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 | $3,159,595.05 |
| 2. |  Aqua | David Wang | $1,926,974.23 |
| 3. | psalm | Harrison Chang | $1,873,138.80 |
| 4. |  Nyhrox | Emil Bergquist Pedersen | $1,537,945.69 |
| 5. | EpikWhale | Shane Cotton | $1,351,517.32 |
| 6. |  Wolfiez | Jaden Ashman | $1,337,778.07 |
| 7. |  Kreo | Nate Kou | $1,216,159.74 |
| 8. |  Rojo | Dave Jong | $1,214,476.66 |
| 9. |  Zayt | Williams Aubin | $1,199,456.42 |
| 10. | Saf | Rocco Morales | $1,142,212.02 |
| 11. | Ceice | Davis McClellan | $1,112,055.47 |
| 12. |  kinG | Thiago Lapp | $1,021,000.00 |
| 13. | Elevate | Hayden Krueger | $991,583.20 |
| 14. |  Skite | Clément Danglot | $856,764.02 |
| 15. | Mitr0 | Dmitri Van de Vrie | $783,874.81 |
| 16. |  Crue | Theo Ferrer | $717,150.00 |
| 17. | Mongraal | Kyle Jackson | $682,454.23 |
| 18. | Bizzle | Timothy Miller | $633,726.39 |
| 19. | Arkhram | Diego Lima | $609,916.68 |
| 20. | Tfue | Turner Tenney | $594,850.00 |
| 21. | BenjyFishy | Benjy David Fish | $533,679.32 |
| 22. | ZexRow | Anthony Colandro | $506,099.73 |
| 23. | stompy | Klaus Konstanzer | $498,771.94 |
| 24. | Falconer | Brendan Falconer | $482,850.00 |
| 25. | Nayte | Nathan Berquignol | $475,062.23 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $60,218,851.54 | 58.81% |
| Offline/LAN | $42,184,597.59 | 41.19% |
Comparisons
| » Dota 2 | -$129,506,322.11 |
| » Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | -$11,026,612.04 |
| » League of Legends | +$18,743,869.63 |
| » PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$69,549,999.21 |
| » H1Z1 | +$100,336,327.13 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $34,989,610.43 |
| 2. |  France | $5,155,534.27 |
| 3. |  United Kingdom | $4,499,160.07 |
| 4. |  Canada | $3,886,999.46 |
| 5. |  Sweden | $2,908,703.47 |
| 6. |  Netherlands | $2,883,383.93 |
| 7. |  Austria | $2,810,714.34 |
| 8. |  Norway | $2,591,765.87 |
| 9. |  Germany | $2,483,668.64 |
| 10. |  Denmark | $2,322,954.80 |
