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Daniel Andrew Middleton (born 8 November 1991, Aldershot, England) is a British YouTube personality and professional gamer who goes by the handle The Diamond Minecart or DanTDM. His online video channel mainly focuses on the popular game, Minecraft. As of March 2016, he has over 10 million subscribers, and is listed among the top YouTuber channels in the United Kingdom.[2] In 2014, Middleton's yearly income has been calculated to be in between $213,000 and $2.15 million.[3] In July 2015, his channel was listed as one of the most popular YouTubers in the world. Middleton was born on 8 November 1991 in Aldershot, England. He is the oldest of two siblings.[5] His parents divorced while he was a child.[5] He attended Northampton University.[6] Middleton started a YouTube channel dedicated to Pokémon while at university, in which he called himself "PokemanDanLv45".

In 2012, Middleton created The Diamond Minecart, a more professional, children's-focused gaming channel.[6] His YouTube channel name eventually changed to TheDiamondMinecart // DanTDM. He produces the videos out of his home studio in Wellingborough.[6] In an interview with The Big Issue, Middleton describes his process in making videos: he gets up around 9am and starts working on the video at 10. He checks for Minecraft updates, edits the videos in the afternoon, and uploads the finished product at 8:30pm, after which, he checks for comments. He said "There isn’t another game where free content comes out every day made by fans, and some of it is mindblowing." For weekends, he prepares videos in advance. In addition to Let's Play-styled videos, he makes mini films that involve original characters.[7] He also started the vlogging channel, MoreTDM, in which he posts videos about what's going on his non-Minecraft life.[8]

Middleton has been a regular guest at the Insomnia gaming festival, where he appeared on the big stages in editions 49, 52 and 53. He was also featured twice on BBC's Technobabble - where he commented on several videogames,[9][10] and once on ITV's Lorraine - where Middleton talked about being a YouTuber.[11]

Middleton married his girlfriend Jemma on 17 March 2013;[12] she also enjoys Minecraft: "we spend a lot of time gaming together, and I bounce ideas off her as well".[7]