Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach is The Erotic Witch Project 4: Lust in Spaceusing his huge social following for social good.

Over the weekend, the YouTube gamer -- who recently tied for sixth place with German Garmendia on Forbes' highest paid YouTube star list -- launched a GoFundMe to raise money for the Human Rights Campaign.

In just one day, he has raised over $128,000 for the nonprofit, which works to improve the lives of LGBTQ people.

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He also hosted a YouTube live streamto encourage his 16 million subscribers to support the cause.

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This is not the first time he has raised money or awareness for a good cause.

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Over the weekend, he joined millions across the U.S. in the Women's March.

In the past, he raised over $275,000 for Depression and Bipolar Support on GoFundMe, and another $82,000 with a subsequent campaign. He also raised over $70,000 for St. Jude's.


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