Background and career
Dharminder "Dhar" Mann (born May 29, 1984) is an American entrepreneur and film producer. He is the founder of Dhar Mann Studios, a video production company that creates short scripted videos primarily distributed on platforms such as YouTube. The content is aimed at a young audience and often includes narratives with moral lessons.
Mann founded Dhar Mann Studios in 2018 and began publishing videos on YouTube that year; his output consisted of motivational videos, but later shifted focus to morality plays. The studio's YouTube videos had more than a total of 11 billion views by 2023 and two years later employed about 200 staff members at its facility in Burbank, California. In 2026, it signed agreements to produce original video programming for Samsung TV Plus, Fox Entertainment, and The Walt Disney Company.
From 2010 to 2012, Mann and stockbroker Derek Peterson ran the company weGrow, which sold hydroponics marketed for growing medical marijuana. In 2013, Mann was convicted of defrauding the city of Oakland, California, through his real estate company. The conviction was later expunged.
Dhar Mann was born on May 29, 1984, to Surinder Mann and Baljit Singh Mann, who emigrated from India to the United States. The Singh family owns Friendly Cab, a taxi cab operator based in Oakland, California. They have owned several local real estate companies since 1980, and more than 130 properties.
Mann recalls growing up in a one-bedroom Bay Area apartment which was shared with three other families. As his parents were focused on managing their company, he has said that rather than "give me their time, they gave me money to do things".
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth, in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
