Epic Games provides insights into the player counts for Fortnite: Battle Royale for the year 2020. In April, they celebrated a new record that far surpassed the old one, thanks to an event with Travis Scott.
Here are the new numbers: One of the major events of Fortnite started in April 2020. The singer, rapper, and music producer Travis Scott performed five times in Fortnite, showcasing his tracks, including the world premiere of a new song.
The very first concert, which took place on Friday morning, April 24th, at 01:00 AM German time, broke Fortnite’s player record.
Epic Games stated via Twitter: “Over 12.3 million players participated simultaneously in Travis Scott’s Astronomical. A record!”
During the first concert, there were 12.3 million players online in Fortnite across various platforms such as PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Mobile.
What do we know about Fortnite’s player counts?
This is known: Insights into the player counts of Fortnite are only available when Epic Games announces them. The numbers cannot be checked independently. The last figures date back to March 2019, when Epic Games announced that the peak numbers were at 10.8 million concurrent players.
So now, with the “Travis Scott” concert, 1.5 million have been added to the old record.
How many users does Fortnite have? When discussing the numbers in 2019, Epic Games announced that they
- have 250 million registered users
- and 78.3 million monthly players.
So far, there has been no new update from Epic Games regarding registered users and monthly players.
Why is it so successful? Fortnite appeals to a wide audience with its shooter. The absence of violent depictions, such as blood, makes the shooter accessible to a broad audience.
When combined with a famous act like Travis Scott, who consistently tops the charts worldwide with his music and has sold over 64 million records (via Wikipedia), it attracts an even larger audience. The consequence is strong cross-promotion:
- Fans of Travis Scott can register for free on Fortnite on their phones, PCs, or consoles and conveniently participate in the star’s concert from home – with a world premiere of a song as a lure – Perhaps they will also try out Fortnite: Battle Royale and enjoy it.
- Fortnite players who have nothing to do with Travis Scott will also tune into the concert and may discover the artist for themselves.
What comes next? Reasons that player counts in Fortnite might rise could be the start of Season 3 in Chapter 2. Players hope that things will change in the game again and that there will be many new features that offer more reasons to log in again. The new season was supposed to start at the end of April 2020 but was postponed.
According to professionals, Fortnite needs to change quite a bit in Season 3 to become attractive again. The well-known streamer “Ninja” mentions that solo matches are too serious and that they should bring back more fun gameplay. He also wishes for more communication from the developers.
