Dhar Mann is a “mission-driven entrepreneur” and film producer. He owns Dhar Mann Studios, a video production company that creates short films for YouTube and other social media networks. Prior to YouTubee Dhar worked in real estate and started a business called weGrow which failed. Dhar Mann has a net worth of $120 million in 2024.
Early Life
Dharminder Mann was born in Oakland, California on May 29, 1984, His parents, Baljit Singh and Surinder Mann, are Indian Punjabi immigrants and ran a local taxi company called Friendly Cab when they arrived in the US.
In 1980, they shifted their focus to real estate, starting a number of local brokerages but didn’t spend much time with their son. Dhar grew up in the Bay Area and lived with three other families in a one-bedroom apartment. At college, he studied political science and economics.
Early Failures
Following in his parents footsteps, he started a real estate business at 19 years old while still in college. He also launched a mortgage refinancing startup and a luxury car rental company, among other endeavors.
However, most of these ventures failed. In 2010, he partnered with Derek Peterson to start weGrow and sold hydroponics for cultivating medical marijuana. Within a year, Mann and Peterson’s business relationship soured.
The company had ambitious plans to grow through franchising but closed down in early 2011. Peterson filed a lawsuit against the company accusing Mann of running a “hydro ponzi scheme”. Mann countersued and won a cash settlement.
Dhar also ran into legal issues with his real estate business, MannEdge Properties. In 2013, he was fined $10,000 and was sentenced to five years of probation. According to an interview with the NY Times, this conviction was later expunged
Gaining Success
In 2015, the Oakland entrepreneur returned with new ideas. He founded the LiveGlam cosmetics brand with his fiancee at the time and planned to launch an eCommerce site.
In 2018, he founded Dhar Mann Studios to create content for social media platforms. He initially covered motivational videos before shifting to morality plays and secured a deal with Creative Artists Agency in 2021.
The agency developed an app featuring all of Dhar’s videos and it helped him attract 20.5 million subscribers on YouTube. On Instagram, he gained 4.5 million followers, but his biggest presence is on Facebook, with 31.1 million followers.
Net Worth and Earnings
Mann’s following exploded once he began producing videos. Currently, he averages over 250 millions views every month and makes an estimated $15 million annually from YouTube ad revenue. This isn’t all profit as video production costs are expensive.
To keep making over $1 million per month on YouTube, he needs to keep releasing at least two to three videos every week. In addition, he has an online merch store at shop.dharmann.com. He also built considerable wealth through real estate and potentially inherited money from his parents.
The weGrow medical marijuana dispensary reported around $17 million in yearly revenue before shutting down. His latest company, LiveGlam, makes $20 million per year according to 2xecommerce.com. These massive figures result in a $120 million fortune. Other sources claim he’s worth $150 million but aren’t taking into account taxes and the cost to produce videos.
Personal Life
The budding film producer is Laura Avila and she’s played an important role in LiveGlam. The pair first met in 2015 and instantly clicked. Both of them have equal management responsibilities in the company. The couple is currently raising two children, Ella and Myla, in a mansion worth $15.5 million that was previously owned by Khloe Kardashian.