini-series; 6 episodes [47]

Video Games

Year Title Role Notes Refs
2016 Minecraft: Story Mode Himself Episode 6: "A Portal to Mystery" [48]

Other

Year Title Role Notes Refs
2019 DanTDM and Danni Tabor play Super Mario Maker 2! Himself TV commercial for Super Mario Maker 2 [49][50]

Awards and nominations

Publications

  • DanTDM (6 October 2016). Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-1409168393.
  • DanTDM (17 November 2016). Official DanTDM 2017 Diary and Activity Book: Lots of Things to Make and Do. Trapeze. ISBN 978-1409171188.

Notes

  1. ^ Although DanTDM's channel name has changed, the channel still lists itself as TheDiamondMinecart within its URL.

References

  1. ^ a b TDM Vlogs – 100,000 Subscribers, IRL & Events!. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  2. ^ The Diamond Minecart // DanTDM (17 September 2014). YouTube's Golden Award! – TheDiamondMinecart. Retrieved 11 February 2016 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ TheDiamondMinecart: DanTDM (28 March 2016). "10 Million Subscribers!!!!". Retrieved 8 June 2016 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ TheDiamondMinecart: DanTDM (30 July 2016). "Our Diamond Play Button!!!!". Retrieved 30 July 2016 – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Daniel Robert Middleton – Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b Agnew, Megan. "Dan Middleton interview: playing Minecraft on YouTube earned him £25m". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Top 100 YouTubers in United Kingdom Filtered by Subscribers". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  8. ^ Dredge, Stuart (1 September 2015). "The Diamond Minecart becomes most popular YouTube channel". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
  9. ^ a b DanTDM (10 December 2013). "Draw My Life - TheDiamondMinecart | 1,000,000 Subscriber Special". YouTube. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Former University of Northampton student named most wealthy YouTuber in the world, Forbes magazine reveals".
  11. ^ "Meet the YouTube star from Northants who's a multi-millionaire in his 20s". 6 December 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Dan Middleton's Minecraft videos a global hit". BBC News. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  13. ^ DanTDM (12 December 2016). "I'm Changing My Name..." Retrieved 1 April 2017 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ Anderson, Dan (2019). "DanTDM". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  15. ^ a b Merrell, Andrew (5 October 2016). "Bet you've not heard of the biggest star at literature festival?". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  16. ^ Cowdrey, Katherine. "YouTube's Dan the Diamond Minecart inks book deal - The Bookseller". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 26 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  17. ^ Staff (3 August 2016). "The On-Sale Calendar October 2016 Children's Books". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  18. ^ Listings on The New York Times Best Seller list per week: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4, Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8, Week 9, Week 10, Week 11, Week 12, when it fell to the second spot.
  19. ^ Merrell, Andrew (11 October 2016). "Hundreds rush Cheltenham Literature Festival tent to reach DanTDM". Gloucestershire Live. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  20. ^ Knox, Kelly (25 November 2016). "Take 'Minecraft' to the Next (Reading) Level With DanTDM's New Graphic Novel - GeekDad". geekdad.com. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  21. ^ DanTDM [@dantdm] (25 October 2016). "My Book in the U.S. & Mini U.S. Book Tour!!!: youtu.be/DsURl099Cog?a via @YouTube" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 February 2017 – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Grixti, Shannon (19 July 2017) "YouTuber DanTDM Is Touring Australia Again" Press Start AU.
  23. ^ IQ (15 February 2017). "Live Nation takes YouTuber DanTDM on US tour - IQ Magazine: Live Music Business News". iq-mag.net. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  24. ^ Milligan, Mercedes (16 February 2017). "YouTube Red Slates First Original Kids Shows". Animation Magazine. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  25. ^ "YouTube Is Secretly Run By Insane CGI Kids Videos". Decider | Where To Stream Movies & Shows on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Instant, HBO Go. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  26. ^ "DanTDM's 'Big Scene' Can Tide Diehard Fans Over - GeekDad". GeekDad. 7 April 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  27. ^ "11 YouTubers Who Smashed It In 2017 – TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews". teneightymagazine.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  28. ^ DanTDM (5 May 2017). "Draw My Show - DanTDM Creates a Big Scene (Ep 6)" – via YouTube.
  29. ^ DanTDM (7 April 2017), Save The Show - DanTDM Creates a Big Scene (Ep 1), retrieved 15 June 2017
  30. ^ "The World's Highest-Paid YouTube Stars 2017". Forbes. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  31. ^ "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Times. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  32. ^ "Minecraft HARDCORE Survival w/ DanTDM - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  33. ^ "DanTDM Shorts - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  34. ^ Michael, Cale (24 October 2020). "All Minecraft MC Championship 11 teams". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  35. ^ Michael, Cale (31 October 2020). "All Minecraft MC Championship 12 teams". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  36. ^ Çakır, Gökhan (26 November 2020). "All Minecraft MC Championship 13 teams". Dot Esports. Gamurs. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  37. ^ "All Minecraft MC Championship (MCC) 14 teams". 13 May 2021.
  38. ^ Choudhary, Manish Kumar. "Minecraft Championship (MCC) 18: Full list of competing teams revealed". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  39. ^ "Announcing Team Blue Banshees!". Twitter. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  40. ^ Lobb, Adrian (22 May 2014). "Diamond Minecraft interview: "I have more YouTube subscribers than the BBC"". The Big Issue. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  41. ^ "Asher Middleton was born on the 5th January 2020. We couldn't be happier. We have made the decision not to show his face anywhere online so please respect our wishes. Thank you, I'll be back soon :)