Markiplier

Fifteen years in and still growing is the number that should surprise you about Markiplier — most gaming channels don't survive a fifth of that. Mark Fischbach built his 35M+ subscribers less on any single game than on being watchable as a person: his Five Nights at Freddy's playthroughs made him a horror-gaming legend, and his emotional, unguarded reactions turned viewers into people who follow him, not the games. In 2026 his interactive "In Space with Markiplier" specials showed he's still willing to reinvent the format. Charity work and consistency have made him one of the more trusted names on gaming YouTube — the guy you'd recommend to your mom.