Many songwriting and production works of Tedder had become commercially successful and it includes Halo, Bleeding Love and Apologize. They have been given the best seller of all times title. Billboard called him The Undercover King of Pop in 2014 and he was featured on the cover of its magazine.

According to his biography, Ryan Tedder was born in the city of Tulsa, in Oklahoma. He was raised by the extended family of the pastors and missionaries of Christian Church. He started to play piano when he was only 3 through the use of Suzuki Method. The early interest in the music was a result of having a musician father and a school teacher mother. They coaxed him to practice on piano and they gave him a candy corn as a prize. Tedder started to sing when he was seven. He taught himself vocals and he started to hone the skills when he was 12 through imitating the favorite artist who are Sting, Stevie Wonder, Peter Gabriekl and The Beatles. He was signing for 2 hours each day up to the time he became 18. He continued to perform musically in the formed groups, schools and church.

When he was in senior year, he moved and went to live in Colorado Spring and this is where he met Zach Filkins who would became the future member of OneRepublic. They were in the same soccer team. He went to Oral Roberts University in Oklahoma and they started to showcase own material in this place. He completed the college education at ORU and got a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Public Relations and in Advertising.

Ryan Tedder is married to Genevieve Tedder. He acknowledged and then thanked his wife Genevieve in the liner notes at the debut album of OneRepublic under the name of Dreaming Out Loud. They have already two sons; they are Copeland Cruz Tedder with Miles. Even if he is known as a Christian, he does not want to be labeled like a Christian Artist. He got a tattoo at his arm in ancient Japanese when he was in Osaka. It translates into God’s Will or God Gives and God Takes. He appreciates culinary arts and he loves Iron Chef. His hair is short at the sides while the top is long and disconnected but he is also known to change the hair styles as he wishes. His net worth is 30 million dollars. The net worth should not come as a surprise taking into account that he has written songs for everyone including Paul Oakenfiold and Beyonce.