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 | $493,925.00 |
| 2. | Bizzle | Timothy Miller | $469,525.00 |
| 3. | Cloak | Dennis Lepore | $418,650.00 |
| 4. | NateHill | Nate Hill | $340,825.00 |
| 5. | POACH | Jake Brumleve | $324,225.00 |
| 6. | 72hrs | Thomas Mulligan | $312,450.00 |
| 7. | Vivid | Noah Wright | $275,350.00 |
| 8. | Morgausse | Austin Etue | $269,000.00 |
| 9. |  Mitr0 | Dmitri Van de Vrie | $258,264.47 |
| 10. | Chap | Ryan Chaplo | $237,450.00 |
| 11. |  Kinstaar | Duong Huyh | $215,507.79 |
| 12. | Dmo | Dylan Moore | $207,650.00 |
| 13. | Saf | Rocco Morales | $179,125.00 |
| 14. | FunkBomb | Trevor Siegler | $177,450.00 |
| 15. |  Zayt | Williams Aubin | $174,100.00 |
| 16. | Tendons | Anthony Waller | $171,500.00 |
| 17. |  Teeqzy | Klaivert Dervishi | $171,000.40 |
| 18. | ZexRow | Anthony Colandro | $170,750.00 |
| 19. |  Domentos | Domeniks Bunts | $156,875.00 |
| 20. | Blind | Maurilio Gramajo | $148,750.00 |
| 21. | Reverse2k | Malachi Greiner | $141,900.00 |
| 22. |  Kamo | Liam Fillery | $140,671.00 |
| 23. | Svennoss | Sven - | $133,950.00 |
| 24. | IDropz_Bodies | - - | $132,500.00 |
| 25. | Nickmercs | Nick Kolcheff | $128,525.00 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $15,128,348.25 | 72.41% |
| Offline/LAN | $5,762,954.29 | 27.59% |
Comparisons
| » PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$12,108,817.80 |
| » H1Z1 | +$18,824,180.54 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $11,119,317.00 |
| 2. |  France | $1,569,162.02 |
| 3. |  Canada | $1,119,160.00 |
| 4. |  Germany | $802,408.08 |
| 5. |  Sweden | $723,452.18 |
| 6. |  United Kingdom | $551,978.21 |
| 7. |  Netherlands | $520,533.47 |
| 8. |  Denmark | $492,828.22 |
| 9. |  Poland | $479,166.45 |
| 10. |  Switzerland | $398,561.95 |