Team 10 is a Los Angeles-based social media squad comprised of YouTubers, vloggers, rappers, singers, actors, models, and social media stars. The squad came into existence on August 5, 2016, after Jake Paul, a former Viner turned YouTube sensation, came up with the idea of starting a media company/talent incubator aimed at creating brand-sponsored content basically for teens and young adults.
The group lives in a mansion they call home (Team 10 House), located in LA, from where they create content for each of their several social media pages and channels across the web and their collective YouTube channel. Their first video, “What is Team 10?” came online on August 6, 2016, and has received over a million views.
The original members of the Team 10 squad comprised of Alissa Violet, Neels Visser, Alex Lange, twins Lucas and Marcus Dobre, Nick Crompton, and AJ Mitchell. The squad had gone through some challenges, internal structure issues, and changes over the years that has resulted in some members leaving and some others like Justin Roberts, Chad Tepper, Anthony Trujillo, Erika Costell, Martinez Twins, Tessa Brooks, Tristan Tales, Ben Hampton, and Kade Speiser all coming in to join the team at some point.
Below is a list of the Team 10 Members; this list includes names of the team’s original members, new members, members who left the squad, and their reasons for leaving.
Jake Paul
- Date of Birth: January 17, 1997
- Age: 27 Years Old
- Occupation: Professional Boxer, YouTube Star
- Instagram: @jakepaul
- YouTube: Jake Paul
Jake Paul is the leader and co-founder of the L.A-based talent management company. As mentioned above, the YouTube sensation is a former Viner. He rose to prominence on the now-defunct entertainment network, where users could share six-second looping video clips. Paul gained popularity on the platform by uploading videos of the risks he sometimes takes while creating his videos, including jumping over a car and other similar stunts. In 2015, before Vine went into extinction, Jake began nursing the idea of creating a brand that would meet the need of teens and young adults.
His dream became a reality in August 2016 when he launched Team 10 alongside other internet sensations. However, things began falling apart in the Team 10 mansion in 2017 when issues began popping up, leading to many of the members leaving the house/team. Jake has his own YouTube channel with over 20 million subscribers and over 500 videos and still counting. Besides his online career, he is also a professional boxer.
Alissa Violet
- Date of Birth: June 12, 1996
- Age: 27 Years Old
- Occupation: Model, Instagram Star
- Instagram: @alissaviolet
- YouTube: Alissa Violet
Alissa was one of the original members of the Team 10 squad. She is a model and social media sensation with over 3.6 million subscribers on YouTube and over 248 million views. She dated Jake for a while before breaking up with him citing physical assault. Alissa left the team in June 2017 after ending her relationship with Jake. She later hooked up with another YouTube star Ricky Banks aka Faze Banks.
Neels Visser
- Date of Birth: September 26, 1998
- Age: 25 Years Old
- Occupation: Model, YouTube Star
- Instagram: @Neels
- YouTube: Neels Visser
The YouTuber is another original member of the Team 10 squad. He left the team in September 2016 and has moved on with his life ever since expanding his horizon and business empire. Asides from running a YouTube channel, where he has over 400k subscribers and almost three million views on his videos as of November 2018, the internet star is also a model, aspiring DJ, and actor. Also a fashion entrepreneur, Neels is the founder of an online clothing retail website named Living Regal.
Alex Lange
- Date of Birth: March 3, 2001
- Age: 23 Years Old
- Occupation: TV Actor
- Instagram: @alexlange
- YouTube: Alex Lange
The French-South African actor, model, and social media star was also one of the original members of the squad but left in December 2017 to build his solo career. He has built his YouTube channel to a fan base of over 490k subscribers; his Instagram followers are over 1.8 million and on Twitter, he has over 360k followers. As an actor, he has starred in the TV series, The Unsettling, CBS drama Code Black, and Light As a Feather, among others.
The Dobre Twins (Lucas and Marcus Dobre)
- Date of Birth: January 28, 1999
- Age: 25 Years Old
- Occupation: YouTube Star
- Instagram: @dobretwins
- YouTube: Lucas and Marcus
The Dobre twins, who are popular as dancers, were also part of the founding members of the team. They initially moved out of the Team 10 mansion in April 2017, but returned at the end of the year and finally left the group in early 2018. Lucas and Marcus Dobre run a YouTube channel, where they have many entertaining and fun-packed content ranging from dances, vlogs, experimental videos, challenge videos, and any other thing you can think of. The channel, which went online in 2011, has amassed over 24 million subscribers and over 6 billion views.
