JianHao Tan

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JianHao Tan
Born (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993 (age 31)
Singapore
Education United Nations International School of Hanoi
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • director
  • film producer
  • actor
  • businessman
Spouse
Debbie Soon
(m. 2019)
[1]
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010 – present
Genres
Subscribers7.52 million [2]
Total views3.23 billion [2]
Network Titan Digital Media
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers2014
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers2017

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

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]

Contents

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. [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 ]

Career

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]

Production company

Titan Digital Media, Ltd.
FormerlyThe JianHao Tan Co.
IndustryEntertainment
Founded2014
FounderJianHao 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. [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]

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

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2013 Everybody's Business Eddy
2015Lingo Lingo, Where You GoMale lead
  • Short Film
[19]
2021I am a TeacherHimself
  • Cameo appearance
  • Director
  • Global Shorts Award, March 2021 - Excellence Award
[20] [21] [ non-primary source needed ]
TBASchool TripHimselfDelayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic

YouTube series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2018―present Titan Academy JianHaoSeason 1―present

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