Epic Games has seen Fortnite achieve record-breaking player count figures in 2024, all thanks to the new Marvel season and a bunch of packed live events. Here are all the stats along with its current player count.
Fortnite has developed and maintained a passionate fanbase for the game, with many still playing since its first chapter. It has also become widely known for its major collaborations and crossovers, which always have caused a surge in players.
Its main Battle Royale competition has come from Call of Duty’s Warzone and Apex Legends. But, exactly how many people actually play Fortnite in 2024?
Fortnite player count in 2024
Epic Games provides live player count numbers from directly within its game, which can be seen under each game mode from the Discover screen as part of the Lobby menu. However, they don’t often make public the overall Fortnite player count information, but this year’s popularity has made it a bit different.
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 and LEGO modes took a considerable amount of hit since the other mainstream modes are gaining popularity.
Here’s a full rundown of player counts each month throughout 2024:
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| Month (2024) | Player Count |
|---|---|
| January | 4,894,554 |
| February | 4,469,098 |
| March | 5,152,863 |
| April | 2,861,907 |
| May | 2,128,213 |
| June | 2,128,213 |
| July | 2,882,945 |
| August | 3,235,781 |
| September | 2,671,278 |
In terms of yearly, 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. For 2023, Epic managed to gather 500 million players and keeps on rising as more figures for 2024 will be revealed soon.
So, is Fortnite dying?
No, Fortnite is not dying, after the end of 2023 caused Epic Games to smash several player count records, the game is doing the opposite and has no signs of slowing down in 2024.
Millions of players have continued to log in every day throughout 2023, especially towards the end of the year. Now in 2024, Chapter 5 continues to give new content to players, with the ongoing Marvel season that has generated a lot of hype. It’s therefore safe to say that Fortnite is not dying.
All their modes including Battle Royale, Ranked, 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 Fortnite’s player count in 2024. Check out how the Fortnite player count compares to the player count of Valorant. You can even take a look at how many people play Apex Legends.
