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Daniel Middleton, known online as DanTDM, is a popular British YouTuber known for his video game commentaries and Minecraft videos. His channel has over 23 million subscribers and 16 billion video views. He has earned over $16 million from YouTube and set Guinness World Records. Middleton has expanded into publishing graphic novels, web series, and voice acting roles in films.

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Daniel Robert Middleton

Daniel Middleton, known online as DanTDM, is a popular British YouTuber known for his video game commentaries and Minecraft videos. His channel has over 23 million subscribers and 16 billion video views. He has earned over $16 million from YouTube and set Guinness World Records. Middleton has expanded into publishing graphic novels, web series, and voice acting roles in films.

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Daniel Robert Middleton[5] (born 8 November 1991), better known online

as DanTDM (formerly TheDiamondMinecart), is a British YouTube personality known for his video


game commentaries.[6] His online video channels have covered many video games, mainly the
popular games Minecraft, Roblox, Pokémon and other random games.
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 June 2020, his YouTube channel has reached over 23.3
million subscribers, 16 billion video views, and has posted more than 3,400 videos.

Early life
Daniel Middleton was born on 8 November 1991 in Aldershot, England as the elder son of two
siblings.[9] His parents divorced when he was little.[9] He attended the University of Nottingham[verification
needed]
, and started a YouTube channel in 2009 dedicated to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive while at
university, in which he called himself "PokemanDanlvl45".[10]

Career
In 2012, Middleton created The Diamond Minecart, a gaming channel.[11] He changed his channel's
name into TheDiamondMinecart // DanTDM, and then, in 12 December 2016, to DanTDM.[12][a] He
currently produces videos out of his home studio in Wellingborough.[11]
He released a graphic novel called Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal on 6 October 2016.[13][14]
[15]
 The novel remained at the number one spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover
graphic books for eleven weeks.[16] 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.[13][17][18][19] In
2017, he embarked on a tour through the United States and Australia.[20][21]
In 2017, he starred in a web series called DanTDM Creates a Big Scene starring himself and
featuring other social media entertainers and actors.[22][23] The series premiered on 7 April 2017
exclusively for YouTube Red, YouTube's subscription service.[24] The show "follows DanTDM and his
group of animated friends as they battle to keep their live show on the road".[25] and ran for six
episodes.[26][27][28]
In 2019, Middleton ranked 41 in UK's Top 100 Influencer List by The Sunday Times,[29] which also
estimated Middleton's net worth to be £25 million.[6] His online video channel had 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 maintains
a Minecraft Hardcore series which is a substantial part of his channel.[citation needed] He streams it live on
Twitch and posts an edited version on his YouTube Channel.

Personal life
In June 2013, when his channel exceeded 100,000 subscribers, he posted a video revealing his face
for the first time ever.[1] Middleton married his girlfriend Jemma on 17 March 2013.[30] They have a
son, Asher, born on 5 January 2020. However, they have chosen not to show his face anywhere on
the Internet.[31]

Filmography
Film roles

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2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet eBoy Voice role; UK version[32]

2019 DanTDM Presents The Contest[citation needed] Himself Main voice of the film.

Web roles

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2016 Skylanders Academy Cy Voice role; recurring

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2017 DanTDM Creates A Big Scene YouTube Original series; 6 episodes
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2019 DanTDM Presents The Contest[citation needed] From the 2nd tour.
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Awards and nominations


 Guinness World Record for "Most goals scored in a game of Rocket League for a team of 2"
(shared with Tom Cassell aka "TheSyndicateProject").[33] and "Most goals scored in a game of
Rocket League (team of three)."[34]
 Guinness World Record for "Most views for a dedicated Minecraft video channel".[35]
 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the category UK Favourite Tipster: 2015[36] and 2016[37]
 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the category UK Favourite Gamer 2020

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.

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