Fortnite
Fortnite is a third-person online battle-royale action game launched as an early-access title, developed by Epic Games and People Can Fly. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on July 25, 2017.
Fortnite was originally launched as "Fortnite: Save the World", a co-op sandbox survival game with four players working towards a common objective on various missions. On September 26, 2017, a separate stand-alone free-to-play version of the game called "Fortnite Battle Royale" was released. It moves away from the co-op elements of the game in favor of a battle royale game-mode for up to 100 players to fight in increasingly-smaller spaces to be the last person standing.
Fortnite Battle Royale is the game used in Fortnite esports, and is a direct competitor to PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS (PUBG). Epic Games announced that they will be providing $100 million for Fortnite esports tournament prize pools in the first year of competitive play, and the Fortnite World Cup will be coming in 2019.
Largest Prize Pools
Top Players
| Player ID | Player Name | Total (Game) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Bugha | Kyle Giersdorf | $3,162,545.05 |
| 2. |  Aqua | David Wang | $1,927,524.23 |
| 3. | psalm | Harrison Chang | $1,873,538.80 |
| 4. |  Nyhrox | Emil Bergquist Pedersen | $1,537,945.69 |
| 5. | EpikWhale | Shane Cotton | $1,354,667.32 |
| 6. |  Wolfiez | Jaden Ashman | $1,344,978.07 |
| 7. |  Kreo | Nate Kou | $1,221,159.74 |
| 8. |  Rojo | Dave Jong | $1,214,643.33 |
| 9. |  Zayt | Williams Aubin | $1,200,806.42 |
| 10. | Saf | Rocco Morales | $1,166,312.02 |
| 11. | Ceice | Davis McClellan | $1,117,155.47 |
| 12. |  kinG | Thiago Lapp | $1,021,000.00 |
| 13. | Elevate | Hayden Krueger | $992,233.20 |
| 14. |  Skite | Clément Danglot | $858,064.02 |
| 15. | Mitr0 | Dmitri Van de Vrie | $791,924.81 |
| 16. |  Crue | Theo Ferrer | $718,750.00 |
| 17. | Mongraal | Kyle Jackson | $688,004.23 |
| 18. | Bizzle | Timothy Miller | $635,226.39 |
| 19. | Arkhram | Diego Lima | $611,316.68 |
| 20. | Tfue | Turner Tenney | $597,100.00 |
| 21. | BenjyFishy | Benjy David Fish | $543,106.29 |
| 22. | Nayte | Nathan Berquignol | $531,885.77 |
| 23. | ZexRow | Anthony Colandro | $507,949.73 |
| 24. | stompy | Klaus Konstanzer | $507,121.94 |
| 25. | Dubs | Daniel Walsh | $483,924.99 |
Online/LAN Breakdown
| Location | Prize Money | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Online Only | $66,107,228.09 | 61.03% |
| Offline/LAN | $42,203,537.61 | 38.97% |
Comparisons
| » Dota 2 | -$168,419,936.13 |
| » Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | -$18,282,459.02 |
| » League of Legends | +$18,677,261.72 |
| » PLAYERUNKNOWN’S BATTLEGROUNDS | +$69,898,078.69 |
| » H1Z1 | +$106,243,643.70 |
Top Countries
| Country Name | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United States | $35,804,835.45 |
| 2. |  France | $5,618,362.78 |
| 3. |  United Kingdom | $4,890,737.04 |
| 4. |  Canada | $4,087,774.46 |
| 5. |  Sweden | $3,005,645.14 |
| 6. |  Netherlands | $2,936,712.87 |
| 7. |  Austria | $2,821,564.34 |
| 8. |  Norway | $2,774,332.54 |
| 9. |  Germany | $2,734,560.31 |
| 10. |  Denmark | $2,678,254.80 |