'LarpTubers' Are Trying To Take Over YouTube By Acting Like Your Favorite 'Golden Era' Content Creators, And It's Working

LarpTubers are gimmick YouTubers who roleplay or "LARP" as other popular YouTubers, attempting to recreate their mannerisms, appearances, content style, editing, and more on their own YouTube channel, which is often specifically branded as a LARPing channel. The YouTuber Larpiplier, a LarpTuber version of Markiplier, popularized the genre between May and June 2026 after beginning his channel on May 18th, 2026. As Larpiplier gained a following for his Markiplier-esque content, other LARP channels started to rise in prominence, including LarpyIsHere, a LeafyIsHere LARP channel, LarpewDiePie, a PewDiePie LARP channel, and LarpAlert, a Drama Alert LARP channel.