JianHao Tan

JianHao Tan (Chinese: 陈建豪; pinyin: Chén Jiànháo; born 14 June 1993) is a Singaporean YouTuber and the chief executive officer of Titan Digital Media. As of 25 November 2021, he has more than five million subscribers on YouTube[3] and close to 650,000 followers on Instagram.[4]

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JianHao Tan
Born (1993-06-14) 14 June 1993
Singapore
EducationUnited Nations International School of Hanoi
Occupation
  • YouTuber
  • director
  • film producer
  • actor
  • businessman
Spouse(s)
Debbie Soon
​
(m. 2019)​
[1]
Children1
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2010 – present
Genre
Subscribers5.36 million[2]
Total views1.56 billion[2]
NetworkTitan Digital Media
100,000 subscribers 2014
1,000,000 subscribers 2017
Updated: 2 March 2022

Early life and education

Tan was born on 14 June 1993 in Singapore. At 8 years old, his father was posted to Cambodia by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Tan moved there with his family.[5] He then moved to Hanoi, Vietnam and studied in United Nations International School of Hanoi until he graduated high school.

Career

Tan started his YouTube channel in 2010, as a hobby.[6][7] He then served his 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)
Websitetitandigitalmedia.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 his eponymously named production studio, The JianHao Tan Co.[9][6] In 2015, he was listed under the United States business magazine Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list.[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. 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 creator 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]

In 2020, Tan was deemed as the country's most popular YouTuber from the listicle videos he has been producing since the beginning of his channel.[6]

As of 8 December 2021, Tan had around 5.2 million YouTube subscribers.[15]

Personal life

Tan married Debbie Soon on 21 May 2019, after a six-year relationship .[1][16] They have a daughter named Starley, who was born on 19 September 2019.[17]

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.[16]

Filmography
Film roles
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2015 Lingo Lingo, Where You Go Male lead
  • Jack Neo Film
 [18]
2021 I Am A Teacher Himself
  • Cameo appearance
  • Director
  • Global Shorts Award, March 2021 - Excellence Award
 [19][20]
TBA School Trip Himself TBA
YouTube series roles
Year Title Role Notes
2018 ― present Titan Academy JianHao Season 1 ― present

References
  1. "JianHao Tan and Debbie's Wedding". YouTube. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. "About JianHao Tan". YouTube.
  3. "JianHao Tan's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  4. "JianHao Tan's Instagram Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Retrieved 25 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "JianHao Tan, The Greatest Showman in Singapore". sg.style.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. "No 1 YouTuber in Singapore JianHao Tan defied critics of his endless high school listicle videos". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. Lee, Jian Xuan (9 November 2014). "YouTube star Tan Jian Hao plays lead in short film about Singlish". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. "Now following: JianHao Tan". Marketing Interactive. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. "YouTubing his way to success". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  10. "No 1 YouTuber in Singapore JianHao Tan defied critics of his endless high school listicle videos". TODAYonline. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  11. "Behind-the-scenes at TheJianHaoTan: What does it take to run a channel?". sg.wantedly.com. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  12. "8 little known facts about Jianhao Tan that haters refuse to accept". Goody Feed. 16 November 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  13. Eddino Abdul Hadi (23 February 2019). "Catch Singapore's young YouTube stars on Playtime TV, Shan And Shaista Show and Kandie Family". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  14. "Content creator Jianhao Tan tops YouTube's 10 most watched creators 2019 list". Marketing Interactive.
  15. "JianHao Tan's YouTube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats". socialblade.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  16. "Youtube star Tan Jianhao shares his marriage plans and how he manages relationship finances". Her World Singapore. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  17. "YouTuber Jianhao Tan's 5-day-old baby already has 650,000 almost followers on Instagram". mothership.sg. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  18. migration (9 November 2014). "YouTube star Tan Jian Hao plays lead in short film about Singlish". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  19. "Best Actress – Amander Liew – I Am A Teacher (Singapore) – Global-Shorts.net". Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  20. Tan, JianHao (21 March 2021). "I am a Teacher - Official Short Film". YouTube. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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