Fortnite Had 78.3 Million Players in August; Its Highest Ever Tally

Epic Games’ Fortnite Battle Royale has seen unprecedented interest from gamers for almost the entirety of its existence. Fortnite streams set viewing records, Fortnite streamers set earning records, and Fortnite itself looks like it’s always setting a new record for the number of players.

That trend continued in August, and Fortnite’s player base is a testament to that.Epic recentlyannouncedthat there were a whopping 78.3 million Fortnite players last month.

That, by the way, includes players on every platform Fortnite is available on, which is basically almost every single platform in the world including PC, PS4, Xbox, Android, iOS, and Nintendo Switch.

While 78.3 million is undoubtedly a huge number, it also exposed some issues with the game as servers experienced the immense player load. Epic has stated that it’s working to get those issues fixed and sorted before the start of its upcomingFall Skirmishtournament. Other than that, the developers have also been working to fix issues that surfaced throughout the Summer Skirmish tournament that ended at PAX West earlier this month.

With Season 6 on the horizon, we’re gearing up to see what new stuff Epic is cooking up for the game, and how the Cube (and it’s recentmeltdown inside Loot Lake) will affect the happenings towards the end of Season 5.

Akshay Gangwar

Greetings, tech titans and fellow literary time-travelers! I’m Akshay, your tech-whisperer and Harry Potter’s number one stalker – seriously, don’t ask me how many times I’ve read those books; it’s borderline unhealthy.

Working in the tech journalism industry since 2016, I have 7 years of experience covering everything from technology news, to well-researched resource articles. Now the Content Strategist at Beebom, I often pen down op-eds for our website, sharing expert commentary on the latest in technology, AI, and electric cars.

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