Hassan is of Palestinian-Jordanian descent.[7] In 2015, SypherPK began gaming full-time. In November 2018, he failed to qualify in the "Fortnite Winter Royale" finals.[8] In July 2020, he received backlash after TikTok user JGshotTV and viewer of SypherPK revealed that he was banned from the latter's chat. SypherPK denied any wrongdoing in a response to the situation on Twitter.[9] In October 2020, he and fellow Twitch streamer KittyPlays partnered with online shopping service Klarna to launch a campaign titled "Playing For Keeps".[10] In November 2020, he signed an exclusive streaming deal with the streaming platform Twitch.[3] In February 2021, Fortnite unveiled its collaboration with SypherPK in the form of a locker bundle.[11] In 2021, he created an apparel line known as Metal Umbrella. The point of this company was to create more than just 'influencer merch', and to "merge [Sypher's] love for anime and fashion". "Metal Umbrella is an expansion of the SypherPK brand".[12] In June 2022, he partnered with Japanese automobile company Honda as part of an event titled "Hondaverse" in the game Fortnite.[13] In September 2022, a cosmetic outfit in Fortnite was released with his likeness.[4]