GAMERS have started making a living out of their hobby by uploading videos of them playing on Youtube and sharing tips with fellow fans.
Markiplier is one of them, and here is everything we know about him.
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Who is Markiplier?
Markiplier is an American Youtuber and podcaster born on June 28, 1989, in Honolulu, Hawaii.
His real name is Mark Edward Fischbach and when he isn’t uploading videos, he is taking care of the clothing company Cloak, which he co-founded with fellow Youtuber Jacksepticeye.
He used to be a co-host of the Unus Annus channel before it stopped existing.
He now co-hosts the Distractible podcast with LordMinion777 and Muyskerm.
He is mostly known for uploading videos of him playing indie and horror games such as Slender: The Eight Pages and Amnesia: The Dark Descent, amongst others.
He collaborated with many Youtubers too such as PewDiePie, CaptainSparklez and Game Grumps.
He occasionally also holds live streams to raise money for charity.
During such streams, he plays games and campaigns to collect donations to go to various charities such as Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance and Best Friends Animal Society.
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How did Markiplier get famous?
Markipilier started his career by uploading a video to Youtube on April 4, 2012, with the intention of uploading sketch comedy videos.
This led to him creating his own game called Markipilier, which is ‘Mark’ and ‘multiplier’ combined together.
By October 2015, he had reached 10million subscribers.
He started gaining popularity when he lived with Daniel Kyre and Ryan Magee.
Together they ran a sketch comedy Youtube channel and a music channel Cyndago – which ended after Kyre passed away.
What is Markiplier’s net worth?
Markiplier’s net worth is estimated to be $35million.
His revenue is mostly through Youtube, as he is listed in the Top 100 most subscribes channels
He has 33.7million subscribers thanks to his comedy sketchies, playthroughs and gameplay commentary.
He also earns money from his clothing brand and his podcasts.
Markiplier occasionally hosts or co-hosts award shows too, which add to his earnings.
In 2015, he co-hosted one of his first shows, the South By Southwest Gaming Awards, alongside The Legend of Korra voice actor Janey Varney.
