Čoban attended primary school at "Vuk Karadžić" in Bač, and attended the secondary school for economics "Doctor Radivoje Uvalić" in Bačka Palanka. He attended the Faculty of Law at Novi Sad Entered University in 1988. He became a senior undergraduate in 1993.
He has two daughters, Elena (born 2004) and India (born 2006). Čoban worked as a correspondent from Novi Sad for the Belgrade newspaper Večernje novosti, the Zagreb newspaper Arena and the Sarajevo newspaper Naši dani (1990–1991). He was the editor-in-chief of the student magazine Index and of the independent magazine Nezavisni index (1992).
He was the Editor-in-chief of the magazine Svet from 1993 to 2005.
Today, Čoban is the President of the company Color Press Group, which has over 300 employees. Official Site Tadiću, nemoj da potpišeš ovaj Zakon o informisanju, Pravda July 25, 2009 Trenutno samo dva tabloida, Link June 17, 2009 Ko ne pamti, iznova preživljava, Građanski list April 25, 2009 Najuspešniji privrednici ne žele dase pojavljuju u medijima, Taboo October 3, 2008 Robert Čoban, Playboy August, 2008 Prepunjeni pasoš kao najveći statusni simbol, East-kapija June 17, 2008 Od tabloida 20 miliona€, Info Biznis June 27, 2008 Tabloidi se isplate više od politike, Biznis JUne, 18 2008 Ženu sam zaprosio u bazenu, Glas Javnosti February 17, 2008 Preko "Sveta" u svijet biznisa, BIZNIS MONTENEGRO January, 2008, Postdoctoral fellows Не сум злопамтило!, VEČEmergency April 25, 2007 Na dvoru gospodara tračeva, GLORIJA January, 2006 Balkanski kralj žute štampe, GLOBUS January 27, 2006 Susret: Robert Čoban, Direktor i glavni urednik "Sveta", NIN, January 21, 1999 Čoban za milione ovaca, BH Dani February 1, 2002 Blic vodič kroz Novi Sad: Robert Čoban od Bača do Zmaj Jovine ulice Od jogurt revolucije pobegao - u bioskop, Blic, May 7, 2007.
