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Fortnite has recently entered its eighth year, yet its player count is still impressive. If you’ve wondered how many people play Fortnite in 2025, we have a detailed answer for you. In this article, we will take a look at the game’s popularity throughout the year. The end of Chapter 5 brought record-breaking numbers, which continued into Chapter 6.
How many players play Fortnite in 2025?
The launch of Fortnite Chapter 6 turned out to be a massive achievement for Epic Games. In the first few days, the player count peaked at 4.8 million concurrent players, just a day after the game set the record for the most players since the release of the public player count. This record occurred on the last day of the Remix season, as 14.3 million players watched the season-ending event.
The permanent release of Fortnite OG has also positively contributed to the player count. The mode peaked at 1.3 million concurrent players in the first few days, and while this number has gone down since then, it’s been a huge driving force behind the impressive player count.
The Fortnite player count peaked at 3.76 million in January 2025 so far. While this number is fantastic, it will likely increase soon. Epic Games’ winter break resulted in content drought, which is why the number of concurrent players has slightly gone down. However, with the next Fortnite update coming mid-January, this should change for better.
It’s important to note that this is only a number of concurrent players, which means that we’ve only looked at the peak of players who are online at the same time. Looking at different metrics, Fortnite still has around 50 million daily active users, which is a mind-blowing number. This number hasn’t gone under 35 million during 2024, which is a testament to Fortnite’s success.
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- Platform(s): Android, iOS, macOS, Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X
- Genre(s): Action, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter
