Fortnite has continued to dominate the Battle Royale genre with leading player count figures in 2024, all thanks to the new Marvel season and a bunch of packed live events.
Epic’s beloved Battle Royale has developed and maintained a passionate fanbase over the years, with many still playing since its first chapter. Fortnite has also become widely known for its major collaborations and crossovers, which always have caused a surge in interest.
At the end of 2023, Epic asserted its dominance with a throwback-inspired OG season that broke player count records and then the release of Chapter 5 with three groundbreaking new modes only shattered them even more.
Its biggest competition still comes from top Battle Royale titles Apex Legends and Call of Duty’s Warzone. However, it has consistently managed to reign supreme over the years.
Player count in 2024
Fortnite currently averages over 30 million active users per day, according to Active Player.
Epic Games provides live player count numbers from directly within Fortnite, which can be seen under each game mode from the Discover screen as part of the Lobby menu. However, they don’t often make the overall player numbers public.
Following the release of Chapter 5 Season 4 and Reload, Fortnite gained over 9.1 million players due to the return of the OG island and Marvel characters to the game. However, the Festival, Rocket Racing, and LEGO modes have taken a considerable reduction since the other mainstream modes have gained even more popularity.
Average monthly player count remains strong despite dipping
Here’s a chart breaking down the average player counts for the past five months in 2024:
From the chart above we can see that August was a standout month this year following the release of Chapter 5 Season 4 launching on August 16. It achieved an average of over 1.5 million players during this month.
With the popular Marvel season still ongoing until November 2, the average player count for the past two months has been higher than the two before Season 4 kicked off. However, there has been a decrease in the approximately 250,000 daily users since August.
Peak monthly player count reaches yearly high in October
Here’s a chart revealing the peak player counts for the past five months in 2024:
Even though August has far outweighed the average Fortnite numbers, October’s peak is by far the highest, achieving 5,641,544 players at one time.
This concurrent surge shown in the graph above was all thanks to the Doctor Doom live event. It went live on October 5 and involved players teaming up across servers to defeat the giant Doom boss.
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August was still the second highest and reached a peak of 3,235,781 players in the past five months. However, October’s peak player count has been the highest of this year, with March placing in second with 5,152,863 players.
Fortnite’s player count remains dominant compared to other Battle Royale games
Despite Fortnite being one of the early pioneers in the Battle Royale genre since it was released in 2017, it has continued to be the top game. Even as newer titles emerge and the gaming landscape constantly evolves, it has consistently maintained a dedicated player base.
Using data from Fortnite.gg, we can analyze Fortnite’s performance relative to other prominent Battle Royale and FPS titles. Below is a comparison of the 30-day average player counts for these titles:
| Game | 30-day average |
|---|---|
| Fortnite | 1,359,334 |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 887,623 |
| Apex Legends | 114,478 |
| Call of Duty: Warzone | 67,879 |
| Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege | 49,194 |
| Overwatch 2 | 35,879 |
All-time player count
Over 500 million players have played Fortnite since it was first released in 2017. This figure was last revealed by Statista for registered users up until March 2023 and therefore will be much higher now.
Epic confirmed that in 2020, there were over 350 million registered players on Fortnite. In 2021, the number of users had risen to more than 400 million, and over 350 million in 2022.
What is Fortnite’s peak player count?
Fortnite’s peak player counts are 11,616,374 players at one time and 44.7 million players in one day. The former figure was provided by Fortnite.gg, while the latter was officially confirmed by Epic Games themselves.
The record-breaking over 11 million concurrent players in Fortnite was achieved on December 2, 2023, all thanks to the Big Bang live event which kicked off Chapter 5. This saw Eminem perform and Epic added three new groundbreaking modes of LEGO Fortnite, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival to the game.
Meanwhile, 44.7 million players in a single day was registered by Epic on November 4, 2023, the day after the viral throwback Season OG launched.
Is Fortnite dying?
No, Fortnite is not dying. The end of 2023 caused Epic Games to smash several player count records and despite not peaking as high as last year so far, it has continued to garner millions of active players every day.
Chapter 5 has constantly added various new content to players, with the biggest success of the year so far being the ongoing Marvel-themed Season 4. After it launched, Fortnite achieved its highest peak in 2024 so far with 5,641,544 players. It’s therefore safe to say that Fortnite is far from dying anytime soon.
All their modes including Battle Royale, Ranked, Reload, Creative, Festival, Rocket Racing, and LEGO Fortnite are continuing to be developed as we lean closer to the end of the year. Taking this into consideration, it will be certainly interesting to see if they can set further records this year and how they will impact the game.
That’s everything you need to know about how many people play Fortnite in 2024. Check out how the Fortnite player count compares to main competitors Warzone and Apex Legends.