Jake Joseph Paul was born in Cleveland, Ohio, to Pamela Ann Stepnick (née Meredith) and realtor Gregory Allan Paul.

Jake and his older brother Logan started filming themselves when Jake was ten years old.

Jake Paul began his career by posting videos on Vine, where he amassed 5.3 million followers and 2 billion views before the app was discontinued.

Jake launched his YouTube channel, which would go on to rank him as one of the highest-paid YouTube creators in 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2023.