How many people are playing Fortnite?

Fortnite does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 10,486 people are watching right now, peaking at 235,693 this week.

Is Fortnite on Steam?

No. Fortnite is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.

Is Fortnite still popular?

Fortnite is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 32%.

When did Fortnite release?

Fortnite was first released on June 29, 2020.

Fortnite

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Fortniteplayer count & live stats

Fortnite is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. The closest public, real-time popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 10,486 people are watching Fortnite on Twitch right now, peaking at 235,693 this week (last checked 6 minutes ago).

DecliningTwitch viewership is down 32% over the last 30 days.

Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android +6
First released: Jun 29, 2020

Fortnite live stats

Watching on Twitch

10.5K

Concurrent viewers · hourly

31,259 24-hour peak viewers

235,693 7-day peak viewers

235,693 30-day peak viewers

305,297 12-month peak viewers

7-day daily average viewers

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Live stats last updated 6 minutes ago.

Fortnite monthly peaks

Highest concurrent viewers recorded each month, most recent first.

Month	Peak viewers
August 2026	235,693
July 2026	277,282
June 2026	143,956
May 2026	305,297

Liveon Twitch right now

Top 3 streams · 2,563 viewers

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Fortnite — frequently asked questions

How many people are playing Fortnite?: Fortnite does not publish a public player count and is not on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts figure. The closest live popularity signal is Twitch viewership: 10,486 people are watching right now, peaking at 235,693 this week.
Is Fortnite on Steam?: No. Fortnite is not distributed on Steam, so there is no Steam Charts or SteamDB player count for it. Its live popularity is tracked here via Twitch viewership instead.
What platforms is Fortnite on?: Fortnite is available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch.
Is Fortnite still popular?: Fortnite is declining. Over the past 30 days Twitch viewership is down 32%.
When did Fortnite release?: Fortnite was first released on June 29, 2020.

About Fortnite

Fortnite is a free-to-play online game where you and your friends fight to be the last one standing in Battle Royale, join forces to make your own Creative games, or catch a live show at Party Royale.

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Fortnite on Wikipedia

Fortnite is a 2017 online video game and game platform developed and released by Epic Games. It is available in seven distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, a battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; Fortnite Save the World, a cooperative hybrid tower defense-shooter and survival game in which up to four players fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications they can build; Fortnite Creative, in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas; Lego Fortnite, an open world game collection divided between survival game Lego Fortnite Odyssey and social game Lego Fortnite Brick Life; Rocket Racing, a racing game; Fortnite Festival, a rhythm game; and Fortnite Ballistic, a tactical first-person shooter currently in early access. All game modes are free-to-play.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA 4.0).

Game details

Developer: Epic Games
Publisher: Epic Games
ESRB rating: T
Game modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Split screen, Battle Royale
Themes: Action, Survival, Sandbox, Open world
Series: Fortnite
Official site: Visit