Nick Crompton
- Date of Birth: February 5, 1995
- Age: 29 Years Old
- Occupation: Entrepreneur, YouTube Star
- Instagram: @nick
- YouTube: Nick Crompton
The “England Is My City” star was also a founding member of the Team 10 squad and served as the group’s Chief Operations Officer (COO). Nick, however, bid the group farewell at the end of 2017. In a statement announcing his resignation, the multi-talented social media sensation stated that he was leaving the group due to various internal structure issues that didn’t go down well with him personally. Aside from his YouTube channel, Nick is also an entrepreneur; in 2015, he co-launched an internet agency called Social Chain. He’s making plans to expand the business to China, where he believes he would discover young talents and help them find fame.
AJ Mitchell
- Date of Birth: May 17, 2001
- Age: 22 Years Old
- Occupation: Singer, Songwriter
- Instagram: @ajmitchell
- YouTube: AJ Mitchell
Mitchell is a singer, songwriter, internet star, and one of the original members of the Team 10 squad. The story is that Jake Paul had reached out to him, telling him how fantastic his voice is and how they could work together as a team and that was it. AJ, however, left the group in June 2017. He announced he left the team during a Live Q&A section on Instagram. AJ Mitchell owns a YouTube channel with over 500k subscribers; he is also hot on Instagram with more than 1.2 million followers and on other social media platforms like Twitter. So far, he has released one studio album, two EPs, and many hit singles. He is currently signed to Epic Records.
Justin Roberts
- Date of Birth: August 17, 2002
- Age: 21 Years Old
- Occupation: YouTube Star
- Instagram: @justinroberts44
- YouTube: Justin Roberts
Justin Roberts is not one of the original members of the group; he joined the team in October 2017, and he is still with the group. Born August 2002, Robert is was the youngest member of the squad before the newest member Ben Hampton came on board in January 2018. Before his Team 10 career, the youngster was into vlogging, and he still is. He runs his own YouTube channel, where he posts his vlogs, and has managed to build the channel to a fan base of over a million subscribers.
Chad Tepper
- Date of Birth: May 7, 1992
- Age: 31 Years Old
- Occupation: Former Professional Skateboarder, YouTube Star, Singer
- Instagram: @chadtepper
- YouTube: Chad Tepper
Tepper is another member of the team who wasn’t there right from the beginning. He only joined the group in July 2017, and he is still a member of the squad. The Florida native is a professional skateboarder turned internet sensation. He runs a YouTube channel with over a million subscribers and has also amassed over 1.7 million followers on Instagram. He has appeared on Spike TV’s Ink Master, and on the E! series Hollywood Cycle. Chad has also been on an episode of the TV documentary series True Life and on Young and Married – another TV documentary series.
Anthony Trujillo And Chance Sutton
- Date of Birth: May 4, 1996, and September 2, 1996
- Age: 27 Years Old and 27 Years Old
- Occupation: YouTube Stars
- Instagram: @imanthonytruj and @imchancesutton
- YouTube: Chance and Anthony
Trujillo joined Team 10 in April 2017 alongside Chance Sutton. While Chance left the team in May 2018, Anthony is still an active member of the social media squad. The duo is best friends, and together, they run a YouTube channel called Chance and Anthony. Created in May 2017, the channel currently has over 24k subscribers. Chance also has his personal YouTube channel, with over 2.6 million subscribers. Anthony also has a YouTube channel, but it hasn’t done so well as that of Chance.
Erika Costell
- Date of Birth: November 12, 1992
- Age: 31 Years Old
- Occupation: Model, Internet Personality
- Instagram: @erikacostell
- YouTube: @Erika Costell
Born November 12, 1992, Erika is an internet sensation and model who worked on the management side of the group before coming in fully on the talent side in June 2017. She started modeling at age 16, after her former manager Larry Murdock took her to a photoshoot. Costell graduated from Middle Tennessee State University where she was a cheerleader for 11 years. Erika and Jake Paul were good friends in 2017. They started a relationship in April 2018 but later called it quits seven months later. Erika Costell has a YouTube channel with over 4.2 million subscribers, she is also active on Instagram with more than 3.4 million followers.
Martinez Twins (Emilio and Ivan Martinez)
- Date of Birth: May 10, 2016
- Age: 25 Years Old
- Occupation: Music Stars, YouTubers
- Instagram: @martineztwins
- YouTube: @Martinez Twins
The Martinez Twins, Catalonia-born YouTubers, joined the Team 10 crew in January 2017 and left ten months later (November 2017). Jake had bragged about picking up the twins when they were poor and had nothing. Well, the Martinez got fed up with Jake and his friends pranking and treating them badly that they left; they released a statement as to why they had to quit the squad. After leaving Team 10, they moved back to Spain; the two brothers currently run a YouTube channel with more than 4.7 million subscribers. Their channel features their music video for their original songs like La Dieta and Paraiso.
