Fortnite
Fortnite is a third-person online battle-royale action game launched as an early-access title, developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on July 25, 2017.
Fortnite was originally launched as "Fortnite: Save the World", a co-op sandbox survival game with four players working towards a common objective on various missions. On September 26, 2017, a separate stand-alone free-to-play version of the game called "Fortnite Battle Royale" was released. It moves away from the co-op elements of the game in favor of a battle royale game-mode for up to 100 players to fight in increasingly-smaller spaces to be the last person standing.
Fortnite Battle Royale is the game used in Fortnite esports, and is a direct competitor to PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG). Epic Games announced that they will be providing $100 million for Fortnite esports tournament prize pools in the first year of competitive play, and the Fortnite World Cup will be coming in 2019.
Largest Prize Pools
Top Players
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (Game) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Bugha | Kyle Giersdorf | $3,086,083.34 |
| 2. |  Aqua | David Wang | $1,917,074.23 |
| 3. | psalm | Harrison Chang | $1,872,338.80 |
| 4. |  Nyhrox | Emil Bergquist Pedersen | $1,536,345.69 |
| 5. | EpikWhale | Shane Cotton | $1,347,841.54 |
| 6. |  Wolfiez | Jaden Ashman | $1,317,726.67 |
| 7. |  Rojo | Dave Jong | $1,209,043.33 |
| 8. |  Kreo | Nate Kou | $1,180,150.00 |
| 9. |  Zayt | Williams Aubin | $1,161,191.53 |
| 10. | Ceice | Davis McClellan | $1,104,388.80 |
| 11. | Saf | Rocco Morales | $1,101,247.13 |
| 12. |  kinG | Thiago Lapp | $1,021,000.00 |
| 13. | Elevate | Hayden Krueger | $989,858.20 |
| 14. |  Skite | Clément Danglot | $848,264.02 |
| 15. | Mitr0 | Dmitri Van de Vrie | $738,574.81 |
| 16. |  Crue | Theo Ferrer | $714,050.00 |
| 17. | Mongraal | Kyle Jackson | $634,254.23 |
| 18. | Bizzle | Timothy Miller | $603,616.66 |
| 19. | Arkhram | Diego Lima | $598,416.67 |
| 20. | Tfue | Turner Tenney | $594,575.00 |
| 21. | ZexRow | Anthony Colandro | $493,708.06 |
| 22. | stompy | Klaus Konstanzer | $492,271.94 |
| 23. | BenjyFishy | Benjy David Fish | $483,927.92 |
| 24. | Falconer | Brendan Falconer | $482,850.00 |
| 25. | Nayte | Nathan Berquignol | $472,462.23 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $54,916,402.46 | 56.59% |
| Offline/LAN | $42,124,622.54 | 43.41% |
Comparisons
| » Dota 2 | -$129,913,745.41 |
| » Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | -$4,421,999.96 |
| » League of Legends | +$18,208,539.65 |
| » PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$73,330,646.43 |
| » H1Z1 | +$94,973,903.00 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $33,115,797.99 |
| 2. |  France | $4,764,243.44 |
| 3. |  United Kingdom | $4,179,793.66 |
| 4. |  Canada | $3,509,156.87 |
| 5. |  Austria | $2,786,314.34 |
| 6. |  Sweden | $2,765,460.14 |
| 7. |  Netherlands | $2,653,475.61 |
| 8. |  Norway | $2,496,431.14 |
| 9. |  Germany | $2,153,273.91 |
| 10. |  Denmark | $1,881,664.80 |
