Jack Edwards (YouTuber)

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.^[9] Edwards was invited to interview for an English undergraduate degree at the University of Duke but was rejected. He attended the University of Durham (St Cuthbert's Society) where he earned a BA in English literature.^[10][11][12] He was the last member of his family to attend university.^[11]

Edwards began documenting his experiences at university on YouTube in 2017. The dean of his college attributed a rise in applications to the college he attended to Edwards' channel, calling it "the Jack Edwards effect".^[7]

He now has over one million subscribers on his main channel @jack_edwards, and nearly 600,000 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.^[13] He is also active on TikTok and Instagram. Edwards is signed by the Sixteenth talent agency.^[14] He published The Uni-Verse: The Ultimate Guide to Surviving University with Harper Collins in 2020.^[15][16]

In 2021, Edwards launched Ink Outside the Box, a stationery company.^[17] In 2023, Edwards announced that he would be closing down the company.^[18]

In 2023, Edwards was announced as a "thinker in residence" for that year's Hay Festival, focusing on digital storytelling and online media.^[19] As part of his role, he interviewed Alice Oseman.^[20] That year he also hosted the 2023 Booker Prize official livestream at Oxford University.^[21][22]

Edwards appeared as a panellist on series eight of Between the Covers. His episode aired on BBC Two on 19 November 2024.