Jack Edwards (YouTuber)

Last updated

Jack Edwards
Personal information
Born (1998-10-18) 18 October 1998 (age 25) [1]
Brighton, England
Education St Cuthbert's Society, Durham
Occupations
Website https://www.thejackexperience.co.uk/
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2016–present
GenreBooks
Subscribers1.38 million [2]
Total views119 million [2]
YouTube Silver Play Button 2.svg100,000 subscribers
YouTube Gold Play Button 2.svg1,000,000 subscribers
Last updated: 5 July 2024

Jack Benjamin Edwards (born 18 October 1998) is an English YouTuber, social media influencer and author [3] . He has built an online following posting videos about books, popular culture and university life since 2016, and is associated with the internet sub-communities of BookTube, BookTok [4] [5] [6] and EduTube. [7] [8] [9] As of July 2024 he has over 1.38 million subscribers on YouTube and over 1.1 million followers across TikTok and Instagram.

Contents

Early life and education

Edwards is from Brighton and studied English Literature, Politics, and History at A-level, the results of which he opened on camera on his channel. [10] attended the University of Durham to study English literature. [11] [12] [13] During his time there, he was a member of St Cuthbert's College. He was the first member of his family to attend university. [12]

Career

Edwards began documenting his experiences at university on YouTube in 2016. The dean of his college attributed a rise in applications to the college he attended to Edwards' channel, calling it "the Jack Edwards effect". [8]

He now has over one million subscribers on his main channel @jack_edwards, and over 400,000 on his second channel @jack_in_the_books. He is known for posting about popular culture, including reading the book recommendations of popular actors, musicians, and reality stars. [14] He is also active on TikTok and Instagram. Edwards is signed by the Sixteenth talent agency. [15]

In 2020, Edwards published The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving University with Harper Collins. [16] [17] In 2021, Edwards launched Ink Outside the Box, a stationery company. [18] In 2023, Edwards announced that he would be closing down the company. [19] In 2023, Edwards was announced as a "thinker in residence" for that year's Hay Festival, focusing on digital storytelling and online media. [20] As part of his role, he interviewed Alice Oseman. [21]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hank Green</span> American vlogger and entrepreneur (born 1980)

William Henry Green II is an American YouTuber, science communicator, novelist, and entrepreneur. He produces the YouTube channel Vlogbrothers with his older brother, author John Green, and hosts the educational YouTube channels Crash Course and SciShow. He has advocated for and organized social activism, created and hosted a number of other YouTube channels and podcasts, released music albums, and amassed a large following on TikTok.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anthony Fantano</span> American music critic and YouTuber

Anthony Nicholas Fantano is an American music critic and internet personality who runs TheNeedleDrop, a YouTube channel with a tie-in website and Twitch streaming channel. Self-appointed as "The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd", Fantano discusses and reviews music from a variety of genres online. He has a presence on X, where he discusses music.

jacksfilms American YouTuber (born 1988)

John Patrick Douglass, better known as jacksfilms, is an American YouTuber, videographer, and sketch comedian, best known for his series' Yesterday I Asked You and Your Grammar Sucks, in which he commentates on content sent by fans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stampy</span> English YouTuber (born 1990)

Joseph Mark Garrett, better known as Stampylonghead, Stampylongnose, Stampy Cat, or simply Stampy, is an English YouTuber, actor and author best known for his Minecraft video game commentaries as the character of Stampy Cat. He is well-known for his child-friendly demeanour and incorporating storytelling and education into the Let's Play format. In 2014, he was one of the ten most-watched YouTube channels in the world.

jacksepticeye Irish YouTuber (born 1990)

Seán William McLoughlin, better known publicly as jacksepticeye, is an Irish YouTuber. Much of McLoughlin's YouTube content centres around gaming and vlogs. As of March 2024, his YouTube channel has accumulated 16.6 billion views and 30.6 million subscribers, making it the 2nd most-subscribed Irish channel on YouTube.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">DanTDM</span> English professional gamer and YouTuber (born 1991)

Daniel Robert Middleton, known professionally as DanTDM, is an English YouTuber and author known for his video game commentaries. His output has covered many video games including Minecraft, Roblox, Pokémon and Sonic the Hedgehog, along with other content.

BookTube is a subcommunity on YouTube that focuses on books and literature. The BookTube community has, to date, reached hundreds of thousands of viewers worldwide. While the majority of BookTubers focus on Young Adult literature, many address other genres. BookTube videos also generally follow a set of formats, often drawing upon the wider "bookish" culture and lexicon. There is a distinct set of recognizable faces within BookTube as well as some content created by the publishing community. BookTube is often used to advertise new publications and is cited as a source of growth for the publishing industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sidemen</span> British group

The Sidemen is a British YouTube group consisting of internet personalities KSI, Miniminter, Zerkaa, TBJZL, Behzinga, Vikkstar123, and W2S. The group produce videos of various challenges, sketches, and video game commentaries across their YouTube channels, which have a combined total of over 138 million subscribers as of October 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">F2Freestylers</span> British footballers and YouTubers

The F2Freestylers, also known as The F2, are a British freestyle football duo comprising former amateur footballers Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch. They are best known for their YouTube channel which has over 14 million subscribers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cody Ko</span> Canadian internet personality (born 1990)

Cody Michael Kolodziejzyk, better known as Cody Ko, is a Canadian YouTuber, podcaster, comedian, and rapper. His style of content is often crudely comedic and profane. As of April 2023, his five YouTube channels have collectively earned over 9.37 million subscribers and 1.86 billion views.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CarryMinati</span> Indian YouTuber and streamer (born 1999)

