Right now, saying “Fortniteis popular” is on about the same level as saying “water is wet;” even those with no more than a passing connection to video games know thatFortniteis a big deal. The game has been at the top of Twitch and YouTube for months now, and hasn’t showed any signs of slowing down. What most might not be aware of is exactly how much moneyFortnite’spopularity translates into. Put bluntly, it’s a ton of money; just over two metric tons for those who want to get technical.
Fortnitegenerated around $223 million in revenue for March. It was impressive when the game’s mobile port hit about$1.8 million in daily revenue, but this works out to an even grander $7.19 million per day when all platforms are taken into account. It’s a staggering amount of growth which, according to SuperData, can be partially attributed to the game’s new Battle Pass, John Wick skin, and what amounts to an endorsement from Drake.
No matter how one looks at it, $223 million in gross revenue for a single month is incredibly impressive. However, this doesn’t meanFortnitetopped all the charts for March. Epic’s battle royale game did rule the roost in the console space, but it still placed fifth on the PC chart for highest grossing games, having been beaten by the likes ofLeague of LegendsandDungeon Fighter Online.
Fortnitedidn’t even break into the top ten;Pokemon GO,Clash of Clans, and evenCandy Crush Sagaall beat it by a comfortable margin.Fortnitemobile is still very new on the scene though, and with a new,possibly superhero-themed seasonon the horizon it could just be a matter of time until it earns a spot in the top ten.
Fortnitehas become the household game of 2018. Just about everyone knows about it, and many if not most have played it. The only platform to remain free ofFortnite’sinfluence is the Switch, but that might only last for a time. Rumors are now circulating that aSwitch port ofFortniteis in the works. If that turns out to be true, thenFortnitemight very well be on its way to total cross-platform dominance. It’s good to see Epic’s hard work rewarded so handsomely, but one can’t help but wonder if the games industry can learn the right lessons from it.
Fortniteis free to play now on iOS, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
