>>> FORBES MAGAZINE CALLS IT ONE
>>> FORBES MAGAZINE CALLS IT ONE OF THE THREE BIG YOUTUBERS IN
OF THE THREE BIG YOUTUBERS IN THE WORLD.
THE WORLD. HIS VIDEOS HAVE BEEN WATCHED 11
HIS VIDEOS HAVE BEEN WATCHED 11 BILLION TIMES --
BILLION TIMES -- >> BILLION?
>> BILLION? >> AND HE BECAME A MILLIONAIRE
>> AND HE BECAME A MILLIONAIRE BEFORE HIS 13th BIRTHDAY.
BEFORE HIS 13th BIRTHDAY. >> AND DONNA CAUGHT UP WITH HIM.
>> AND DONNA CAUGHT UP WITH HIM. >> HIS NAME IS MARK FISHBAUM,
>> HIS NAME IS MARK FISHBAUM, BUT YOUR KIDS MAY KNOW HIM AS
BUT YOUR KIDS MAY KNOW HIM AS THE MARKAPLYER.
THE MARKAPLYER. YOU, THE PLYER, GET TO DECIDE
YOU, THE PLYER, GET TO DECIDE HIS FATE.
HIS FATE. I ASKED HOW HE WENT FROM MAKING
I ASKED HOW HE WENT FROM MAKING VIDEOS IN HIS BASEMENT TO
VIDEOS IN HIS BASEMENT TO BECOMING A WEB TYCOON.
BECOMING A WEB TYCOON. WHAT WAS MARK FISHBAUM LIKE AS A
WHAT WAS MARK FISHBAUM LIKE AS A KID?
KID? WERE YOU INTO VIDEO GAMES?
WERE YOU INTO VIDEO GAMES? >> YEAH, MY FATHER INTRODUCED ME
>> YEAH, MY FATHER INTRODUCED ME TO A COMPUTER WHEN I WAS FIVE
TO A COMPUTER WHEN I WAS FIVE YEARS OLD.
YEARS OLD. I COULD PLAY GAMES SINCE I COULD
I COULD PLAY GAMES SINCE I COULD SPEAK, PRACTICALLY.
SPEAK, PRACTICALLY. >> WHEN YOU WERE 22, YOU DROPPED
>> WHEN YOU WERE 22, YOU DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL AND YOU SAID, I’M
OUT OF SCHOOL AND YOU SAID, I’M GOING TO START RECORDING MYSELF
GOING TO START RECORDING MYSELF PLAYING VIDEO GAMES.
PLAYING VIDEO GAMES. HOW QUICKLY DID IT GO FROM
HOW QUICKLY DID IT GO FROM MAKING SHE’S VIDEOS IN YOUR
MAKING SHE’S VIDEOS IN YOUR BASEMENT TO DEVELOPING MILLIONS
BASEMENT TO DEVELOPING MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS?
AND MILLIONS OF FOLLOWERS? >> IT’S HARD TO PUT IN A SHORT
>> IT’S HARD TO PUT IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF WORDS, BUT JUST AN
AMOUNT OF WORDS, BUT JUST AN OBSESSION.
OBSESSION. IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE FACT
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THE FACT THAT I WAS COMPLETELY OBSESSED
THAT I WAS COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH THIS NEW THING.
WITH THIS NEW THING. I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED HAVING
I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED HAVING PEOPLE PAY ANY SORT OF ATTENTION
PEOPLE PAY ANY SORT OF ATTENTION TO ME.
TO ME. I WAS THE QUIET KID IN SCHOOL.
I WAS THE QUIET KID IN SCHOOL. I NEVER SPOKE.
I NEVER SPOKE. AND WHEN I DID SPEAK, PEOPLE
AND WHEN I DID SPEAK, PEOPLE WERE ALWAYS SURPRISED BECAUSE I
WERE ALWAYS SURPRISED BECAUSE I HAD THIS VOICE IN HIGH SCHOOL.
HAD THIS VOICE IN HIGH SCHOOL. EVERYONE WAS LIKE, THAT GUY,
EVERYONE WAS LIKE, THAT GUY, HE’S BEEN QUIET THIS WHOLE TIME
HE’S BEEN QUIET THIS WHOLE TIME BUT HE’S GOT THIS REALLY WEIRD
BUT HE’S GOT THIS REALLY WEIRD DEEP RADIO VOICE.
