Fortnite Esports

Fortnite


Release Date:
2017
Prize Money Awarded:
$200,018,757.58 From 2549 Tournaments
Recorded Date Range:
2018-02-17 to




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. Epic Games provided $100 million for Fortnite esports tournament prize pools in the first year of competitive play, with the Fortnite World Cup happening in 2019. As a Battle Royale game, Fortnite is a direct competitor to PUBG, Call of Duty: Warzone, and Apex Legends.



Largest Prize Pools


 Tournament NamePrize Money
1.» Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Solo$15,287,500.00
2.» Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Duo$15,100,000.00
3.» Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Clubs Standings$4,000,000.00
4.» FNCS: Global Championship 2023$3,992,000.00
5.» Fortnite World Cup Finals 2019 - Creative$3,250,000.00
6.» FNCS: Grand Royale 2021 - Europe$2,250,300.00
7.» Gamers8 2023 (Fortnite)$2,040,000.00
8.» Fortnite Champion Series 2024 - Global Championship$2,000,000.00
9.» Fortnite Fall Skirmish Series - Week 6 - Grand Finals$1,942,500.00
10.» Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series - Week 8$1,501,250.00
11.» FNCS: Chapter 3 Season 1 - Grand Finals: Europe$1,362,500.00
12.» FNCS: Chapter 3 Season 2 - Grand Finals: Europe$1,362,500.00
13.» FNCS: Chapter 3 Season 3 - Grand Finals: Europe$1,362,500.00
14.» FNCS: Chapter 2 Season 7 - Grand Finals: Europe$1,351,200.00
15.» FNCS: Chapter 2 Season 8 - Grand Finals: Europe$1,351,200.00
16.» Winter Royale 2019 Europe Day 1 PC$1,350,000.00
17.» Winter Royale 2019 Europe Day 2 PC$1,350,000.00
18.» Winter Royale 2019 Europe Day 3 PC$1,350,000.00
19.» FNCS: Chapter 2 Season 5 - Grand Finals: Europe$1,347,000.00
20.» FNCS: Chapter 2 Season 6 - Grand Finals: Europe$1,344,000.00
21.» FNCS: Season X - Grand Finals: Europe$1,200,000.00
22.» FNCS: All-Star Showdown 2021 - Solo Final: Europe$1,137,500.00
23.» Gamers8 2022 - Fortnite (BR)$1,100,000.00
24.» FNCS: Grand Royale 2021 - NA East$1,055,250.00
25.» Esports World Cup 2024 (Fortnite)$1,050,000.00


Top Players


 Player IDPlayer NameTotal (Game)
1.United States BughaKyle Giersdorf$3,764,758.38
2.Austria AquaDavid Wang$2,192,375.23
3.United States psalmHarrison Chang$1,874,588.80
4.United States EpikWhaleShane Cotton$1,851,487.32
5.Denmark AnasAnas El-Abd$1,622,990.05
6.Poland KamiMichał Kamiński$1,550,475.34
7.Norway NyhroxEmil Bergquist Pedersen$1,543,145.69
8.United Kingdom WolfiezJaden Ashman$1,368,308.07
9.Denmark Th0masHDThomas Høxbro Davidsen$1,363,502.91
10.Serbia QueasyAleksa Cvetkovic$1,252,695.89
11.Hong Kong KreoNate Kou$1,244,334.74
12.Slovenia TaySonTai Starčič$1,242,020.74
13.Argentina k1nGThiago Bautista Lapp$1,223,275.00
14.Netherlands RojoDave Jong$1,215,593.33
15.United States SafRocco Morales$1,210,207.02
16.United States CeiceDavis McClellan$1,209,565.47
17.Canada ZaytWilliams Aubin$1,204,856.42
18.Poland SettyIwo Zając$1,202,697.37
19.Russian Federation MalibucaDanila Yakovenko$1,066,340.32
20.Canada meroMatthew Faitel$1,014,450.00
21.Canada ElevateHayden Krueger$992,233.20
22.United Kingdom VenoHarry Pearson$899,937.96
23.France SkiteClément Danglot$869,692.77
24.Germany JannisZJannis Matwin$851,617.41
25.United States PeterBotPeter Kata$846,674.17


Online/LAN Breakdown


LocationPrize Money% of Total
Online Only$142,917,627.5371.45%
Offline/LAN$57,101,130.0528.55%

Comparisons


» Dota 2-$174,378,027.38
» Counter-Strike: Global Offensive+$37,261,511.22
» League of Legends+$82,065,689.15
» PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS+$133,031,049.67
» Apex Legends+$170,215,520.57
» Free Fire+$180,892,765.44
» Call of Duty: Warzone+$186,163,947.63
» H1Z1+$197,951,635.58

Top Countries


 Country NamePrize Money
1.United States United States$51,806,693.18
2.Canada Canada$9,081,179.96
3.United Kingdom United Kingdom$8,602,666.13
4.France France$8,292,620.61
5.Denmark Denmark$7,846,667.60
6.Brazil Brazil$6,511,288.38
7.Germany Germany$6,191,449.61
8.Poland Poland$6,162,467.59
9.Sweden Sweden$5,191,921.64
10.Australia Australia$4,643,883.76