JianHao Tan | ||||||||||
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Born | Singapore | 14 June 1993|||||||||
Education | United Nations International School of Hanoi | |||||||||
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Spouse | Debbie Soon (m. 2019) | |||||||||
Children | 1 | |||||||||
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Years active | 2010 – present | |||||||||
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Subscribers | 7.52 million [2] | |||||||||
Total views | 3.23 billion [2] | |||||||||
Network | Titan Digital Media | |||||||||
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Last updated: 3 May 2024 | ||||||||||
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 |
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JianHao Tan (born 14 June 1993) is a Singaporean YouTuber and the chief executive officer of Titan Digital Media. As of 18 May 2024, he has more than 7,310,000 subscribers on YouTube [3] and 659,000 followers on Instagram. [4]
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. [5] 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 ]
JianHao Tan started his YouTube channel in 2010 with two friends as a hobby, and also for a school project. [6] [7] 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. [8] He was mentored by Ryan Tan of Night Owl Cinematics sometime in 2014, and had more than 250,000 YouTube subscribers by December 2014. [9]
Formerly | The JianHao Tan Co. |
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Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | 2014 |
Founder | JianHao Tan |
Headquarters | Singapore |
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Website | titandigitalmedia |
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. [9] [6] In 2016, he was featured on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list, under the "Media, Marketing & Advertising" category. [10]
In 2018, Tan rebranded The JianHao Tan production studio into Titan Digital Media. [11] [12] 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. [13]
In 2019, Tan's wedding proposal video was YouTube's most watched creators video in Singapore. [14] 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. [5]
As of 28 January 2024, Tan has around 7.12 million YouTube subscribers. [15]
In 2022, Tan started a car dealership in Singapore. [16]
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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2013 | Everybody's Business | Eddy | ||
2015 | Lingo Lingo, Where You Go | Male lead |
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2021 | I am a Teacher | Himself |
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TBA | School Trip | Himself | Delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2018―present | Titan Academy | JianHao | Season 1―present |
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