Fortnite Reaches Massive 78 Million Players in August

Fortnite continues to grow in both scope and player base, with Epic Games revealing that the game has reached a new milestone last month. Over 78 Million players thanked the bus driver and leapt into battle, marking the highest player count for the game thus far.

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The details were revealed in a blog post by the developer as they outlined details on the upcoming Fall Skirmish: “Beginning in October, we’re opening up inclusive competition, where everybody can play and compete. To make that possible we’ve had to harden and scale our systems and infrastructure. For example, August was Fortnite’s biggest month yet, with 78.3 million of you showing up to play. This exposed weak points and allowed us to make targeted improvements to critical systems, such as stats and servers. The Summer Skirmish also, as you all probably noticed, highlighted problems with performance and spectating, which we’ve been working on ever since. We’re excited about kicking off the new competition system and we’ll have details dropping in the weeks ahead.”

This number includes the growing Chinese market, where Epic Games has partnered with Tencent to release the game in waves via their WeGame platform. With such numbers not including a wide release in China yet, and the holiday season soon approaching, Epic Games could easily see their player base reach over 100 Million a month by the end of the year.

For more Fortnite news, check out the reveal of the Fall Skirmish Clubs and Formats, here.