DEEP RADIO VOICE. SO WHEN IT STARTED BUILDING
SO WHEN IT STARTED BUILDING UP -- AND THOOKOOK LIKE A YEAR A
UP -- AND THOOKOOK LIKE A YEAR A HALF TO WHERE I COULD REALLY
HALF TO WHERE I COULD REALLY MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT, BUT JUST
MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT, BUT JUST PEOPLE ON THE THE RADIO SEEING
PEOPLE ON THE THE RADIO SEEING WHAT I WAS DOING WAS A
WHAT I WAS DOING WAS A GROUNDBREAKER.
GROUNDBREAKER. >> YOU’RE 33 YEARS OLD.
>> YOU’RE 33 YEARS OLD. WHAT DOES A 30-YEAR-OLD DO WITH
WHAT DOES A 30-YEAR-OLD DO WITH THAT KIND OF MONEY?
THAT KIND OF MONEY? >> I DON’T KNOW WHERE THEY GET
>> I DON’T KNOW WHERE THEY GET THEIR NUMBERS FROM.
THEIR NUMBERS FROM. I GIVE A LOT OF WHAT I MAKE TO
I GIVE A LOT OF WHAT I MAKE TO CHARITY.
CHARITY. TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, THE
TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST, THE NUMBERS DON’T MEAN ANYTHING PAST
NUMBERS DON’T MEAN ANYTHING PAST A CERTAIN POINT.
A CERTAIN POINT. I FEEL LIKE I’M VERY CONTENT
I FEEL LIKE I’M VERY CONTENT WITH WHAT I HAVE.
WITH WHAT I HAVE. I FEEL LIKE I HAVE ENOUGH.
I FEEL LIKE I HAVE ENOUGH. I DON’T LIVE IN A LAVISH
I DON’T LIVE IN A LAVISH MANSION.
MANSION. MY CAR IS NICE BUT THAT’S LIKE
MY CAR IS NICE BUT THAT’S LIKE THE ONLY THING I’VE EVER BOUGHT
THE ONLY THING I’VE EVER BOUGHT FOR MYSELF.
FOR MYSELF. EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, I
EVERYTHING ELSE, YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE IT’S JUST WEIRD TO
FEEL LIKE IT’S JUST WEIRD TO HAVE TOO MUCH.
HAVE TOO MUCH. >> A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE KIDS
>> A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE KIDS WHO ARE OBSESSED WITH VIDEO
WHO ARE OBSESSED WITH VIDEO GAMES.
GAMES. WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR
WHAT ADVICE DO YOU HAVE FOR TURNING A PASSION INTO A
TURNING A PASSION INTO A PROFITABLE PROFESSION LIKE
PROFITABLE PROFESSION LIKE YOU’VE DONE?
YOU’VE DONE? >> THE ONE THING I’D IS A IF
>> THE ONE THING I’D IS A IF ANYONE IS TRYING TO MAKE VIDEOS
ANYONE IS TRYING TO MAKE VIDEOS LIKE THAT, STICK TO WHAT MAKES
LIKE THAT, STICK TO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY.
YOU HAPPY. DON’T TRY TO MAKE IT ANYTHING
DON’T TRY TO MAKE IT ANYTHING ELSE BECAUSE IT WON’T BE YOURS,
ELSE BECAUSE IT WON’T BE YOURS, IT WON’T BE ART.
IT WON’T BE ART. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING,
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE SOMETHING, MAKE SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF.
MAKE SOMETHING FOR YOURSELF. MAKE SOMETHING THAT ENTERTAINS
MAKE SOMETHING THAT ENTERTAINS YOU, AND THAT WILL BRING YOU OUT
YOU, AND THAT WILL BRING YOU OUT TO THE WORLD, THEN THAT WAY
TO THE WORLD, THEN THAT WAY PEOPLE CAN SEE WHO YOU ARE,
PEOPLE CAN SEE WHO YOU ARE, LIKE, AS THE REAL PERSON, AS YOU
LIKE, AS THE REAL PERSON, AS YOU EXIST.
EXIST. >> AUTHENTICITY IS THE KEY.
>> AUTHENTICITY IS THE KEY. >> YES.
>> YES. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALL THE BEST TO YOU.
ALL THE BEST TO YOU. WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE TO
WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO MORE TO COME.
COME. "A HEIST WITH MARKIPLIER" IS
"A HEIST WITH MARKIPLIER" IS AVAILABLE NOW.
AVAILABLE NOW. >> HE SEEMS SO UNASSUMING.
>> HE SEEMS SO UNASSUMING. YOU COULD IMAGINE IF YOU WERE A