Ajey Nagar, better known as CarryMinati, is an Indian YouTuber, streamer and rapper from Faridabad, India. He is known for his roasting videos, comedic skits and reactions to various online topics on his channel CarryMinati. His other channel CarryisLive is dedicated to gaming and live streams. With over 40 million subscribers as of August 2023, he is the most-subscribed individual YouTuber in Asia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drew Gooden (YouTuber)</span> American YouTuber (born 1993)

Drew Gooden is an American commentary YouTuber and comedian who makes comedic videos, mainly on internet culture and pop culture. His YouTube channel has over four million subscribers. Before YouTube, Gooden was a Viner best known for his "Road Work Ahead" Vine. He often collaborates with fellow YouTuber Danny Gonzalez; the two went on their We Are Two Different People Tour in 2019. In 2021, Gooden won the Streamy Award for Commentary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Larray</span> American social media personality/ YouTuber (born 1998)

Larri Merritt, professionally known as Larray, is an American YouTuber and social media influencer. He produces comedic video content on his YouTube channel, and was part of the collaborative TikTok collective known as The Hype House. After initially gaining prominence on Vine, he started uploading videos onto YouTube after the former became defunct.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bryce Hall</span> American social media personality (born 1999)

Bryce Michael Hall is an American social media personality and bare knuckle boxer. He is most known for his videos on TikTok and YouTube. As of October 9, 2023, his TikTok account has 24 million followers, and his YouTube channel has 3 million subscribers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rebecca Zamolo</span> American YouTuber

Rebecca Lynn Zamolo is an American YouTuber known for her Game Master Network YouTube series and franchise. She is also known for her presence on TikTok, with over 17.9 million followers as of January 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nick DiGiovanni</span> American internet celebrity and businessperson

Nicholas Channing DiGiovanni is an American celebrity chef, entertainer, and internet personality. As of June 2024, DiGiovanni has over 33 million followers across his social media accounts, including YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram.

StudyTube, sometimes referred to as EduTube, is an informal group of content creators on YouTube whose content focuses on studying, test and exam preparation, and school. These types of YouTubers are known as StudyTubers. The term can also refer to the genre of YouTube video characterized by its focus on the same topics.

Chris Stokel-Walker is a British journalist. He is the author of YouTubers: How YouTube Shook Up TV and Created a New Generation of Stars (2019), which looks at the website YouTube, and the book TikTok Boom: China's Dynamite App and the Superpower Race for Social Media (2021), which examines TikTok.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">AreYouKiddingTV</span> American entertainment social media account

AreYouKiddingTV is a social media account mainly popular on TikTok and YouTube, run by the internet personalities Joey Gizzi and Steven Lannum. Their content normally follows a similar format involving Gizzi having a piece of paper with a challenge on it taped to his chest, while Lannum holds out money in his hand, both without talking. If a passerby can understand and complete the challenge first, they receive the money. Challenges often take place on university campuses, especially their former school Elon University, and require multiple steps or are cryptic in some nature. Since the COVID-19 lockdowns, their content was revised to its current form and has become more popular, resulting in collaborations with major organizations and other content creators including MrBeast and Trevor Wallace.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Céline Dept</span> Belgian influencer (born 1999)

Céline Dept is a Belgian influencer who is active on TikTok and YouTube, and the first Belgian to reach 10 million subscribers on YouTube. She began uploading videos to TikTok in April 2019, and by January 2020, had the highest amount of TikTok followers of any Belgian influencer, with around 2.7 million followers. She additionally hosts the YouTube channel Celine & Michiel with her partner and fellow influencer Michiel Callebaut. Dept is known for her content relating to football, dance, lip syncs, and pranks. She has been sponsored by various brands, and started her own clothing line in 2022.

References

  1. ↑ "Jack Edwards". The Jack Experience. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. 1 2 "About Jack Edwards". YouTube.
  3. ↑ i read Julia Fox's book and it actually is ✨a masterpiece✨ , retrieved 21 February 2024
  4. ↑ Bacon, Jess. "Is BookTok sucking the joy out of reading?" . Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Kaplan, Anna. "How TikTok Helped Fuel The Best-Selling Year For Print Books". Forbes. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Merry, Stephanie. "Six TikTok stars share their favorite books of 2022". Washington Post. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  7. ↑ Haynes, Tom. "What happens to studytubers once they stop studying?". i-D Vice. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  8. 1 2 Stokel-Walker, Chris. "The rise of EduTube: how social media influencers are shaping universities". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  9. ↑ Sharma, Ruchira. "StudyTube: The community of YouTubers using revision and university to boost their platforms". iNews. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  10. ↑ Wood, Lucy. "Lewys Ball and Eve Bennett lead YouTubers opening their A-Level Results live on camera and it's stressful to watch". Metro. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Stokel-Walker, Chris. "Universities switch on to YouTube student influencers". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  12. 1 2 Anderson II, Ricky. "A chat with YouTube's resident librarian, Jack Edwards". Creator Handbook. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  13. ↑ Coloma, Ron Rocky. "Edwards serves as inspiring role model for young scholars". The Guam Daily Post . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  14. ↑ Sinha, Ekta. "RM's New Solo Album Has Got Us Thinking About His Book Recommendations And We Picked The Popular Ones" . Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Sixteenth Creators". Sixteenth. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  16. ↑ "The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving University". GoodReads. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  17. ↑ "Ask the Expert: My son has no life skills – how will he cope at university?". The Irish News. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  18. ↑ "Youtuber Jack Edwards releases a brand new stationery range". Celeb Mix. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  19. ↑ Edwards, Jack. "i'm closing down my company". YouTube. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  20. ↑ "Thinkers in Residence". Hay Festival. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  21. ↑ "The Guardian view on Heartstopper: a phenomenon that defines a generation". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.