How many people are playing Fortnite?

Welcome to year 1, AF (anno Fortnite). Epic’s battle royale is the gaming world’s newest pacesetter, and it’s getting bigger every week. But just how many people are playing Fortnite, across PC, consoles, and mobile?  Putting a number to the madness is tough. Epic alone is privy to the census of its kingdom, and what it deigns to share isn’t broken down by console or mode (power salute, Save the World). Fortnite’s PC version is only on Epic’s dedicated launcher, which doesn’t give us the player data we’d find on Steam. Still, the best guesstimates are backed by some truly astounding stats that hint at Fortnite’s gargantuan reach. For one, it’s a bank-buster. Fortnite took in a hefty $126 million in February alone, another one-up over PUBG’s $103 million according to a report from analytics firm SuperData Research. In March, another SuperData note increased that purse to a staggering $223 million. That financial force is largely thanks to both an affordable entry price of absolutely nothing versus PUBG’s $30/£22 and its masterful grasp of microtransactional materialism. So Fortnite’s fortunes are growing, which means its player count likely is, too. How many people play Fortnite? More Fortnite Fortnite map guideFortnite building tipsFortnite Season 4 Battle Pass explainerPUBG vs Fortnite: Which is right for you? That same pattern of “everything PUBG can do, Fortnite does better” rings true for player concurrency. Fortnite hosted over 2 million concurrent players in January, eventually ballooning to an impressive 3.4 million the following month. As of… [Read full story]