A talented child became a professional gamer at the age of 13; five years later, he is considered one of the best players in one of the biggest shooters in the world.
Who is it about? In 2020, 13-year-old Peter Kata won his first prize money in Fortnite. The talented gamer placed 16th in Chapter 2 Season 3 during the weekly Console Cash Cup. That was basically the start of his career as a professional gamer.
Five years later, Kata is a star in the Fortnite e-sports scene and is among the best players to ever play the battle royale shooter from Epic Games. He also entertains thousands of viewers on social media.
While the YouTube videos of the American regularly reach over 700,000 views, an average of 5,000 Fortnite fans tune into his streams on Twitch (via Sullygnome). There, the now 18-year-old is mainly known by the name “PeterBot.”
Started small, now a well-deserved pro gamer
This is how the career of the e-sports athlete went: By April 2026, PeterBot won over 50 tournaments, including some prestigious FNCS titles with thousands of dollars in prize money (via Liquipedia).
His biggest success was winning the FNCS Global Championship 2024, crowning him and his duo partner Miguel “Pollo” Moreno as the world champions of Fortnite and earning a whopping $200,000 in prize money. So far, PeterBot has won a total of $1.1 million in Fortnite and is among the 25 most successful players of the game – even though he missed the heyday of Fortnite’s e-sports.
Many top earners in the scene, such as “Bugha” and “aqua,” earned large sums in 2019 when Fortnite tournaments had significantly higher prize pools. At that time, the victory in the Fortnite World Cup Finals in duos alone offered $3 million.
This is what’s next: The next big tournament where Fortnite pros like PeterBot will compete for the title is the “Major 1 Summit” of the Fortnite Champion Series 2026, taking place in May in Düsseldorf. The winning duo can grab $200,000 here.
A competitor of the 18-year-old American could be the German content creator and Fortnite pro “Rezon ay,” who even dropped out of school for the shooter. On MeinMMO, you can read his story: What happened to the 17-year-old who became a millionaire with Fortnite and dropped out of school?
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