Why Everyone Stopped Buying GoPro
ColdFusion · 2026-10-28 · 22 min
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25ckBnzay8YVideo summary
GoPro lost 98% of its peak value before Markiplier’s 8.5% stake and a $285 million deal redirected it toward AI optics.
GoPro rose from Nick Woodman’s surf-camera idea to a $12 billion company, fueled by viral YouTube footage and revenue that topped $1.5 billion in 2015. But a pricey Hero 4 Session, failed media ambitions, the recalled Karma drone and competition from DJI and Insta360 eroded its lead. Revenue fell below $1 billion by 2023; in 2026, GoPro reported substantial doubts about its future and laid off 23% of staff. YouTuber Markiplier had quietly bought an 8.5% stake, then faced criticism for promoting a GoPro camera with an affiliate code without disclosing his investment. GoPro subsequently agreed to merge with photonics startup Starman Optical: shareholders receive $285 million in cash and about 10% of the combined company, which will pursue defense and AI data-center hardware. Markiplier says he is disappointed, while GoPro’s camera legacy gives way to an uncertain second act.
Chapters
- 0:30GoPro’s 98% Decline Leads to Markiplier and a $285 Million Buyout
- 2:52Nick Woodman Turns a Surfing Problem into the GoPro Camera
- 4:51YouTube, Foxconn and Hero 4 Drive GoPro’s 2014 Boom
- 10:17Hero 4 Session and Karma Fail as DJI Takes GoPro’s Market
- 13:10GoPro’s Late Subscription Success Couldn’t Stop Its 2026 Crisis
- 14:33Markiplier’s 8.5% GoPro Stake Sparks a Disclosure Controversy
- 17:34Starman Optical’s Merger Recasts GoPro as an AI and Defense Supplier
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