Minecraft, books, panto... and pugs! YouTube star DanTDM opens up
by Stuart Dredge from Technology | The Guardian on (#1Y57T)
His games channel has 12.7m subscribers, but Daniel Middleton's horizons are expanding into publishing and theatre
"I think pugs are actually the perfect dog for YouTubers, just because they're lapdogs. YouTubers spend a lot of time at home, and they're perfect companion dogs. When you need to work, they don't mind. They love sleeping!"
Daniel Middleton, aka DanTDM from child-friendly YouTube gaming channel The Diamond Minecart, has been working a lot. He's the most popular British creator on YouTube, with 12.7 million subscribers and 8.3bn video views since 2012.
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