Markiplier is now GoPro’s biggest shareholder

Aug 31, 2026 11:38 PM - 1 hour ago 1

Stevie Bonifield

is a news writer covering each things user tech. Stevie started retired astatine Laptop Mag penning news and reviews connected hardware, gaming, and AI.

YouTuber Mark “Markiplier” Fischbach has invested capable successful GoPro to go its azygous largest shareholder, pinch an 8.5 percent liking successful the company, Bloomberg reports. Speaking to Bloomberg, Fischbach said he thought GoPro “seems undervalued” and sees his finance arsenic “part of a larger ngo to make filmmaking much accessible,” pursuing the merchandise of his first characteristic film, Iron Lung, earlier this year.

Fishbach posted a video past week praising GoPro’s caller Mission 1 ILS camera and comparing it to the pricier Red Komodo-X, saying he plans to usage the Mission 1 ILS successful early movies. It includes an connection codification for the caller camera, but we didn’t spot immoderate mention of his engagement successful the institution successful the caption aliases the video itself.

Fellow YouTuber Marques Brownlee commented connected the news of Fischbach’s finance successful a station connected Threads pinch a still from the video, saying, “This is not a statement I spot crossed very often, but to each their own.”

GoPro did not instantly respond to a petition for comment.

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