JianHao Tan

In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan .

This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

JianHao Tan
Tan in 2024
Born	(1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 32) Singapore
Education	United Nations International School of Hanoi
Occupations	YouTuber director film producer actor businessman
Spouse	Debbie Soon ​ (m. 2019)​ [1]
Children	Starley Tan
YouTube information
Channel	JianHao Tan
Years active	2010 – present
Genres	Sketch comedy Vlogging Gaming Film
Subscribers	7.783 million
Views	3.74 billion
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	陳建豪
Simplified Chinese	陈建豪
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Jiànháo
Jyutping	Can4 Gin3 Hou4
Hokkien POJ	Tân Kiàn-hô
Last updated: 3 May 2024[ needs update ]

JianHao Tan (born 14 June 1993) is a Singaporean YouTuber and the chief executive officer of Titan Digital Media. As of 17 November 2025, he has more than 7,783,000 subscribers and over 3 billion accumulative views for JianHao Tan Youtube channel alone as of November 2025 on YouTube ^[2] and 729,000 followers on Instagram. ^[3]

Early life and education

Tan was born on 14 June 1993 in Singapore. His mother, Luwina Chong, a piano teacher, was born and raised in Hong Kong. At 8 years old, his father, Edmund, was posted to Cambodia by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Tan moved there with his family. ^[4] Several years later, his family moved to Hanoi, Vietnam, where he studied at the United Nations International School of Hanoi, graduating in 2011.^{[ citation needed ]}

Career

Tan in 2017

JianHao Tan started his YouTube channel in 2010 with two friends as a hobby, and also for a school project. ^{[5] [6]} He then served two years of National Service from when he was 18. Thereafter, Tan decided to make YouTube his full time career instead of pursuing further education in a university. ^[7] He was mentored by Ryan Tan of Night Owl Cinematics sometime in 2014, and had more than 250,000 YouTube subscribers by December 2014. ^[8]

Production company

Titan Digital Media, Ltd.

Logo used since 2018
Formerly	The JianHao Tan Co.
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2014
Founder	JianHao Tan
Headquarters	Singapore
Key people	JianHao Tan (CEO)
Subsidiaries	CrayEight Studios (Owned by Ridhwan Azman)
Website	titandigitalmedia.com

A S$ 15,000 job to promote an application in his channel in 2014 allowed him to make his first hire, and then subsequently founded The JianHao Tan Co, a production studio. ^{[8] [5]} In 2016, he was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, under the "Media, Marketing & Advertising" category. ^[9]

In 2018, Tan rebranded The JianHao Tan production studio into Titan Digital Media. ^{[10] [11]} Tan started the T1T5 web series, a precursor to the Titan Academy , a series of short comedic situational skits and roleplaying videos, in collaboration with other multiple YouTube personalities.^{[ citation needed ]} Additionally, he started co-hosting the Playtime TV YouTube channel with a seven-year-old Cindy, targeting the children audience. ^[12]

In 2019, Tan's wedding proposal video was YouTube's most watched creators video in Singapore. ^[13] In the same year, Tan launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund S$500,000 for a future movie set in the Titan Academy universe. The campaign received negative feedback from the public as it was deemed as targeting a non-financially independent target audience. Tan terminated the campaign and stated that the movie would be funded by himself. ^[4]

As of 1 November 2024, Tan has approximately 7.54 million YouTube subscribers. ^{[14] [15]}

Other ventures

In 2022, Tan started a car dealership in Singapore. ^[16]

Personal life

Tan married Debbie Soon Rui Yi on 21 May 2019, after a three-year relationship. ^{[1] [17]} They have a daughter named Starley, who was born on 19 September 2019. ^[18]

Tan created The JianHao Tan Foundation in 2015. By 2019, the foundation had donated over $5,000 worth of food and toys to Thuy An Village, Vietnam. ^[17]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref
2013	Everybody's Business	Eddy
2015	Lingo Lingo, Where You Go	Male lead	Short Film	[19]
2016	Lulu the Movie	Restaurant Waiter	Cameo Appearance
2021	I am a Teacher	Himself	Cameo appearance Director Global Shorts Award, March 2021 - Excellence Award Short Film	[20] [21] [ non-primary source needed ]
TBA	School Trip	Himself	Delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

YouTube Channels

Year	Channels	About	Notes
2018 - Present	JianHao Tan	Titan Academy	Season 1-present
2013 - Present	Jebbey Family	JianHao Family
2021 - Present	Hao	JianHao Tan Second Channel
2019 - Present	Team Titan	Titan Digital Media Talents
2019 - Present	Ladies First	Women Empowerment

References

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19. migration (9 November 2014). "YouTube star Tan Jian Hao plays lead in short film about Singlish". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
20. "Best Actress – Amander Liew – I Am A Teacher (Singapore) – Global-Shorts.net". 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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