Minecraft

His channel covers various video games but is most popular for featuring the pixel world of Minecraft, a popular interactive, build-it-yourself platform where users can create their own “worlds” within it. Due to the many fans of the game, DanTDM was listed as one of the most popular channels in the world, collecting over 13 billion views and 20 million subscribers.

Multi-awarded and recognized

For the 2nd year in a row, Forbes magazine has listed Middleton as one of the highest-paid YouTube Stars, topping the rankings last year in 2017 with $16.5 million. In 2014, Business Insider, another financial publication, estimated his annual revenue in the neighborhood of $213,000 and $2.15 million, owing to the multitudes of fans who pay to see him on his tours, as well as buy his cool baseball caps, hoodies, and bags. He has other claims to fame, being awarded a couple of Kid’s Choice Awards and a Guinness World Record to his name.

He appears once again in Forbes’ list this year, 2018, with an estimated income of $18.5 million.