DanTDM

Daniel Robert Middleton^[5] was born on 8 November 1991 in Aldershot, England, as the elder of two siblings.^{[‡ 5]} His parents divorced when he was a child.^{[‡ 5]} He attended the University of Northampton where he studied music production.^[6][7]

Middleton married his girlfriend, Jemma (b. 9 April 1992^{[‡ 6]}), in March 2013.^[8] Their first son, Asher, was born at 10:33 am on 5 January 2020,^{[‡ 7][‡ 8]} and their second son, Miles, was born on 22 November 2022.^{[‡ 9]}

On 6 September 2023, Middleton posted on his Twitter and Instagram about the unexpected death of his dog, Ellie. On 7 September 2023, he posted on YouTube a video titled "goodbye ellie."^[9]

In 2012, Middleton first created TheDiamondMinecart, a gaming channel.^[10] He decided to change his channel's name to TheDiamondMinecart // DanTDM later on, and on 12 December 2016, to DanTDM.^{[‡ 10]} He currently produces videos out of his home studio in Wellingborough.^[10] Middleton's content is largely targeted at children, though many teens and adults watch it as well.^[11]

He released a graphic novel titled "Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal" on 6 October 2016,^[12][13][14] which remained at the number one spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover graphic books for eleven weeks.^[15] 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.^[12][16][17] He then embarked on a tour through the United States and Australia in 2017.^[18][19]

In 2017, he starred in a web series called DanTDM Creates a Big Scene starring himself and featuring other social media entertainers and actors.^[20][21] The series premiered on 7 April 2017 exclusively for YouTube Red, YouTube's subscription service (now called YouTube Premium).^[22] The show "follows DanTDM and his group of animated friends as they battle to keep their live show on the road".^[23]

In 2019, Middleton was ranked 41 in UK's Top 100 Influencer List by The Sunday Times,^[24] which also estimated Middleton's net worth to be £25 million.^[2]

Middleton appeared at TommyInnit's TommyInnit & Friends live show at the Brighton Dome on 1 July 2022, with other online content creators, including jacksepticeye, JackManifoldTV, and Nihachu.^{[‡ 11]}

Film

Television

Video games

• Guinness World Record for "Most goals scored in a game of Rocket League for a team of 2" (shared with Tom "Syndicate" Cassell)^[31] and "Most goals scored in a game of Rocket League (team of three)".^[32]
• Guinness World Record for "Most views for a dedicated Minecraft video channel".^[33]
• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the category UK Favourite Tipster: 2015^[34] and 2016.^[35]
• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards in the category UK Favourite Gamer: 2020.

• 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.

Primary sources

In the text these references are preceded by a double dagger (‡):

• DanTDM's channel on YouTube
• DanTDM at IMDb
• DanTDM on Twitter