Markiplier

Markiplier
Markiplier
	Fischbach in 2022
Personal information
Born	Mark Edward Fischbach; June 28, 1989 (age 35); Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Origin	Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Milford High School; University of Cincinnati (no degree);
Occupations	YouTuber; actor; film director; screenwriter; film producer;
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YouTube information
Channel	Markiplier;
Location	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	2012–present
Genres	Let's Play; comedy; vlog;
Subscribers	36.60 million
Total views	21.45 billion
Network	Polaris
Associated acts	jacksepticeye; PewDiePie; Cr1TiKaL; Pokimane; Jordan Maron; Adam Montoya; Matt Watson; Ryan Magee; jacksfilms; Ethan Nestor;
Creator Awards
	Last updated: May 29, 2024

Mark Edward Fischbach (/ˈfɪʃˌbɑːk/ FISH-bahk; born June 28, 1989), known online as Markiplier, is an American YouTuber, actor and filmmaker.^[2] He mainly uploads Let's Plays and is known for his videos of indie horror games.^[3] 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 March 2024^[update], his channel has over 36 million subscribers.^[4]

Fischbach is one of the most popular gaming YouTubers on the platform. He was listed by Forbes as the third highest-paid content creator on the platform in 2022,^[5] and has won four Streamy Awards and a Golden Joystick Award for "Best Streamer/Broadcaster".

After expressing an interest in more traditional entertainment, Fischbach signed with talent agency William Morris Endeavor in 2016. In the following years, he went on a live tour, started a clothing line named Cloak, wrote and directed the YouTube Original series A Heist with Markiplier (2019) and In Space with Markiplier (2022), and hosted or co-hosted several podcasts—two of which reached No. 1 on Spotify. In 2023, Fischbach moved to United Talent Agency. In April 2023, Fischbach announced he was leading production of the horror film Iron Lung, which will be his theatrical film debut.^[6]

^ ^a ^b "About Markiplier". YouTube.
^ Myers, Maddy (April 21, 2023). "Markiplier to direct and star in movie adaptation of horror game Iron Lung". Polygon. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Markiplier's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
^ 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.
^ Wolinsky, David (April 21, 2023). "Markiplier Takes Lead Role, Director's Chair In Iron Lung Horror Film Adaptation". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

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[YouTubeStatsMarkiplier-1] "About Markiplier". YouTube.

[9] Myers, Maddy (April 21, 2023). "Markiplier to direct and star in movie adaptation of horror game Iron Lung". Polygon. Retrieved April 24, 2023.

[:10-10] 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.

[11] "Markiplier's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[12] 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.

[Wolinsky-13] Wolinsky, David (April 21, 2023). "Markiplier Takes Lead Role, Director's Chair In Iron Lung Horror Film Adaptation". GameSpot. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.

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