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 | $3,771,558.38 |
| 2. |  Aqua | David Wang | $2,192,375.23 |
| 3. | psalm | Harrison Chang | $1,874,588.80 |
| 4. | EpikWhale | Shane Cotton | $1,857,487.32 |
| 5. |  Anas | Anas El-Abd | $1,622,990.05 |
| 6. |  Kami | Michał Kamiński | $1,562,075.34 |
| 7. |  Nyhrox | Emil Bergquist Pedersen | $1,543,145.69 |
| 8. |  Wolfiez | Jaden Ashman | $1,368,308.07 |
| 9. | Th0masHD | Thomas Høxbro Davidsen | $1,363,502.91 |
| 10. |  Queasy | Aleksa Cvetkovic | $1,264,695.89 |
| 11. |  TaySon | Tai Starčič | $1,258,370.74 |
| 12. |  Kreo | Nate Kou | $1,244,334.74 |
| 13. |  k1nG | Thiago Bautista Lapp | $1,230,075.00 |
| 14. | Setty | Iwo Zając | $1,222,997.37 |
| 15. |  Rojo | Dave Jong | $1,215,593.33 |
| 16. | Saf | Rocco Morales | $1,210,207.02 |
| 17. | Ceice | Davis McClellan | $1,209,565.47 |
| 18. |  Zayt | Williams Aubin | $1,204,856.42 |
| 19. |  Malibuca | Danila Yakovenko | $1,067,890.32 |
| 20. | mero | Matthew Faitel | $1,018,350.00 |
| 21. | Elevate | Hayden Krueger | $992,233.20 |
| 22. | Veno | Harry Pearson | $939,937.96 |
| 23. | PeterBot | Peter Kata | $906,674.17 |
| 24. |  Skite | Clément Danglot | $869,692.77 |
| 25. |  JannisZ | Jannis Matwin | $851,617.41 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $144,953,837.27 | 71.74% |
| Offline/LAN | $57,101,130.05 | 28.26% |
Comparisons
| » Dota 2 | -$175,341,817.64 |
| » Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | +$39,297,720.96 |
| » League of Legends | +$80,101,898.89 |
| » PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$135,067,259.41 |
| » Apex Legends | +$170,251,730.31 |
| » Free Fire | +$181,928,975.18 |
| » Call of Duty: Warzone | +$188,200,157.37 |
| » H1Z1 | +$199,987,845.32 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $52,369,793.18 |
| 2. |  Canada | $9,174,879.96 |
| 3. |  United Kingdom | $8,663,666.13 |
| 4. |  France | $8,319,679.34 |
| 5. |  Denmark | $8,060,300.32 |
| 6. |  Brazil | $6,652,038.38 |
| 7. |  Germany | $6,285,886.42 |
| 8. |  Poland | $6,266,055.09 |
| 9. |  Sweden | $5,245,551.94 |
| 10. |  Australia | $4,740,333.76 |