The rise of Markiplier: The gaming YouTube superstar whose fans crashed OnlyFans but says the media purposely ignore him

Markiplier is one of the most famous gamers on the internet.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

• Markiplier is one of the biggest gaming YouTubers with over 34 million subscribers.
• He has been making videos for a decade and has a huge, loyal fanbase.

Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, is one of YouTube's biggest gaming creators with over 34 million subscribers and more than 19 billion total views.

In his decade-long content creation career he's grown a large and fiercely dedicated fan base who support his ambitious projects — one of which was nominated at the recent Children's and Family Emmy Awards.