Best Youtuber: DANIEL "DAN" LLOYD vs DANIEL MIDDLETON

DANIEL "DAN" LLOYD

Daniel Lloyd (born 11 August 1980) is a retired English, professional road racing cyclist from Christchurch, Dorset. In 2007, Daniel Lloyd signed a co...

Daniel Lloyd (born 11 August 1980) is a retired English, professional road racing cyclist from Christchurch, Dorset. In 2007, Daniel Lloyd signed a contract with DFL-Cyclingnews-Litespeed for whom he rode for one year. He was a member of the Irish An Post–M.Donnelly–Grant Thornton–Sean Kelly team in 2008. In 2009 he joined the Cervélo TestTeam. After his contract expired at the end of 2011, he signed for the British Team IG–Sigma Sport. In November 2012, Lloyd announced his retirement from professional cycling, and he became assistant directeur sportif at IG-Sigma Sport. Lloyd won the Vuelta a Extremadura overall in 2008 and stages of Tour of Siam and Tour of Qinghai Lake in 2006. Lloyd also works as a broadcaster for Eurosport's cycling coverage and the Global Cycling Network. Since 2012, he has been the international English finish line commentator for Giro d'Italia. Lloyd started off as a mountain bike racer when he was about 13 years old, and his first major success was the Southern Area Mountain Bike Championships when he was a junior. He has said that his favourite race is the Tour of Flanders, one of the two major Cobbled Classics. He competed in the race in 2009 as part of the Cervélo TestTeam. Lloyd has said that the highlights of his cycling career were reaching the Champs-Elysées in the 2010 Tour de France in which he finished 161st in the General Classification and 125th in the Points Classification, and the 2009 Tour of Qatar, which was the first race that he did with the Cervélo TestTeam. Lloyd was the first pro rider to use an on-board camera in the 2009 Giro d'italia.

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DANIEL MIDDLETON

Daniel Robert Middleton (born 8 November 1991), better known online as DanTDM (formerly TheDiamondMinecart), is an English YouTuber, gamer, musician,...

Daniel Robert Middleton (born 8 November 1991), better known online as DanTDM (formerly TheDiamondMinecart), is an English YouTuber, gamer, musician, author, and actor known for his video game commentaries. His online video channels have covered many video games including Minecraft, Roblox and Pokémon. His channel has been listed among the top YouTube channels in the United Kingdom. In July 2015, he was listed as one of the most popular YouTubers in the world by viewership. He has won several Kids' Choice Awards and set Guinness World Records for his gaming and presenting. In 2017, Middleton topped the Forbes list of Highest-Paid YouTube Stars, earning $16.5 million (about GB£12.2 million) in one year. As of November 2020, his YouTube channel has reached over 25 million subscribers, 17 billion video views, and has posted more than 3,400 videos In 2012, Middleton created TheDiamondMinecart, a gaming channel. He changed his channel's name into TheDiamondMinecart // DanTDM, and then, on 12 December 2016, to DanTDM. He currently produces videos out of his home studio in Wellingborough. Middleton's content is largely targeted at children. He released a graphic novel called Trayaurus and the Enchanted Crystal on 6 October 2016. The novel remained at the number one spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover graphic books for eleven weeks. He was a featured guest at the Cheltenham Literature Festival and went on a book tour that included parts of the UK and a visit to New York City. In 2017, he embarked on a tour through the United States and Australia. In 2017, he starred in a web series called DanTDM Creates a Big Scene starring himself and featuring other social media entertainers and actors. The series premiered on 7 April 2017 exclusively for YouTube Red, YouTube's subscription service. The show "follows DanTDM and his group of animated friends as they battle to keep their live show on the road". and ran for six episodes. In 2019, Middleton ranked 41 in UK's Top 100 Influencer List by The Sunday Times, which also estimated Middleton's net worth to be £25 million. His online video channel had focused primarily on the popular game Minecraft, as of January 2020, he has allocated part of his channel to playing random video games, community Discord challenges and reaction videos. Middleton also maintains a Minecraft Hardcore series which is a substantial part of his channel. Starting October 2020, Middleton began competing in the Minecraft tournament MC Championships.

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