Background and career
Tana Marie Mongeau ( TAN-ə MOH-zhoh; born June 24, 1998) is an American internet personality. She first rose to prominence as a teenager, posting unfiltered "storytime" videos to her YouTube channel. She has since branched out into other media, including her podcasts Cancelled with Tana Mongeau & Brooke Schofield, Not Loveline with Tana and Trish, and Brand Safe. Her YouTube channels have collectively garnered more than 1 billion views.
Tana Mongeau was born on June 24, 1998, to Rick and Rebecca Mongeau in Henderson, Nevada, where she was raised. Mongeau attended Green Valley High School before dropping out during her sophomore year. While on MTV No Filter: Tana Turns 21, Tana said that her parents lacked parenting skills which caused her to have a strained childhood. On her podcast with Brooke Schofield, she also stated "I spent my whole life feeling like I was raising [them]". She is not on speaking terms with her biological family and has stated numerous times that she was adopted by her best friend's family at age thirteen.
Mongeau's rose to prominence as a teenage YouTuber for her unfiltered "storytime" videos. On February 10, 2017, Mongeau posted on her Snapchat that she was being investigated by the FBI after someone hacked into her emails and "sent a bombing and shooting threat to McCarran International Airport." In November 2017, Mongeau was featured on a sketch posted to the Maury YouTube channel. Her video collaborations with other social media personalities such as Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star, Jake Paul, Bella Thorne, David Dobrick, Sidemen, James Charles, and Niki and Gabi have garnered tens of millions of views. Her MTV reality series titled MTV No Filter: Tana Turns 21 premiered Summer 2019. Mongeau launched the Cancelled podcast on July 26, 2021. Originally led by Mongeau, Hunter Moreno, and Brooke Schofield, Moreno soon left the podcast, and Mongeau and Schofield hosted it together. The podcast covered pop culture as well as Mongeau's and Schofield's personal lives, often bringing in guests to provide their own thoughts and experiences. The podcast ended in 2025 after 130 episodes. On January 26, 2022, Mongeau launched her own wine brand Dizzy Wine. Mongeau hosts the podcasts Brand Safe and, with co-host Trisha Paytas, Not Loveline with Tana and Trish. She has also appeared on podcasts such as Call Her Daddy and Therapuss with Jake Shane.
Mongeau's debut single, "Hefner", was released in November 2017. The music video featured Bella Thorne. Mongeau collaborated with Lil Phag and Dr. Woke on a song titled "Deadahh" that was released on December 15, 2017. She released her second solo single, "W", on March 1, 2018. Her third solo single, "Fuck Up", was released on August 31, 2018. Mongeau's fourth solo single, "FaceTime", was released on May 18, 2019, alongside its music video. On April 22, 2020, Mongeau released her fifth solo single, "Without You".
On January 24, 2017, Mongeau posted a video titled "The N Word" which has received over 7 million views. In the video, she describes an encounter where a person on her tour (later revealed to be YouTuber iDubbbz) told her "say nigger" in response to a tweet posted by Mongeau to iDubbbz, telling him to kill himself for his comedic use of the word in his YouTube videos. In retaliation, iDubbbz made a video exposing her hypocrisy by pointing out examples in which Mongeau used the slur herself. On February 17, 2017, Mongeau posted a video in which she apologized for using the word. In May 2023, iDubbbz released a video apologizing for his past actions, which included a direct apology to Mongeau for his actions towards her.
On May 26, 2018, Mongeau announced that she would be hosting a convention named TanaCon from June 22 to 23, 2018, in Anaheim, California. This was a reaction to Vidcon 2017 organizers declining to give Mongeau the rights of a "featured creator" at their event. Mongeau scheduled TanaCon at the same time and in the same city as VidCon 2018, and intended her convention to be an alternative to it. TanaCon was organized in collaboration with manager Michael Weist. The convention began at the Anaheim Marriott Suites on June 22, but was canceled the same day. Over 80 creators were set to hold panels at the event, including Bella Thorne, Shane Dawson, Casey Neistat, Miranda Sings, Ricky Dillon, Elijah Daniel, Jenn McAllister, Gabbie Hanna, Trevi Moran, Lisa Schwartz, and Jack Baran. Despite Mongeau's claims that 20,000 people tried to come to the convention – a number greater than the Marriott's capacity – only 4,000 to 5,000 attended. Those who attended or lined up to do so complained of a lack of food and water and of standing for hours in the sun. It was reported that many people were sunburned and that some passed out because of the heat. The event has received much attention and criticism. The Verge said that fans were comparing it to Fyre Festival, and attendees were yelling "refund" after the event. Mongeau later apologized and said that refunds would be issued. Shortly after TanaCon, Dawson released on YouTube a three-part documentary series examining the failure of the event. In May 2019, VidCon said that Mongeau would be a featured creator at the convention due to VidCon cofounder Hank Green in 2018 expressing regrets and stating that he had "100% screwed up" in not inviting Mongeau to VidCon 2017 as a featured creator.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
