In late 2017, Hongjoong, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho participated in the survival reality show Mix Nine.
On May 18, 2018, KQ Entertainment released "KQ Fellaz Performance Video I" on YouTube, featuring all eight Ateez members dancing to "Pick It Up" by Famous Dex.
On July 3, 2018, KQ Entertainment revealed the official name of the group as Ateez, short for "A TEEnager Z," symbolizing the group's goal to represent everything about teenagers.
On October 24, 2018, Ateez officially debuted with the release of their first extended play (EP), titled Treasure EP.1: All to Zero.
On January 3, 2019, Ateez announced their first comeback EP, Treasure EP.2: Zero to One, with a teaser photo on their social media accounts.
In 2019, Ateez announced their first tour, The Expedition Tour, initially with March dates in five American cities, later extended to include European and Australian shows.
In 2019, Ateez member Hongjoong raised awareness for the Polished Man campaign since Ateez's debut by painting one of his nails, leading fans to set up fundraising pages on Polished Man's website to raise hundreds of dollars in early 2020.
In 2019, Ateez won the Worldwide Fans' Choice at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
On November 3, 2019, Ateez was awarded the Best Korean Act award at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards.
On January 6, 2020, Ateez released their fourth EP, Treasure Epilogue: Action to Answer, as the conclusion to their Treasure series, along with a music video for the lead single "Answer".
On May 8, 2020, the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism named Ateez as its ambassador to help promote Korean culture and tourism abroad.
On August 31, 2020, Ateez members Mingi and Yeosang participated in Star Bookstore, a relay donation campaign where celebrities read books to children. The audiobooks recorded surpassed 10,000 views within a day, leading to a donation of ₩2 million from Happy Bean.
At the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards, Ateez won the Worldwide Fans' Choice and Discovery of the Year awards, and it was announced they would join Kingdom: Legendary War.
During 2020, Ateez released their first Japanese single "Dreamers", which served as the fifth ending theme for the anime series Digimon Adventure. They announced a collaboration album with Kim Jong-kook and a collaboration with Pentatonix on the single "A Little Space".
In 2020, Ateez released their fifth EP, Zero: Fever Part.1, with "Inception" voted as the lead single. They received music program awards for "Inception" in August 2020. Zero: Fever Part. 1 was certified platinum, making Ateez the second fourth-generation boy group to generate one million total sales as rookies.
In 2020, Ateez was dubbed "Next Generation Leaders" by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
In 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, Ateez hosted a free, virtual concert called "Crescent Party" on the V Live app, with over 1.4 million viewers. On June 26, 2020, they also performed at KCON:TACT 2020.
On December 19, 2020, Ateez was invited to the Immortal Songs year-end finale and performed "Anyhow Song" by Seo Taiji and Boys. They were also ranked among the most tweeted-about musicians in the United States.
On January 28, 2021, Ateez filmed a commercial for the LG webOS TV.
On April 14, 2021, San was appointed as the Public Relations Ambassador of Namhae, his hometown in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
In April 2021, Ateez participated in the Mnet competition show Kingdom: Legendary War.
On May 15, 2021, Ateez appeared on Identity 2021, a live stream fundraiser hosted by Amazon Music in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The campaign raised over $20,000.
As of July 2021, the funds raised through Ateez's partnership with Polished Man have exceeded $30,000.
On February 3, 2022, Ateez collaborated with the online fashion store Poshmark.
Ateez opened their second world tour of the year, The Fellowship: Break The Wall, with two sold-out concerts in Seoul on October 29 and 30, 2022. They embarked on the North American leg, comprising eleven shows and closed the 2022 part of the tour with two shows in Chiba, Japan.
During September and October 2022, Ateez performed in joint concerts across Asia. On October 8, 2022, Ateez received the Artist of the Year Bonsang and the Best Performer award at The Fact Music Awards.
On August 22, 2022, Ateez performed at KCON 2022 LA. On September 8, 2022, it was announced that Hongjoong and Yunho would be DJs for MBC Radio's Idol Radio Season 3.
On June 30, 2022, Ateez performed at the Jeddah K-pop Festival in Saudi Arabia. On July 3, 2022, they closed the second day of UNI-KON 2022 in Seoul.
On November 14, 2021, during Ateez's virtual concert "Fever: eXendtion edition", it was announced that the group's third world tour, The Fellowship: Beginning of the End, would be held in 2022. The tour was scheduled to begin with three dates in Seoul in early January and proceed to five cities in the US and conclude in Europe.
In March 2023, Ateez member San donated ₩5 million to his hometown Namhae through the Hometown Love Donation Program. He also donated Hanwoo beef sets valued at ₩1.5 million to single-parent households in Namhae.
Between April and May 2023, Ateez performed in multiple events such as the Lovesome Festival in Seoul, the K-POP Super Live at Seoul Festa, the Dance Day Live in Tokyo, and KCON Japan. They also carried out six encore concerts out of the Fellowship: Break The Wall tour in Seoul, Tokyo and Chiba.
In 2023, Ateez secured the Worldwide Fans' Choice award at the Mnet Asian Music Awards.
On January 5, 2024, Ateez was chosen by the cosmetics brand Nacific to be their brand model.
Ateez released the concert film, Towards the Light: Will to Power, showcasing their January 2024 performance at the Jamsil Arena in Seoul. The film was screened across Asia, North America, Europe, and other countries.
In 2024, Ateez made history as the first K-pop boy group to perform at Coachella and the first K-pop group to headline the Mawazine music festival in Morocco.
In March 2024, Hongjoong was featured in Chung Ha's single "Eenie Meenie". On March 31, Ateez performed at KCON Hong Kong 2024.
As of January 2025, Ateez had released eleven EPs, four studio albums, twenty-four singles, and one single album in Korean, along with two single albums, three EPs, and two studio albums in Japanese. Multiple albums achieved top positions on the South Korean Circle Album Chart, with some certified platinum or million-selling.
On March 28, 2025, it was announced that Ateez had donated ₩100 million to the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association to help with the recovery of wildfire stricken areas.
On July 3, 2025, Ateez was selected as the new model for the Korean mud skincare brand BRMUD.
In March 2025, Seonghwa made his runway debut at Paris Fashion Week for Isabel Marant. On March 18, 2025, Ateez won iHeartRadio's K-Pop Artist of the Year award.
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