How much is Markiplier worth?
| Net Worth: | $35 Million |
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| Profession: | Professional YouTuber |
| Date of Birth: | June 28, 1989 (age 33) |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.79 m) |
About Markiplier
Mark Edward Fischbach, commonly known by his YouTube alias Markiplier, is an American content creator from Honolulu, Hawaii. Markiplier has earned income equal to an estimated salary of around $8-10 million dollars per year, since 2019. Most of his content involves “Let’s Plays,” a genre that allows viewers to watch Internet personalities play video games. Markiplier’s YouTube channel has approximately 33 million subscribers. His career began in 2012 when he used his tax refund to purchase a camera.
His first video was uploaded on April 4, 2012 and was of the Internet personality playing a popular survival horror game at the time, Amnesia: The Dark Descent. Markiplier specialized in playing other types of survival horror games in his channel’s early years, including Slender, Dead Space and the Five Nights at Freddy’s series, to name a few.
Markiplier is very active in the YouTube community, often collaborating with fellow gaming channels, Jacksepticeye, Pewdiepie, CaptainSparklez, the Game Grumps and many others. Markiplier has also produced several comedy sketches throughout the years. He was one of the cofounders of Cyndago, a sketch comedy and music channel that he hosted with his roommates at the time, Daniel Kyre and Ryan Magee. The trio had completed about forty sketches and fourteen original songs before Kyre’s death resulted in the channel’s disintegration.
Markiplier often uses his channel for altruistic purposes as well. He hosts frequent charity livestreams that feature the Internet personality playing games to collect donations. The YouTuber’s favorite charities include Best Friends Animal Society, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. As of April 2018, the streamer has reported raising over $3 million for these organizations.
In recent years, Markiplier has expanded the type of content he produces. While he still posts frequent Let’s Play videos, he also has released several interactive Choose Your Own Adventure videos. His most recent video, A Heist With Markiplier, was released in 2019 and features 31 possible endings. The content creator also hosts a podcast on Twitch called 3 Peens in a Pod alongside LordMinion777 and Muyskern.
In 2018, Markiplier and Jacksepticeye announced the launch of Cloak, a high-end brand of athleisure clothing specifically designed for gamers. The same year, Markiplier was ranked the 6th highest-paid personality on YouTube, grossing an estimated $17.5 million that year alone.
Markiplier has an upbeat, bubbly and overall positive personality that causes viewers to gravitate towards his content. His personality and creativity drove YouTuber users to his channel in droves, allowing him to achieve widespread fame relatively quickly. It only took about two years since the start of his career for his channel to make it on NewMediaRockstars Top 100 Channels, coming in at #61. Additionally, he was ranked 6th on a list of the top twenty most influential celebrities among United States teenagers in the year 2015.
The vast majority of his success can be attributed to his endearing personality and smooth, buttery voice, but YouTube’s climate at the time of his career start also might be able to provide some hints. Both survival horror games and the rise of Let’s Play content hit their peak in the early 2010s.
The first half of the decade saw the release of titles such as Slender, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and Five Nights at Freddy’s. This genre of game is not for the faint of heart and many users have difficulty braving their way all the way through. Not wanting to be left out of the fun, these types of audiences often find it easier to experience the game by watching someone else play. Likewise, users who already completed the games are able to find enjoyment in witnessing someone else experience the horrors for the first time.
Horror games in general are great for first-time streamers. The very nature of the game provokes a more honest reaction from the person playing, which helps alleviate some of the awkwardness that coincides with showing their personality to strangers online for the first time. Markiplier himself already has a HUGE personality and adding horror games into the mix only exaggerates his online persona.
The Five Nights at Freddy’s series specifically contributed to Markiplier’s fame as well. The YouTube personality joined the trend of playing this game and managed to turn it into his niche. He even became the self-proclaimed “King of Five Nights at Freddy’s” after besting the first title’s infamous “20/20/20/20” gameplay mode in one of his videos. The series itself was the source of several Internet conspiracy theories and online scavenger hunts that drove additional attention to his channel at the time.
Markiplier’s Total Net Worth
Markiplier has earned an estimated total career income of $70 million dollars from his career on YouTube and in addition to his work in the entertainment business. He is one of the highest earning YouTubers on the site and earns around $10 to $20 million dollars per year. It was reported in 2017 that he earned $12.5 million dollars, and in 2018, $17.5 million dollars. Then in 2019, he earned $13 million and in 2020, a record breaking $20 million dollars in earnings.
As Markiplier lives in Los Angeles, California he will have had to pay around 50% in taxes on his career earnings. First, he will have been able to deduct about $4-5 million in business costs, the remainder, $65.5 million dollars, will have become $32.75 million dollars, having paid the same amount in taxes.
Markiplier is not married and has no children. In 2021, he purchased Donald Glover’s La Cañada midcentury-modern property for $4 million dollars, $15,000 over the asking price. In his personal life he has likely spent $3-4 million dollars, including his donations, but also earned $6 million in investment returns. Therefore, it is estimated that Markiplier has a net worth of about $35 million dollars.
Summing-Up
Mark Edward Fischbach, AKA Markiplier, found his fame and fortune by creating Let’s Play videos, sketch comedies and other types of fun content on YouTube. He created his channel in 2012 and is still active on the site to this day. He currently is worth an estimated $35 million and his fortune continues to grow every single day.
Markiplier is very popular in the YouTube community because he hasn’t allowed his fame to go to his head. He still remains the same, happy-go-lucky streamer that he was on the very first day he set up his channel. He also frequently participates in charity streams, and has raised approximately $3 million for various philanthropic organizations, as of 2018.
While Let’s Play videos of survival horror games are certainly the Internet personality’s bread and butter, he still has managed to generate success creating other types of content. He has shown an affinity for sketch comedy and voice acting, having made several appearances in both types of media.
He cemented his presence in the YouTube community very early on in his career and will, hopefully, continue to produce content for years to come. Markiplier is truly a rare gem as an Internet personality, as it is difficult to find someone that has managed to stay so humble and true to their roots after building such a big name for themselves.
