| Andrius Tapinas | |
| Birth Date: | 1977 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Occupation: | Writer, TV producer, presenter |
| Genre: | Science fiction, Historical fiction, Steampunk |
| Notableworks: | Pinigų karta, Auksinis protas |
Andrius Balys Tapinas (born 6 April 1977) is a Lithuanian journalist. Tapinas is the anchor of a long-running popular Lithuanian TV program The Money Generation. He has also launched his own online TV channel on YouTube called "Freedom TV", which has proven to be a great success. Along with the "Freedom Group", Andrius has completed multiple fundraising campaigns during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the 2021 Lithuanian migration crisis. He hosted the "Freedom Chain" from Vilnius to Belarus border during 2020 Belarusian protests.
In 2023, a poll by the news portal Delfi voted that Tapinas is the most influential public figure in Lithuania.[1]
Tapinas had been married to Rasa Tapinienė (divorced in 2019),[2] a news anchor on LRT, and they have two children.
Lithuania: Knight Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania (2017)
Ukraine: Order of Merit (2022)[3]