Markiplier

Also known as Mark Edward Fischbach, Mark Fischbach

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

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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Mark Edward Fischbach, better known as Markiplier, is an American YouTuber, gamer-commentator, actor, filmmaker, and comedian. Originally from Honolulu, Hawaii, he began his career in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is currently based in Los Angeles, California. He has expanded his YouTube success into a media career, venturing into acting and filmmaking. His most notable project is the 2026 film…

Known for

Iron Lung — Simon2026
The Edge of Sleep — Dave Torres2024
Creator Clash 2 — Self / Markiplier2023
I Have to Do This — Self2023
In Space with Markiplier: Part 2 — Mark2022
In Space with Markiplier — Mark2022
Markiplier from North Korea — Self2022
Go! My Favorite Sports Team — Self2022
Villainous — 505 (voice)/Black Hot (english voice)2021
Distractible — Host2021

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Key facts

Youtuber.name: Markiplier
Youtuber.image: Markiplier in We Tried Peanut Free Candy from YouTube at 0-1-16 (cropped).png
Youtuber.caption: Fischbach in 2025
Youtuber.birth_name: Mark Edward Fischbach
Youtuber.birth_place: Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
Youtuber.youtube_id: UC7_YxT-KID8kRbqZo7MyscQ
Youtuber.youtube_display_name: Markiplier
Youtuber.youtube_years_active: 2012–present
Youtuber.youtube_subscribers: 38.4 million
Youtuber.youtube_views: 23.2 billion
Youtuber.stats_update: February 25, 2026

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Instance of: human
Given name: Edward
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Honolulu
Occupation: filmmaker
Educated at: University of Cincinnati
Languages spoken: Korean
Award: Streamy Awards
Field of work: YouTuber
Image: Markiplier in We Tried Peanut Free Candy from YouTube at 0-1-16 (cropped).png
Residence: Los Angeles

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date of birth: 1989-06-28
Commons category: Markiplier
birth name: Mark Edward Fischbach
name in native language: Markiplier
start of work period: 2012-00-00
social media followers: 37400000
nominated for: Emmy Award
number of viewers/listeners: 22921584764
pseudonym: Markiplier

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Early life and education
Career
Film, television and podcasts
Other ventures
Activism and philanthropy
Business
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Artistry
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Personal life
Filmography
Film
Acting roles
Television
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Music videos
Podcasts
Video games
Awards and nominations
See also
Notes
References
External links

After joining YouTube in 2012, Fischbach became popular on the platform with Let's Plays of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the ''Five Nights at Freddy's series; as of February 25th, 2026, his channel had over 38 million subscribers. 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.

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