Tessa Brooks
- Date of Birth: April 5, 1999
- Age: 25 Years Old
- Occupation: YouTube Star
- Instagram: @tessabrooks
- YouTube: @Tessa Brooks
Brooks is another female member of the crew; she joined in January 2017 and officially left in January 2018. She is a dancer, an actress, and a model and currently owns her own YouTube channel with over 3.4 million subscribers. Brooks has been a member of the immaBEAST dance crew and performed with The Pulse on Tour. She appeared in the web series Boss Cheer in 2018 and has modeled for brands, including Coca-Cola, Contours Designs, and Sketchers. The actress has two sisters and a stepsister and was previously in a relationship with fellow YouTube star Chance Sutton.
Tristan Tales
- Date of Birth: August 21, 1994
- Age: 29 Years Old
- Occupation: Professional Storyteller & Social Media Creator
- Snap Chat: @tristantales
- Instagram: @TristanTales
- YouTube: Tristan Tales
Tristan Tales is a Snapchat sensation; he joined the group in February 2017 and left in December of the same year. His Snapchat stories have gone viral and have earned him the Shorty nomination for Snapchatter of the Year Award. He is also active on other social media platforms like YouTube and Instagram. Tales is a graduate of business and cinema from the University of Southern California. He has worked with notable brands such as Coca-Cola, Red Bull, and AwesomenessTV. He starred as Kody in the web series Boss Cheer.
Kade Speiser
- Date of Birth: July 29, 1995
- Age: 28 Years Old
- Occupation: Instagram Star, Filmmaker
- Instagram: Kade
- YouTube: Kade Speiser
Kade is an L.A-based photographer turned filmmaker who gained popularity by joining the web group. He joined Team 10 in July 2017 and left in April 2018. He is an avid vlogger with over 980k subscribers on his YouTube channel. Before Team 10, Kade worked as the head of content at the media firm, TeamDon. He hails from Jackson, Michigan, where he was raised alongside his brother named Nathan. He has been dating Mackenzie Altig, a fellow photographer. The duo got engaged in July 2021 and Kade took to Instagram to share the news with his fans.
Ben Hampton
- Date of Birth: May 9, 2011
- Age: 12 Years Old
- Occupation: Instagram Personality
- Instagram: benhampton
- YouTube: Ben Hampton
Ben is the newest and youngest member of the web group. Born May 9, 2011, Ben Hampton is Jake Paul’s social media prodigy who first began appearing in Jake’s vlogs. Before then, he posted fashion and lifestyle photos on his eponymous account, which has over 490,000 followers. He has been a member of Team 10 and runs a YouTube channel with over 132k subscribers. Ben is also the CEO of a charity organization named “Save Da,” which sells teddy bears; a percentage of the profit generated from the sale of the teddies goes to protecting bears.
Is Team 10 Still Active or Have They Disbanded?
While Team 10 has garnered much popularity regarding their members, recruits, and former residents of the Hype House and Sway House, fans have raised several questions. One of such questions is whether Team 10 is still active or if they have disbanded. The team, which was co-founded by Jake Paul in 2017, has constantly witnessed changes in the list of its members. However, former members, including Alissa Violet, Erika Costell, and Chance Sutton, have posted videos about the real drama that went on behind the scenes with Jake Paul.
From its inception, Team 10 was known for posting content on its various social media platforms. Their official YouTube channel, which has over 2 million subscribers, stopped being active in September 2019. The last video posted on the channel was Jake Paul’s marriage to Tana Mongeau. Since then, there has never been a new update regarding the team and its current state. However, Jake Paul has been constantly updating his YouTube channel and other social media accounts.
More so, in 2019, there were reports that Jake started another team comprising Lauren Dascalo, Brandon Amato, Adam Quinn, Mikahl Caci, and Payton. However, the group’s aim did not materialize as nothing was heard about them afterward. In June 2020, Jake posted a video titled I Broke My Rib Cage, We Called an Ambulance, with the hashtags #JakePaul and #Team10, which gave a hint that the team was still a thing and are looking for more people to join them.
According to Jake in the YouTube video, they had gotten many applications and are looking to take two male and two female members. Finally, YouTube stars Eric Decker (Airrack) and Tucker Doss were selected. TikTok and Instagram stars such as Kaylyn Slevin and Elle Danjean also made the team. Kaylyn and Elle are famous following their relationship with TikTok stars Bryce Hall and Tayler Holder. As for the future of team 10, fans are eagerly waiting in anticipation to see more of the team of talented media influencers.
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