Markiplier

"Mark Fischbach" redirects here. For the Luxembourgish politician, see Marc Fischbach.

Markiplier
Fischbach in 2022
Personal information
Born
Mark Edward Fischbach

(1989-06-28) June 28, 1989 (age 35)
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
OriginCincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • YouTuber
  • actor
  • film director
  • screenwriter
  • film producer
Signature
YouTube information
Channel
LocationLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active2012–present
Genres
Subscribers37 million[1]
Total views21.87 billion[1]
NetworkPolaris (formerly)
Associated acts
100,000 subscribers2013[‡ 1][‡ 2]
1,000,000 subscribers2013[‡ 3][‡ 4]
10,000,000 subscribers2015[‡ 5][‡ 6][‡ 7]
Last updated: October 2, 2024

Mark Edward Fischbach (/ˈfɪʃˌbɑːk/ FISH-bahk; born June 28, 1989), known online as Markiplier, is an American YouTuber, actor and filmmaker. One of the most popular YouTubers on the platform, he is known for his "Let's Play" videos of indie horror games.[2][3] He was listed by Forbes as the third highest-paid content creator on the platform in 2022,[4] and has won four Streamy Awards and a Golden Joystick Award. He has spun-off his YouTube fame into a media career, venturing into acting and filmmaking.

After joining YouTube in 2012, Fischbach became popular on the platform with Let's Plays of Amnesia: The Dark Descent (2010) and the Five Nights at Freddy's series; as of 2024, his channel had over 37 million subscribers.[5] He signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor in 2016. While with the agency, he released a clothing line, wrote and directed the YouTube Original series A Heist with Markiplier (2019) and In Space with Markiplier (2022), and hosted or co-hosted two podcasts which reached No. 1 on Spotify.

In 2023, Fischbach signed with United Talent Agency and was nominated for a Children's and Family Emmy Award. He starred in the series The Edge of Sleep (2024), and he will direct, produce, write, and star in the horror film Iron Lung, which is his theatrical debut.

  1. ^ a b "About Markiplier". YouTube.
  2. ^ Myers, Maddy (April 21, 2023). "Markiplier to direct and star in movie adaptation of horror game Iron Lung". Polygon. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  3. ^ Brey, Betsy (2020). "Five Nights at Fan Games: Feminism, Fan Labor, and Five Nights at Freddy's". In Clarke, M.J.; Wang, Cynthia (eds.). Indie Games in the Digital Age. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 82–83. ISBN 978-1501356438.
  4. ^ Brown, Abram; Freeman, Abigail (January 14, 2022). "The Highest-Paid YouTube Stars: MrBeast, Jake Paul And Markiplier Score Massive Paydays". Forbes. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
  5. ^ "Markiplier's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved January 13, 2021.


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