--- title: Famous YouTuber Markiplier Is Now GoPro's Biggest... description: YouTuber and filmmaker Mark Fischbach, known as Markiplier, has acquired an 8.5% stake in GoPro through a Schedule 13G filing, making him the camera maker's... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/famous-youtuber-markiplier-is-now-gopro-s-biggest-shareholder-35zjyzmlt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Famous YouTuber Markiplier Is Now GoPro's Biggest Shareholder | daily.dev og:description: YouTuber and filmmaker Mark Fischbach, known as Markiplier, has acquired an 8.5% stake in GoPro through a Schedule 13G filing, making him the camera maker's... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/famous-youtuber-markiplier-is-now-gopro-s-biggest-shareholder-35zjyzmlt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/35zjyZMlT.png og:image:alt: Famous YouTuber Markiplier Is Now GoPro's Biggest Shareholder og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Famous YouTuber Markiplier Is Now GoPro's Biggest Shareholder **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 3 comments ## Summary YouTuber and filmmaker Mark Fischbach, known as Markiplier, has acquired an 8.5% stake in GoPro through a Schedule 13G filing, making him the camera maker's largest shareholder and causing its stock to rise. He says the move supports his goal of making filmmaking more accessible and that he isn't seeking an activist role. Prior to the disclosure, he had posted a promotional video for GoPro's Mission 1 ILS camera with an affiliate code without mentioning his stake, drawing scrutiny from other creators. Despite the investment, GoPro still faces layoffs and a possible sale. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@akkitto** · 2 upvotes > Man. I watched this guy in 2013, when he was still a nice nobody and used a crappy microphone. Good old times. **@yaireo** · 0 upvotes > Somebody should have told him about Insta360... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Even GoPro is pivoting to defense](https://daily.dev/posts/even-gopro-is-pivoting-to-defense-ribf5jbmv) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [YouTube starts funding shows directly to keep creators from licensing to Netflix](https://daily.dev/posts/youtube-starts-funding-shows-directly-to-keep-creators-from-licensing-to-netflix-ln8xlszry) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Agentio secures $40 million from Forerunner as it scales its creator marketplace beyond YouTube](https://daily.dev/posts/agentio-secures-40-million-from-forerunner-as-it-scales-its-creator-marketplace-beyond-youtube-ldxoivypp) · TechCrunch · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/famous-youtuber-markiplier-is-now-gopro-s-biggest-shareholder-35zjyzmlt) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Famous YouTuber Markiplier Is Now GoPro's Biggest Shareholder","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/famous-youtuber-markiplier-is-now-gopro-s-biggest-shareholder-35zjyzmlt","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/famous-youtuber-markiplier-is-now-gopro-s-biggest-shareholder-35zjyzmlt"},"datePublished":"2026-09-01T19:29:01.922Z","dateModified":"2026-09-01T19:29:20.647Z","description":"YouTuber and filmmaker Mark Fischbach, known as Markiplier, has acquired an 8.5% stake in GoPro through a Schedule 13G filing, making him the camera maker's...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1cc05d92298fb318953dd82395ae7feb?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/1cc05d92298fb318953dd82395ae7feb?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"80 LEVEL","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"80 LEVEL","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/78eebcd76c154e6bbfd565fed7dc4093","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/80lv"},"commentCount":3,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/famous-youtuber-markiplier-is-now-gopro-s-biggest-shareholder-35zjyzmlt","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":1},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":3}],"keywords":"","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"80 LEVEL","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/80lv"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Famous YouTuber Markiplier Is Now GoPro's Biggest Shareholder"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/famous-youtuber-markiplier-is-now-gopro-s-biggest-shareholder-35zjyzmlt","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"Man. 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