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 | $3,141,395.05 |
| 2. |  Aqua | David Wang | $1,924,974.23 |
| 3. | psalm | Harrison Chang | $1,873,138.80 |
| 4. |  Nyhrox | Emil Bergquist Pedersen | $1,536,845.69 |
| 5. | EpikWhale | Shane Cotton | $1,349,767.32 |
| 6. |  Wolfiez | Jaden Ashman | $1,331,478.07 |
| 7. |  Rojo | Dave Jong | $1,213,576.66 |
| 8. |  Kreo | Nate Kou | $1,200,043.07 |
| 9. |  Zayt | Williams Aubin | $1,186,189.75 |
| 10. | Saf | Rocco Morales | $1,126,345.35 |
| 11. | Ceice | Davis McClellan | $1,109,880.47 |
| 12. |  kinG | Thiago Lapp | $1,021,000.00 |
| 13. | Elevate | Hayden Krueger | $991,583.20 |
| 14. |  Skite | Clément Danglot | $850,264.02 |
| 15. | Mitr0 | Dmitri Van de Vrie | $775,874.81 |
| 16. |  Crue | Theo Ferrer | $717,150.00 |
| 17. | Mongraal | Kyle Jackson | $673,354.23 |
| 18. | Bizzle | Timothy Miller | $615,626.39 |
| 19. | Arkhram | Diego Lima | $608,416.68 |
| 20. | Tfue | Turner Tenney | $594,850.00 |
| 21. | ZexRow | Anthony Colandro | $506,099.73 |
| 22. | BenjyFishy | Benjy David Fish | $496,729.32 |
| 23. | stompy | Klaus Konstanzer | $492,271.94 |
| 24. | Falconer | Brendan Falconer | $482,850.00 |
| 25. | Nayte | Nathan Berquignol | $474,562.23 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $57,238,294.87 | 57.61% |
| Offline/LAN | $42,124,622.54 | 42.39% |
Comparisons
| » Dota 2 | -$130,512,572.11 |
| » Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | -$9,898,288.25 |
| » League of Legends | +$17,331,575.65 |
| » PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$73,709,446.53 |
| » H1Z1 | +$97,295,795.41 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $34,282,218.73 |
| 2. |  France | $4,929,849.27 |
| 3. |  United Kingdom | $4,330,266.74 |
| 4. |  Canada | $3,731,807.77 |
| 5. |  Austria | $2,800,314.34 |
| 6. |  Sweden | $2,784,993.47 |
| 7. |  Netherlands | $2,731,767.27 |
| 8. |  Norway | $2,540,265.87 |
| 9. |  Germany | $2,231,658.64 |
| 10. |  Denmark | $2,006,464.80 |
