Fortnite
Fortnite is a third-person online 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. |  Tfue | Turner Tenney | $465,425.00 |
| 2. | Cloak | Dennis Lepore | $418,650.00 |
| 3. | Bizzle | Timothy Miller | $402,525.00 |
| 4. | NateHill | Nate Hill | $340,825.00 |
| 5. | POACH | Jake Brumleve | $320,475.00 |
| 6. | Morgausse | Austin Etue | $265,000.00 |
| 7. |  Mitr0 | Dmitri Van de Vrie | $256,764.47 |
| 8. | 72hrs | Thomas Mulligan | $242,450.00 |
| 9. | Vivid | Noah Wright | $232,350.00 |
| 10. | Chap | Ryan Chaplo | $231,950.00 |
| 11. |  Kinstaar | Duong Huyh | $214,440.28 |
| 12. | Dmo | Dylan Moore | $199,400.00 |
| 13. | FunkBomb | Trevor Siegler | $174,450.00 |
| 14. |  Teeqzy | Klaivert Dervishi | $171,000.40 |
| 15. | ZexRow | Anthony Colandro | $169,250.00 |
| 16. | Tendons | Anthony Waller | $167,750.00 |
| 17. |  Domentos | Domeniks Bunts | $156,875.00 |
| 18. |  Zayt | Williams Aubin | $154,100.00 |
| 19. | Reverse2k | Malachi Greiner | $141,900.00 |
| 20. |  Kamo | Liam Fillery | $140,500.00 |
| 21. | Blind | Maurilio Gramajo | $138,750.00 |
| 22. | Svennoss | Sven - | $133,950.00 |
| 23. | IDropz_Bodies | - - | $132,500.00 |
| 24. | RazZzero0o | Dominik - | $127,159.00 |
| 25. |  7ssk7 | Artur Kurshin | $126,767.00 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $14,599,015.07 | 75.19% |
| Offline/LAN | $4,816,613.24 | 24.81% |
Comparisons
| » PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$11,680,958.37 |
| » H1Z1 | +$17,348,506.31 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $10,216,517.00 |
| 2. |  France | $1,543,595.21 |
| 3. |  Canada | $905,710.00 |
| 4. |  Germany | $797,335.08 |
| 5. |  Sweden | $718,584.66 |
| 6. |  United Kingdom | $549,997.11 |
| 7. |  Netherlands | $518,064.47 |
| 8. |  Denmark | $491,560.70 |
| 9. |  Poland | $479,166.45 |
| 10. |  Switzerland | $396,386.97 |