Fortnite: Battle Royale has been setting new records on Twitch for a long time. But that seems to be over for now, as Activision is gaining ground with WoW and Destiny 2. As a result, Fortnite saw a significant drop in players on the streaming platform Twitch in August for the first time.
Fortnite loses on Twitch: Fortnite likely reached its peak on Twitch in July 2018. The number of minutes that viewers spent watching Fortnite has since decreased by 13 percent.
In concrete numbers, this means that the colorful battle royale game could only gather 7.7 billion minutes of viewer time. That’s just 128 million hours. Enough time to watch about 2.5 million episodes of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.”
The peak in July was 8.88 billion minutes. During that time, one could have watched 2.9 million episodes of “Orange is the New Black.”
Activision gains ground on Twitch
World of Warcraft and Destiny 2 flourish: Where Fortnite had to take a hit, other games have made significant gains.
Both Activision-Blizzard titles, World of Warcraft and Destiny 2, saw an increase of 48 percent in Twitch minutes. WoW had a whopping 3.3 billion viewer minutes on Twitch in August.
The reason for this is the two successful expansions Battle for Azeroth (WoW) and Forsaken (Destiny 2). Activision’s rise is also reflected in their stock price, which is currently on the rise – especially because the beta of Call of Duty Black Ops 4 is going so well.
Fortnite still number 1, but Black Ops 4 is coming…
Nevertheless, Fortnite, with its 7.7 billion viewer minutes, remains the king on Twitch. The number 2, League of Legends, only reaches 4.82 billion minutes. LoL increased in August, raising its minute count by 10%.
The rise of Fortnite began around January 2018..
Black Ops 4 could change everything: However, in October, Fortnite’s viewer numbers could be severely shaken. This is because the release of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 is approaching. Its battle royale mode Blackout has already excited fans in the beta.
At least many beta players of Black Ops 4 don’t want to touch the battle royale game PUBG anymore. But Fortnite could also lose some players and Twitch viewers to Activision’s new battle royale heavyweight.
Season 6 needs to be big: Unless Epic steps up in the upcoming Season 6 of Fortnite and brings something spectacular that keeps players engaged. It will remain exciting.
