Editing DanTDM

{{Infobox person
| name        = DanTDM
| birth_name  = Daniel Robert Middleton
| other_names = DanTDM; TheDiamondMinecart
| nationality = British
| occupation  = YouTuber, author
| known_for   = Minecraft Let's Plays; major YouTube gaming channel
| website     = [https://www.youtube.com/@DanTDM YouTube]
}}

'''Daniel Robert Middleton''' (born 8 November 1991), known as '''DanTDM''' (formerly '''TheDiamondMinecart'''), is an English YouTuber, gaming commentator, and author. His channel, started in 2012, ranks among YouTube's largest gaming destinations by subscribers and lifetime views.<ref name="src">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DanTDM Source]</ref>

== Career ==
Middleton studied music production at the University of Northampton and worked retail jobs before switching full-time to YouTube. Early videos focused on Minecraft Let's Plays for younger audiences; he later expanded into vlogs, touring live shows, and publishing. The 2016 graphic novel ''Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal'' spent weeks atop the New York Times hardcover graphic list. He has Guinness World Records recognition for Minecraft channel views, multiple UK Kids' Choice Awards, topped Forbes's 2017 highest-paid YouTubers ranking, and voiced the UK theatrical cut of ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''. In 2025 he began presenting Classic FM's game-soundtrack series ''Next Level''.<ref name="src" />

== See also ==
* [[Grian]]
* [[Philza]]
* [[TommyInnit]]

== Sources ==
Rewritten after consulting English Wikipedia (not copied verbatim). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DanTDM

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/@DanTDM DanTDM on YouTube]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DanTDM Primary source]

[[Category:YouTubers]]
[[Category:British streamers]]
[[Category:Minecraft streamers]]