Ranboo created their account on January 30, 2020.[5][6] They uploaded their first video on August 13, 2020 titled 'I decided to play skywars, it was a nightmare'.[7] They upload a wide range of videos, with their most popular videos being cookingvlogs.[citation needed]
Livestreaming
Ranboo reportedly began livestreaming a month after their first video went public and gained following after fellow streamer Punz raided their streams with over 5,000 viewers.[5] Ranboo streams a variety of games, including real life streams.[8]
Ranboo joined the Dream SMP after planning to run for president of L'Manberg despite not being on the server. They gained recognition from the owner of the server, Dream, and received an invite to the SMP.[5]
Generation Loss: The Social Experiments
Generation Loss: The Social Experiments (commonly referred to as Generation Loss or Genloss) is an analog horrorcomedy[citation needed]ARG created by Ranboo in 2023. It was livestreamed on Twitch and has almost four hours of content to be watched.[9][unreliable source?] The series later was nominated at the 2023 streamer awards.[10]
The Sorry Boys
In 2023, Ranboo, along with fellow Twitch streamers and YouTubers TommyInnit, Wilbur Soot, Slimecicle, and Philza, started a new comedy group YouTube channel called The Sorry Boys. The channel mainly posted sketch comedy group vlog content.[11] The group officially went on an indefinite hiatus in March 2024[12] due to fellow content creator, Shubble, alleging abuse and other questionable behaviours by Wilbur Soot towards her during their relationship.[13]
Misfits Gaming
In 2022, Ranboo joined Misfits Gaming as part of its content creator section. On February 8, 2024, Ranboo announced they were no longer with Misfits Gaming.[6][14][15]
Other ventures
In 2025, Ranboo had a cameo in the Game Changer episode "Crowd Control". In the episode, contestants Jeff Arcuri, Gianmarco Soresi and Josh Johnson did crowd work with audience members wearing shirts with prompts on them. Ultimately, they were never called on at any point.[16] They appeared later in the audience in the episode "Outvoted", asking the five candidates about how they would sell the idea of Earth to an alien. They joined the contestants onstage to represent Ally Beardsley's sunglasses, which were nominated as a member of Vic Michaelis's cabinet.
Ranboo has stated their sexuality is unlabeled, but they also accept being described as gay.[8][18] Ranboo uses they/them and he/him pronouns. Ranboo wears a mask to cover their identity.[8] Ranboo released a video on the 12th of July of 2025 announcing that they've been diagnosed with OCD. The video is named "I was diagnosed."
In June 2022, Ranboo participated in a Minecraft charity tournament held by MC Championship called MCC Pride with several other online creators. The event managed to raise over $145,000 for The Trevor Project.[21][22]