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. 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
Top Players
Player ID | Player Name | Total (Game) | |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Bugha | Kyle Giersdorf | $3,672,300.05 |
2. | Aqua | David Wang | $2,190,575.23 |
3. | psalm | Harrison Chang | $1,874,588.80 |
4. | EpikWhale | Shane Cotton | $1,821,187.32 |
5. | Anas | Anas El-Abd | $1,593,377.55 |
6. | Nyhrox | Emil Bergquist Pedersen | $1,543,145.69 |
7. | Kami | Michał Kamiński | $1,421,194.20 |
8. | Wolfiez | Jaden Ashman | $1,367,708.07 |
9. | Kreo | Nate Kou | $1,244,334.74 |
10. | Rojo | Dave Jong | $1,215,593.33 |
11. | Saf | Rocco Morales | $1,209,607.02 |
12. | Zayt | Williams Aubin | $1,204,256.42 |
13. | Ceice | Davis McClellan | $1,201,415.47 |
14. | k1nG | Thiago Bautista Lapp | $1,175,525.00 |
15. | TaySon | Tai Starčič | $1,162,451.60 |
16. | Th0masHD | Thomas Høxbro Davidsen | $1,120,951.84 |
17. | Setty | Iwa Zając | $1,077,051.81 |
18. | Queasy | Aleksa Cvetkovic | $1,020,170.50 |
19. | mero | Matthew Faitel | $1,008,950.00 |
20. | Elevate | Hayden Krueger | $992,233.20 |
21. | Malibuca | Danila Yakovenko | $868,813.65 |
22. | Skite | Clément Danglot | $868,492.77 |
23. | Mitr0 | Dmitri Van de Vrie | $830,344.81 |
24. | JannisZ | Jannis Matwin | $808,603.38 |
25. | Arkhram | Diego Lima | $791,861.68 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
---|---|---|
Online Only | $127,289,314.80 | 70.65% |
Offline/LAN | $52,888,225.77 | 29.35% |
Comparisons
» Dota 2 | -$166,251,890.47 |
» Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | +$17,853,728.93 |
» League of Legends | +$70,786,833.38 |
» PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$119,576,617.90 |
» Apex Legends | +$158,274,303.56 |
» Free Fire | +$163,590,448.43 |
» Call of Duty: Warzone | +$169,091,730.62 |
» H1Z1 | +$178,110,418.57 |
Top Countries
Country Name | Prize Money | |
---|---|---|
1. | United States | $47,195,106.49 |
2. | Canada | $8,380,469.37 |
3. | United Kingdom | $8,070,696.86 |
4. | France | $7,764,525.50 |
5. | Denmark | $6,957,273.67 |
6. | Brazil | $5,892,591.38 |
7. | Germany | $5,412,230.37 |
8. | Poland | $5,314,613.11 |
9. | Sweden | $4,713,286.41 |
10. | Australia | $3,996,868.76 |