A few days after he started streaming, on September 25, he was raided by Punz with 5,000 raiders. Ranboo quickly gained traction by also posting on TikTok and from this was able to reach 200 YouTube subscribers on his first day of posting content. Just under a month later, on September 11, 2020, Ranboo began streaming on Twitch.
He uploaded his first video on August 13, 2020, a Skywars gameplay video titled "I decided to play skywars, it was a nightmare". Ranboo created his channel on January 30, 2020. He has also requested that fans only use pictures of him with the mask and glasses for their profile pictures. This means he will continue to wear his mask and glasses even after the reveals. In July 2021, he opened up about his struggle with severe facial dysmorphia, a mental health condition affecting a person's perception of their face and causing distress, saying that it is the main reason for covering his face and that he would not be able to edit his videos without doing so.
He plans on potentially doing a full face reveal at 5 million subscribers, but this will depend on whether he is comfortable enough to do so when/if he reaches the milestone. He does this as part of his online persona, and also to protect his privacy. On camera, Ranboo wears a black and white mask, sunglasses, and previously, gloves. On June 3, 2021, he graduated from high school. Ranboo was born in the United States on Novem He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, as confirmed by one of his main Discord admins & Twitch moderators after he posted a picture of the Twitch headquarters, located in San Francisco.