Markiplier's OnlyFans

Overview

Markiplier's OnlyFans is an upcoming OnlyFans account creation that was announced by YouTuber Markiplier in October 2022. The conditions set by Markiplier and the expected future launch of the account, to which Markiplier promised to post "tasteful nudes," all became a major topic of discussions and memes within Markiplier's fanbase, resulting in Markiplier's podcasts trending on Spotify and Apple Podcasts in the following days.

Background

On October 16th, 2022, YouTuber^[1] Markiplier (real name Mark Fischbach) uploaded a video titled, "I Will Start an Only Fans…" In the video, Markiplier promised to start an OnlyFans account on two conditions: his podcast Distractible should rank number one on Apple Podcast and Spotify charts simultaneously, surpassing Joe Rogan's Experience, and his podcast Go! My Favorite Sports Team should rank number one on in the sports subcategory on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. The video (shown below) received over 6.6 million views in two weeks.

I will only make the OnlyFans if you meet the following conditions.

Developments

On October 19th, 2022, three days after the Markiplier's video, Distractible became the number one podcast on Spotify's Top Podcasts chart, while Go! My Favorite Sports Team ranked number one on Spotify's Top Sports Podcasts. On that day, Twitter^[2] user @macheteplier tweeted about the fulfilled condition, with the tweet gaining over 2,000 retweets and 31,600 likes in 10 days (shown below).

That day, Markiplier posted a follow-up video^[3] in which he added a new condition in place of the requirement for Distractible ranking first on Apple Podcasts: the YouTuber asked for his fans to sign up for the online premiere of Markiplier from North Korea, a documentary created by Markiplier's mother.

Yes, I am perfectly willing to sell my body to support my mom's efforts and work. You would do the same. Or at least I would hope so.

On October 26th, 2022, during a livestream,^[4] Markiplier confirmed that he will be making an OnlyFans, to which he would be posting "tasteful nudes." All proceeds from the account will purportedly be donated to charity.

Launch

On December 7th, Markiplier created an OnlyFans^[9] account. On that day, gimmick Twitter account Markiplier Onlyfans Updates (@MarkRealFansbot) reported^[10] the development, with the tweet gaining over 10,700 retweets and 127,700 likes in four days (shown below).

On December 8th, Markiplier posted three erotic photographs of himself to the site, posing nude and with his genitals covered by various objects. The post received over 37,000 likes on the platform in four days.

Online Reactions

Markiplier's announcement of the challenge and the eventual confirmation that he will be starting an OnlyFans account became a major topic of discussion online within the YouTuber's fanbase and beyond it. For example, on October 16th, 2022, Twitter^[5] user @AlexanderC4682 posted a tweet that gained over 13,100 retweets and 177,600 likes in two weeks (shown below, left). Also that day, Twitter^[6] user @_lady_raziel posted a Megan's Interesting meme that gained over 1,700 retweets and 16,900 likes in the same period (shown below, right).

On October 27th, Twitter^[7] gimmick account Markiplier OnlyFans Updates (@MarkRealFansbot) was soft launched, with its first tweet^[8] gaining over 2,900 retweets and 73,800 likes in one day.

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